Why do camera manufacturers insist on providing both still and video capabilities?
Mar 4, 2021 15:38:22 #
Mar 5, 2021 07:31:15 #
suminblacky
Loc: Mercer Pa.
Urnst wrote:
I wonder why they don't focus on one or the other. I never use video, and some probably never use still. Perhaps if manufacturers concentrated on one of the two functions they could develop better products. I appreciate any input you may offer.
I've always been a still photo kind of guy until I captured a first year fawn one day playing around in a soybean field on video. Since then, I have done short selfie's of myself and those around me knowing someday when they (or I)are no longer here, there will be a piece of us left on a flashdrive. That's something stills can't capture. I
appreciate the video mode.
Mar 5, 2021 13:36:29 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
Good point. The sound of your voice woud be an important part of that video
Mar 5, 2021 13:39:03 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
gwilliams6 wrote:
I am a professional for 44+ years and I use hybrid... (show quote)
Good points! Thanks for responding.
Mar 5, 2021 16:44:43 #
smf85
Loc: Freeport, IL
Urnst wrote:
I wonder why they don't focus on one or the other. I never use video, and some probably never use still. Perhaps if manufacturers concentrated on one of the two functions they could develop better products. I appreciate any input you may offer.
Sony makes the function available on the majority of their chips. So it’s built in so why not offer something?
Mar 5, 2021 18:22:51 #
The marginal cost of adding video is minimal, so for those who value it, it's a bargain. For those wo don't, just ignore it. Its all in the solid state chips that cost the same with or without.
Mar 5, 2021 22:33:29 #
Urnst wrote:
I wonder why they don't focus on one or the other. I never use video, and some probably never use still. Perhaps if manufacturers concentrated on one of the two functions they could develop better products. I appreciate any input you may offer.
Because you don't know yet that you will eventually need it. When Steve Jobs came out with the personal computer most people (outside of geeks) said they couldn't think of any reason to own one.
Mar 6, 2021 13:17:38 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
Fotoartist wrote:
Because you don't know yet that you will eventually need it. When Steve Jobs came out with the personal computer most people (outside of geeks) said they couldn't think of any reason to own one.
Maybe I should give video a try.
Mar 19, 2021 10:06:10 #
Craigdca wrote:
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Not to mention interior rattles.
Mar 20, 2021 14:53:27 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
leftj wrote:
It’s not about you. They are providing what the customers in mass want.
The question assumes there are others who have the same question. Now, knowing this, perhaps you can provide a more focused answer.
Mar 20, 2021 15:00:13 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
Fotoartist wrote:
Because you don't know yet that you will eventually need it. When Steve Jobs came out with the personal computer most people (outside of geeks) said they couldn't think of any reason to own one.
I know I will use my cameras for video. To me the whole mindset is different. I'm not convinced that a better or smaller still camera only couldn't be made if the video capability was not built-in.
Mar 20, 2021 18:45:39 #
Urnst wrote:
I know I will use my cameras for video. To me the whole mindset is different. I'm not convinced that a better or smaller still camera only couldn't be made if the video capability was not built-in.
So you don't believe that adding video is just a matter of software and doesn't take up any space in the camera?
Mar 20, 2021 18:48:24 #
Urnst wrote:
I know I will use my cameras for video. To me the whole mindset is different. I'm not convinced that a better or smaller still camera only couldn't be made if the video capability was not built-in.
Given your knowledge of the issues, maybe you should consider building your own without video?
Mar 21, 2021 12:07:00 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
CHG_CANON wrote:
Given your knowledge of the issues, maybe you should consider building your own without video?
Thanks for your good advice. I forgot to type the word "never" in my post, so it makes no sense at all.
Mar 21, 2021 15:21:44 #
ronpier wrote:
It often costs more to run a separate line, one with and one without video.
Nikon tried it. A very nice camera that proved your point about cost. Now it’s available much cheaper, as it’s limited popularity at its original price couldn’t support further production.
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