What would you tell Canon to change about its cameras?

To improve the AI Servo, it sucks at the moment

gonzogolf wrote in post #13555888
Fix the auto white balance under artificial light, its dreadful.

Encrypted wrote in post #13555893
^ I agree with him. all my shots under artifical light... well suck. I have to stick with custom white balance a lot to get it right. It's inconvenient.

Then shoot RAW with a preset WB, then fix in PP

Other thing i forgot
all the canon cameras seems have the same shape
Only the 60D and the 600D had a new design
I hope they make in the future more new designs
Thanks

moltengold wrote in post #13558059
Other thing i forgot
all the canon cameras seems have the same shape
Only the 60D and the 600D had a new design
I hope the make in the future more new designs
Thanks

Not really the same shape, the 1D is completely different from the 5D which is slightly different from the 50D and so forth

For me to have a remote LCD that clips off the back to be hand held, LV, and can trigger and focus the shutter. just be some convenient for shooting low down, and above your head.

Android has an app for that.

Ohh another one, sort of linked to cameras - a built in radio wireless setup with the pro grade flash units (lower grade ones as well would be fantastic). I dislike the idea of having to shell out £100s for a flash and then yet more £100s just to be able to wirelessly control it.


I'd also really like some improved remote controls - esp considering the price canon puts on them for what is simply a shutter button on a cable. I'd love to see them expand with mode control, settings adjustment and suchlike for those situations where you want to be able to vary the settings without having to physically touch the camera and without having to have a massive laptop to lug around with you as well.

Stop increasing megapixels and focus on low noise at super high ISO.

Build a no-frills, image-quality only camera for those of us who know how to focus, don't care about video, and only need 10mp or so because we're not printing billboards.

Also - wb? Really? I at least experiment with changing it in post for every single shot I take.

Some of mine, many already mentioned:

- hoods with lenses
- user definable exposure bracketing (up to 7 each way, with definable ranges)
- intervalometer built in (it's just software)
- inbuilt gps logging
- inbuilt radio triggering both for ETTL wireless flash & remote shutter
- better gui/ergonomics for interface (take a leaf from the iPhone)
- better movie performance in terms of aliasing, compression types etc
- inbuilt wifi for delivering pics & camera control
- better movie controls (see MagicLantern)
- 60fps+ at full 1080p
- get Apple onboard to redesign "The Camera Strap" and try and come up with something new that doesn't annoy me however I hold the camera
- let third-party developers be able to create small apps for the camera - for instance, you install a third-party app with gives you a new screen of options and developers can take control of the hardware to let the camera do things Canon don't want to implement
- and the obligatory better low-light sensitivity

I would like to tell canon to stop crippling cameras features in order to attract sales of the next model up. Firmware updates should include new features and not only bug fixes.
the 60D to get a firmware update that will give it the lens MA feature it deserves. I would also like to see an viewfinder eye cap that properly blocks out the sun

Copy the buttons from the top of their SLRs to the right side of the camera that turns into the "top" when used in portrait orientation and a vertical grip. It is pointless to have a vertical grip but no access to an ISO or FEC button. You have to move your hand, take your camera from your face, to hit the appropriate buttons then resume shooting. And have said copied buttons turned on and off by a weight compensator so the camera knows when it's being held vertically - turn those buttons on. Used horizontally - turn those copied buttons off. It can't get simpler than that!

exwintech wrote in post #13555510
Firstly, get away from the silly trend to viewfinder-less P&S cameras. Particularly in the midrange - where cameras cost several hundred dollars here in Sydney - and for most of the year there's a lot of "glare" from LCDs...

But even the best P&S optical viewfinder is at best 85% coverage and more on average about 70% while the LCD is 100% view. LCDs just need to improve. Cameras are going the way of the LCD and there is no changing that trend. Look for a better way forward, don't go backwards.

better ergonomics more variety and more buttins and dials. Im getting sick of touch screens.

jhayesvw wrote in post #13558200
Android has an app for that.

Seriously? What is it?

RTPVid wrote in post #13557092
"Just sayin'" was the 5th most annoying phrase in 2011 according to the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

Just sayin'

Gee golly wiz! Sure didn't mean ta, ya' know, like annoy any body! (smiley face goes here)

Dave