What do you think will be the next great leap in photography technology?

strobe monkey wrote in post #6283121
I've read somewhere that Canon is working on embedding a photographer's iris onto pictures taken thereby automatically and digitally embedding copyright of the picture. This is cool.

hmmm...
It's feasable (well...maybe not the actual iris! but an image like a fingerprint basically), but I'm not sure if I like the idea.

strobe monkey wrote in post #6283121
I've read somewhere that Canon is working on embedding a photographer's iris onto pictures taken thereby automatically and digitally embedding copyright of the picture. This is cool.

Here is the article.

id like to see camera companies make some ergonomic changes to their lineup, i reckon instead of having a button, the shutter should be activated by giving the grip a squeeze, this would leave the shutter button free to fulfil some other use.

An interchangeable revolving lens magazine would be cool.

A nice feature would be the ability to apply "actions" in camera, users could write their own and upload them for others to use, essentially it would be an elaborate version of the custom picture styles feature which , lets face it, is a bit rubbish, has anyone here ever used purple toning? It would be nice to be able to switch from a high contrast sepia, to a holga, to velvia and so on,

Big Sam wrote in post #6901540
An interchangeable revolving lens magazine would be cool.

This would give spray and pray a whole new meaning!!

real eye focusing

Built-in digital TV

how about a photo editing software which is voice activated?

Id like to see the internal sensor filter capable of switching between visible and infra red capability,that would be great and save having to mod a standard camera.Also thermal imaging built in to a standard top end dslr!!

Built-in photo filters like ND grads... that would be cool.

irishman wrote in post #4830077
I've got to believe that it can't be too much longer before we see in-camera HDR imaging. Your thoughts?

I agree completely.

irishman wrote in post #4830077
I've got to believe that it can't be too much longer before we see in-camera HDR imaging. Your thoughts?

fdw wrote in post #8297560
I agree completely.

I was poking around and it seems that it's already available. Both Pentax and Fuji offer in camera HDR.
http://www.flickr.com/​groups/pentaxhdr/
http://blog.eyesopen.c​o.uk/?p=231

There might be more. Looks like both Canon and Nikon missed this boat.

Built in HDR is not a good thing

As if we don't have enough mediocre/poor HDRs floating around.

How about redesigned ergonomics...the right-hand grip could be tilted 45 degrees backward. Keep your wrists in a natural position and bend them at the elbow...the kinked wrist that we've been using forever to shoot is so unnatural. I think if there was a camera grip that was slanted to hold the wrist in a more natural position, we'd be able to A. reduce vibration from awkwardly handholding and B. be more comfortable.

I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but eventually our sensors will be constructed of man made diamonds, instead of silicone. 5X less heat.

I'd like to see auto focus on the dslr video.

A waterproof dslr capable of 300' depths would kick it in the nads too.

Mark II wrote in post #9251620
I'd like to see auto focus on the dslr video.

A waterproof dslr capable of 300' depths would kick it in the nads too.

-cough- sony -cough-