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Experienced photographers seem to agree with you; I certainly do. The one obvious, visible thing that differentiates expensive cameras preferred by professional
by leephillips 6y ago
Experienced photographers seem to agree with you; I certainly do. The one obvious, visible thing that differentiates expensive cameras preferred by professionals from consumer models is that the former have a greater number of dedicated, physical controls. It’s much better to just move your thumb, rather than take your eye from the viewfinder to look at a screen and dig through a menu!
- peferron 6y agoWhy do consumer-grade cameras have fewer physical buttons than professional-grade cameras, in your mind? Is it because physical buttons are expensive to make? Or is it because a camera with fewer buttons is easier to use for untrained users? My opinion is that it's mostly the latter.
- rswail 6y agoPhysical buttons are expensive to make. A touch screen is a single UI element and can be changed/fixed by software. Physical buttons require individual design, additional hardware, wiring, power, assembly, failure, repairs...
- leephillips 6y agoYes, it’s because of the manufacturing cost.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoAnd related: touchscreen, purely-software UIs can be developed in parallel with the rest of the device, possibly by a different team or a subcontractor, which saves further manufacturing costs.