Touchscreen on a DSLR

Canon patent application points to touchscreen DSLRs

http://www.engadget.co​m …nts-to-touchscreen-dslrs/


I say 'No Thank You' !!!
Please keep touchscreen on point and shoots.

punkerz123 wrote in post #9128580
Canon patent application points to touchscreen DSLRs

http://www.engadget.co​m …nts-to-touchscreen-dslrs/


I say 'No Thank You' !!!
Please keep touchscreen on point and shoots.

Amen to that really...I tried a Sony P&S with it and the freaking thing wouldnt recognize my input worth a ****.....also holding the freaking thing was difficult...

As much as I love my iPhone, which is of course touch screen based, I wouldn't want it on a camera.

I dunno... my Leaf digital back for my hassy is touch screen; and I love it.

I think it just has to be executed right.

Josh

I wouldnt mind it for certain buttons, like menu/preview buttons and such, maybe even WB, AF mode, timer etc on the xxxD serie, if replacing those made it possible to increase the size of the screen slightly... but all the main buttons I use when i'm actually photographing, I want to keep as real, physical buttons..
for scrolling in the previews it would be great, but the zooming would have to be done different than on the iPhone at least..
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edit.. only problem would be to operate this wearing gloves.. which we tend to do quite alot in my part of the world at this time of the year:p

I just feel like the LCD screen can get dirty enough as it is...but with touchscreen capabilities, I'll be wiping the screen down all too frequently

Joaaso wrote in post #9132827
I wouldnt mind it for certain buttons, like menu/preview buttons and such, maybe even WB, AF mode, timer etc on the xxxD serie, if replacing those made it possible to increase the size of the screen slightly... but all the main buttons I use when i'm actually photographing, I want to keep as real, physical buttons..
for scrolling in the previews it would be great, but the zooming would have to be done different than on the iPhone at least

The problem is that they won't know when enough is enough. It would be like the government, if 2 is perfect, then 10 must be better. Like a wise man once said, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." I saw keep the touchscreens for P&S and phones. Leave the dLSR alone.

No! No touchscreens. I need the ability to feel the buttons in order to operate the camera without looking.

I dont like touch screen phones so not big on this idea either. I would be more likely to mess up a setting by accidentally bumping the screen. Bad idea imho

asysin2leads wrote in post #9134962
The problem is that they won't know when enough is enough. It would be like the government, if 2 is perfect, then 10 must be better. Like a wise man once said, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." I saw keep the touchscreens for P&S and phones. Leave the dLSR alone.

yeah, knowing when enough is enough is definitely the key here.. it has to be very cleverly designed if its going to be worth it.. anything else than a 100% perfect solution and they should leave everyting as it is..

but, one thing that came into my mind today, is a new possibilty that opens up with moving some buttons to a touchscreen; customized arrangement of the buttons.. -I don't know if I need it personally, but it might perhaps be useful for left-handed people as an example..?

If anything we need to move in "the other" direction. I've got a little Nikon PAS (POS?) that is constantly turning itself on in pocket. I have to turn one battery cell around, extremely irritating.

hmmmmm .... maybe canon does read these forums:

https://photography-on-the.net …41&highlight=to​uch+screen

I think touchscreen is the next logical step, with liveview and video being the trend here. Canon knows it's a risky thing to do for pros, so I think they'll still have all the manual controls as well

Joaaso wrote in post #9135811
yeah, knowing when enough is enough is definitely the key here.. it has to be very cleverly designed if its going to be worth it.. anything else than a 100% perfect solution and they should leave everyting as it is..

You mean like that horrible little samsung with the screen on the front and the touchscreen and with buttons so rediculously small you cant actually operate it unless you're a 13 year old anarexic girl?

KenjiS wrote in post #9136737
You mean like that horrible little samsung with the screen on the front and the touchscreen and with buttons so rediculously small you cant actually operate it unless you're a 13 year old anarexic girl?

..i've been trying to erase the pics of that one from my memory :p