On 21 Jan 2003 at 9:42, Francis Zhou wrote:

> I am sure illuminated buttons are technically easy to do. The only
> problem is that they may not stand up to the adverse working
> conditions pro cameras are likely to be subject to, like cold, sand
> and moisture sealing, etc. 

Like my water/shockproof Ericsson 310, with GoreTex voice 
membrane?....;))

> And people will complain about power drain
> (cell phone users are used to recharge everyday so that is not a
> problem for them).

Doesn't have to cause more drain than the LED's for the viewfinder 
itself....
It's not one LED for each button, but a light-piping piece of 
glass/plastic/fiber for all buttons together, with only one LED at 
the end....

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand

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