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> A week outside in the cold on AC power? No problem because there are no moving parts. Yeah, cameras also need to be vacuum-proof with a passive heat spreader

> A week outside in the cold on AC power? No problem because there are no moving parts. Yeah, cameras also need to be vacuum-proof with a passive heat spreader (1 square meter should be enough), support depths up to 3 kilometers (what if you want to visit Titanic?), and be rad-hardened (everybody loves taking photos inside the Fukushima reactor). These are really must-have features that 99% of the population needs during their vacations.

joshvm 2y ago
You can ignore the Antarctica side of things, but the features that are useful here are useful everywhere. More cameras are moving to OLED rear displays (sunlight visible), full-frame mirrorless with electronic shutter (mechanical reliability), USB-C charging (took ages for this to become widespread), out-of-the-box UVC support for webcam mode, etc. These sorts of features have led to cameras that are not skeuomorphic representations of cameras from the 80s. They don't need a hump for a penta-prism and they can drop bulky mirror and shutter assemblies. I can fit my fp and the kit lens into a coat pocket. > These are really must-have features that 99% of the population needs during their vacations. > Give me a large sunlight-readable touchscreen, with multitouch. Also GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G/LTE for connectivity and geotagging. Add automatic uploads to Google Photos, iPhoto, WebDAV, etc. Put in a small editor for on-device photo touchups. I think having WiFi+GPS alone is sufficient for this (irritatingly few pro cameras have GPS receivers). Then you can do the editing on a device which is actually suitable for it, and you reduce the risk of obsolescence in the camera. TV manufacturers have shown they're unwilling to support changing APIs long-term. The interim solution is probably a smartphone with an add-on lens system like Moment's, and better RAW support.

joshvm 2y ago

You can ignore the Antarctica side of things, but the features that are useful here are useful everywhere. More cameras are moving to OLED rear displays (sunlight visible), full-frame mirrorless with electronic shutter (mechanical reliability), USB-C charging (took ages for this to become widespread), out-of-the-box UVC support for webcam mode, etc. These sorts of features have led to cameras that are not skeuomorphic representations of cameras from the 80s. They don't need a hump for a penta-prism and they can drop bulky mirror and shutter assemblies. I can fit my fp and the kit lens into a coat pocket. > These are really must-have features that 99% of the population needs during their vacations. > Give me a large sunlight-readable touchscreen, with multitouch. Also GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G/LTE for connectivity and geotagging. Add automatic uploads to Google Photos, iPhoto, WebDAV, etc. Put in a small editor for on-device photo touchups. I think having WiFi+GPS alone is sufficient for this (irritatingly few pro cameras have GPS receivers). Then you can do the editing on a device which is actually suitable for it, and you reduce the risk of obsolescence in the camera. TV manufacturers have shown they're unwilling to support changing APIs long-term. The interim solution is probably a smartphone with an add-on lens system like Moment's, and better RAW support.