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Android is the exact opposite of what I want in my camera. Sometimes when I'm out I need to swap batteries -- now I get to wait five minutes for my camera to b

Android is the exact opposite of what I want in my camera. Sometimes when I'm out I need to swap batteries -- now I get to wait five minutes for my camera to boot? I know Android can boot faster, but do we really want octo-core cameras with 8GB of RAM? A friend of mine has a pet complaint about the camera industry: in the 1980s if you bought a 110-film camera you could pull it out of your pocket aim at a subject, and take a picture, and the slowest part of that from 'cold boot' is pulling it out of your pocket. No digital camera can replicate that (unless you walk around with an 'on' camera in your pocket at all times). Your suggestion immediately made me think of him, and how not only have we lost something we had in the past, we're marching firmly away from it.

jimktrains2 4y ago
I have an old Canon t2i and can flick it on while pulling it up to my eye and it's on before it gets there. Honestly it's faster to shoot with it than to double tap the power button on my Pixel, even if the phone is already in my hand. Edit: Even more so when autofocus speed is taken into account.
- actionfromafar 4y ago
  I usually carry a film SLR and the best camera is the one you have with you, true. But the shots missed with my phone before I get it out of the pocket and get the camera app out, are many. I'm faster with a manual focus SLR than the phone.
hef19898 4y ago
The Nikon DSLRs I used so far could be carried in your hand at the side of your body, turned off. By the time you had the view finder in front of your eye, they are ready to shoot, and focused, in case you don't mind composition for a quick snapshot. No idea how the mirrorless ones stack up to that, I don't see a reason why they should be any slower so... Maybe EVF and displays need more time to switch on, I don't know.
- Espressosaurus 4y ago
  They're a bit slower (~1s turn-on time) but I have yet to see it be an issue between the Z50, Z7ii, and Z9. Like you said, if I switch it on while pulling it up from the slung position, it's ready to rock by the time the viewfinder has reached my eye. If I bring it to my eye and only then switch it on there will be a short delay.
jjav 4y ago
> the slowest part of that from 'cold boot' is pulling it out of your pocket. No digital camera can replicate that Except for the part about fitting in your pocket, any DSLR can easily replicate that. That's one of the many factors that keep me using them, they are instant-on and have zero lag when taking a photo. With a toddler, that's priceless. The only delay in taking a photo is the time it takes me to lift the camera to my eyes. Or even less, as I have many photos where I realize I won't have time to look through the viewfinder so I just grab the camera and release the shutter, the DSRLs are so fast this always works. I can straighten and crop later. With a phone, by the time I unlock the screen, bring up the camera app, let it slowly focus, let the slowly-responding touch screen button activate, the toddler is in the other room.

jimktrains2 4y ago

I have an old Canon t2i and can flick it on while pulling it up to my eye and it's on before it gets there. Honestly it's faster to shoot with it than to double tap the power button on my Pixel, even if the phone is already in my hand. Edit: Even more so when autofocus speed is taken into account.

actionfromafar 4y ago
I usually carry a film SLR and the best camera is the one you have with you, true. But the shots missed with my phone before I get it out of the pocket and get the camera app out, are many. I'm faster with a manual focus SLR than the phone.

hef19898 4y ago

The Nikon DSLRs I used so far could be carried in your hand at the side of your body, turned off. By the time you had the view finder in front of your eye, they are ready to shoot, and focused, in case you don't mind composition for a quick snapshot. No idea how the mirrorless ones stack up to that, I don't see a reason why they should be any slower so... Maybe EVF and displays need more time to switch on, I don't know.

Espressosaurus 4y ago
They're a bit slower (~1s turn-on time) but I have yet to see it be an issue between the Z50, Z7ii, and Z9. Like you said, if I switch it on while pulling it up from the slung position, it's ready to rock by the time the viewfinder has reached my eye. If I bring it to my eye and only then switch it on there will be a short delay.

jjav 4y ago

> the slowest part of that from 'cold boot' is pulling it out of your pocket. No digital camera can replicate that Except for the part about fitting in your pocket, any DSLR can easily replicate that. That's one of the many factors that keep me using them, they are instant-on and have zero lag when taking a photo. With a toddler, that's priceless. The only delay in taking a photo is the time it takes me to lift the camera to my eyes. Or even less, as I have many photos where I realize I won't have time to look through the viewfinder so I just grab the camera and release the shutter, the DSRLs are so fast this always works. I can straighten and crop later. With a phone, by the time I unlock the screen, bring up the camera app, let it slowly focus, let the slowly-responding touch screen button activate, the toddler is in the other room.