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ML Menu state toggler
--[[
Still photography toggler script
NOTE: Tested on a 5D3 and 50D
Version 2 (should work on all ML enabled cameras with the Lua module BUT maybe not the EOSM)
Garry George June 2016
http://photography.grayheron.net/
Toggles through ML settings using the multi-controller toggle, plus a button you rarely use.
Must be in LV.
--]]
-- Declare some variables
toggler_play = 1
toggler = KEY.RATE -- change this to your choice, eg PLAY
frsp = false
frsp_ok = false
iso = false
iso_delta = 0
iso_apex = 5
iso_toggled = false
enabled = true
toggled = 0
-- Change toggler value to your choice of button, eg KEY.RATE or KEY.PLAY.
-- See http://davidmilligan.github.io/ml-lua/modules/constants.html for key constants
-- Default is KEY.RATE
function property.SHUTTER:handler(value) -- Check if shutter value changed between toggles
if keymenu.submenu["Enabled?"].value == "Yes" and frsp then -- then need to recheck FRSP values in case user changes shutter speed
if camera.shutter.value < 0.2 or camera.shutter.value > 14 then
frsp_ok = false -- outside FRSP range
menu.set("Shoot","Silent Picture",0)
else
frsp_ok = true -- Good to go with FRSP
menu.set("Shoot","Silent Picture",1)
end
end
end
toggler_presets =
{
{
name = "OFF ", -- Toggler active but all ML Toggler menus turned off
menus=
{
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Advanced Bracket", value = 0},
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Silent Picture", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Auto ETTR", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Dual ISO", value = 0},
}
},
{
name = "ETTR",
menus=
{
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Advanced Bracket", value = 0},
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Silent Picture", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Auto ETTR", value = 1},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Dual ISO", value = 0},
}
},
{
name = "DUAL",
menus=
{
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Advanced Bracket", value = 0},
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Silent Picture", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Auto ETTR", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Dual ISO", value = 1},
}
},
{
name = "BRAC",
menus=
{
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Advanced Bracket", value = 1},
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Silent Picture", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Auto ETTR", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Dual ISO", value = 0},
}
},
{
name = "FRSP",
menus=
{
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Advanced Bracket", value = 0},
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Silent Picture", value = 1},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Auto ETTR", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Dual ISO", value = 0},
}
},
{
name = "ISO ",
menus=
{
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Advanced Bracket", value = 0},
{ menu = "Shoot", item = "Silent Picture", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Auto ETTR", value = 0},
{ menu = "Expo", item = "Dual ISO", value = 0},
}
}
}
-- You can add other ML 'menu states' by extending the above list or change what each toggled state does by adding or subtracting menu references
event.keypress = function(key)
if keymenu.submenu["Enabled?"].value == "No" then -- Toggler does nothing and shows no menu states
return true
else -- Toggler active, and can be enabled and disabled by toggling the Toggler button
if key == toggler then enabled = not enabled return false end -- Enable/disable Toggler
if enabled then -- look to see what to do
if key == KEY.LEFT then
toggled = -1
return false
elseif key == KEY.RIGHT then
toggled = 1
return false
-- Note the following is necessary to account for some 'Lua strangeness', where, from my experience, the 5D3 and 50D return different codes when the
-- multi functional switch is unpressed
elseif (key == KEY.UNPRESS_UDLR or key == KEY.UNPRESS_DP) and not iso_toggled then -- toggled left or right
iso = false
toggler_play = toggler_play + toggled
toggled = 0
if toggler_play > #toggler_presets then toggler_play = 1 end
if toggler_play < 1 then toggler_play = #toggler_presets end
for i,v in ipairs(toggler_presets[toggler_play].menus) do
menu.set(v.menu,v.item,v.value)
end
if toggler_presets[toggler_play].name == "FRSP" then frsp = true else frsp = false end -- check if FRSP set to ON in this toggle
if toggler_presets[toggler_play].name == "ISO " then iso = true else iso = false end -- check if ISO set to ON in this toggle
if frsp then -- check shutter values following toggle and FRSP requested
if camera.shutter.value < 0.2 or camera.shutter.value > 14 then
frsp_ok = false -- outside FRSP range
menu.set("Shoot","Silent Picture",0)
else
frsp_ok = true -- Good to go with FRSP
menu.set("Shoot","Silent Picture",1)
end
end
return false
elseif key == KEY.UP or key == KEY.UP_RIGHT or key == KEY.UP_LEFT then
if iso then -- change iso
iso_delta = 0.333
iso_toggled = true
toggled = 0
else
iso_delta = 0
iso_toggled = false
toggled = 0
end
return false
elseif key == KEY.DOWN or key == KEY.DOWN_RIGHT or key == KEY.DOWN_LEFT then
if iso then -- change iso
iso_delta = -0.333
iso_toggled = true
toggled = 0
else
iso_delta = 0
iso_toggled = false
toggled = 0
end
return false
-- Same comment as above
elseif (key == KEY.UNPRESS_UDLR or key == KEY.UNPRESS_DP) and iso_toggled then -- ISO increased or decresed
iso_toggled = false
iso_apex = camera.iso.apex + iso_delta
if iso_apex < 5 then iso_apex = 5 end
camera.iso.apex = iso_apex
return false
else
iso_delta = 0
toggled = 0
return true
end
end
end
end
lv.info
{
name = "Info 1",
priority = 100,
value = "",
update = function(this)
this.background = COLOR.BLUE
this.foreground = COLOR.YELLOW
if keymenu.submenu["Enabled?"].value == "Yes" and enabled then
if frsp then -- FRSP requested then need to feedback FRSP shutter speed is OK or not
if not frsp_ok then this.foreground = COLOR.RED end
end
this.value = toggler_presets[toggler_play].name
else
this.value = ""
end
end
}
keymenu = menu.new
{
parent = "Shoot",
name = "Toggler",
help = "Toggle through various ML options",
depends_on = DEPENDS_ON.LIVEVIEW,
submenu =
{
{
name = "Enabled?",
help = "Switches the script on/off",
choices = {"No","Yes"},
icon_type = ICON_TYPE.BOOL,
value = "Yes", -- ensures script loaded and active on camera start
select = function(this)
if this.value == "Yes" then
this.value = "No"
else
this.value = "Yes"
end
-- Reset Toggler if enabled state changed
menu.set("Shoot","Silent Picture",0)
menu.set("Shoot","Advanced Bracket",0)
menu.set("Expo","Auto ETTR",0)
menu.set("Expo","Dual ISO",0)
toggler_play = 1
frsp = false
iso = false
iso_delta = 0
end
}
}
}
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