Hacking Post: You Can Run A Minecraft Server On A Canon Rebel SL2
From the series of "totally pointless but absolutely cool" hacks today we feature a new one, and for sure one of the most weird: a Minecraft server running on a…
A Canon Lens Is Never Too Old To Be Useful: Soldering Magnifier Hack
Got an old Canon lens catching dust and are you into DIY hacks? Then this is for you. This is some serious hardware hacking. A guy going by [Ad_w00000] on…
Canon Officially Confirms Ransomware Attack, Says Employee Data Was Stolen
Some months ago Canon USA was victim of a ransomware hacking attack. We reported about this incident. Canon has finally released an official statement about the hacking attack. It turns…
Friday Hacker Blogging: Get Doom Running On a Canon PIXMA Printer
Back in 2014 security researcher found a vulnerability in Canon PIXMA printers. They demonstrated the vulnerability by installing the 1990's game Doom on the printer. Canon wireless Pixma printers can…
Friday Hacker Blogging: Maze Ransomware Gang Releases 5% Of Stolen Canon Data
Every Friday from now on I'll make a post on a random topic about Linux, computer and information security, coding and hacking, and more infosec stuff. You can use the…
This photographer mounted a Canon EF 70-200mm 1.4x lens on a Nintendo Game Boy
All pictures © Bastiaan Ekeler, used with permission. I love hacking projects like this. They may be useless for some people but I think they are way cool. Photographer Bastiaan Ekeler designed…
The original Canon EOS M can shoot 2.5K raw video with Magic Lantern, and it’s impressing
Warning: the sd_uhs module referenced below is currently highly experimental and can destroy your sd card or camera. There have been instances of sd cards breaking. Magic Lantern does not recommend…
DIY: Adding WiFi to a Canon EOS DSLR on the Cheap
If you want WiFi on your Canon EOS DSLR you have two choices: either get a WiFi enabled memory card, or get a pricey Wireless transmitter. If you want to…
Magic Lantern 2.3 Video-Tutorial (Canon DSLR firmware extension)
Here at Canon Watch we won't forget Magic Lantern, the über-cool firmware extension for your Canon DSLR (well, not for all Canon DSLR unfortunately). The video shows how to install…
Rumor: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EOS-1D X And EOS-1D C Firmware Tidbits
New tidbits about upcoming Canon firmware updates surfaced on the web. As you know, Canon is going to release three firmware updates, specifically for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III…
Magic Lantern Updates: 2nd Alpha For EOS 7D, 1st Alpha For EOS M!
Two Magic Lantern updates! The skilled hackers of Magic Lantern silently delivered a Christmas Gift: The second Alpha release of Magic Lantern for the . Before posting the download link the usual…
[Humor] Is This Real: iOS, Android and Windows 8 Running On Canon DSLRs?
The images showed up on Sina Weibo, the Chinese sibling to Twitter. The pics show three mobile operating systems running on Canon (and Nikon) DSLRs: Google's Android, Apple's iOS and…
Canon’s Q3 Profits Tumbled Down By 42% (Revenues By 13%) – Some Thoughts
Bad news for Canon. According to the Q3 earning reports, the Japanese company profits lost 42% (down to $908 million), while the revenue tumbled down by 13% (down to $10.3…
Magic Lantern Works On The Canon EOS 7D (Alpha Release available for download)
After months of hard hacking Magic Lantern works on the Canon EOS 7D. An alpha release (ver. 2.0.3) of the firmware is available. For those not confident with programming and…