Canon files patent for first touchscreen DSLR..

[mr kipling]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/news/2009/12/04/Canon-Readies-First-Touchscreen-DSLR/p1

This will either be awesome, or awesomely bad, going on what the P&S that have come out with this tech have been like...

P.S. I'm loving Canon's crappy diagram!

[Todd Lambert]

Finally! I can have my iPhone integrated into my DSLR! PERFECT!

[amoergosum]

Features (Snippet from Photography Bay)
Two simple and important adjustments that can be modified via the touchscreen are mentioned in the patent:
1. Sliding you finger across the panel in a vertical direction changes aperture values.
2. Sliding your finger across the panel in a horizontal direction changes shutter speed.
Other features contemplated by the patent that may be enabled by touch entry through the LCD include the following settings:
* Focus detection area
* Exposure correction value
* Flash adjustment correction value
* Photometry mode (i.e., metering mode)
* Drive mode
* ISO value
* Auto focus mode
* White balance mode
* Exposure correction value

[cyrn]

I can't wait to use my nose to change Aperture and Shutter. Gives a whole new meaning of shooting without having your eyes leaving the viewfinder. :D

[Lowner]

Remind me not to borrow your camera!