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Samsung did make a camera with most of those features (it was before 5G, so 3G I think). I had it, it sucked a lot. Turns out physical buttons for most things

Samsung did make a camera with most of those features (it was before 5G, so 3G I think). I had it, it sucked a lot. Turns out physical buttons for most things is very important if you want to be able to rapidly change settings as required for capturing a moment. Whenever I tried using that camera I lost so many shots due to the delay of fiddling with menus or the startup time.

nucleardog 2y ago
> Turns out physical buttons for most things is very important if you want to be able to rapidly change settings as required for capturing a moment. Yeah, this really feels like the “cars should have physical controls not giant tablets” argument argued from the opposite stance. If your focus is elsewhere (driving, trying to capture a photo) the last thing you want is a giant touchscreen that’s modal and has no tactile feedback. The only way you can operate it is to take your attention away from what you’re actually trying to do to fiddle with the touchscreen. Personally, I prefer being able to turn on my defroster or blinker from muscle memory and without taking my focus off the road just as I prefer being able to adjust the aperture or ISO from muscle memory without taking my focus off the scene I’m trying to capture.
- mavhc 2y ago
  Why not both? Touchscreen to select focus position, view images. A touchscreen doesn't mean you have to remove buttons.
  - dghlsakjg 2y ago
    That does exist in most modern interchangeable lens cameras. You can adjust almost all settings through the touchscreen that are available. Hell, on a lot of cameras you can control most settings remotely via Wifi using your smarthpone. The only function I can think of that isn't available is zoom, since photography lenses almost never include a zoom motor. The GP is asking for touchscreen ONLY, with no buttons for some reason.

nucleardog 2y ago

> Turns out physical buttons for most things is very important if you want to be able to rapidly change settings as required for capturing a moment. Yeah, this really feels like the “cars should have physical controls not giant tablets” argument argued from the opposite stance. If your focus is elsewhere (driving, trying to capture a photo) the last thing you want is a giant touchscreen that’s modal and has no tactile feedback. The only way you can operate it is to take your attention away from what you’re actually trying to do to fiddle with the touchscreen. Personally, I prefer being able to turn on my defroster or blinker from muscle memory and without taking my focus off the road just as I prefer being able to adjust the aperture or ISO from muscle memory without taking my focus off the scene I’m trying to capture.

mavhc 2y ago
Why not both? Touchscreen to select focus position, view images. A touchscreen doesn't mean you have to remove buttons.
- dghlsakjg 2y ago
  That does exist in most modern interchangeable lens cameras. You can adjust almost all settings through the touchscreen that are available. Hell, on a lot of cameras you can control most settings remotely via Wifi using your smarthpone. The only function I can think of that isn't available is zoom, since photography lenses almost never include a zoom motor. The GP is asking for touchscreen ONLY, with no buttons for some reason.