Many assembly steps here are hard to automate. Every DSLR where I know about it is manufactured with relatively little automation, too, because there are so man

Many assembly steps here are hard to automate. Every DSLR where I know about it is manufactured with relatively little automation, too, because there are so many tiny parts that have to be fiddled in-between-under-through something into somewhere (all those FPC cables!), or stuff that has to be soldered together in assembly (Nikon does this with the top and flash assemblies in some models). Conversely most other electronics gadgets seem to contain much more manual labour than expected, be it smart phones or PC main boards (were parts like slot sockets are still pick and placed by hand in this day and age).