but a mobile phone is not a camera. The usability requirements are different.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of John Forbes > Sent: 29 August 2006 20:13 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Stupid Pentax D-SLR Question > > I disagree. I have a problem with my mobile phone when I > pick it up. It > has so many buttons that whenever I reach into my pocket for it I > invariably take a picture or call Australia or whatever. I > much prefer > being able to grab my camera knowing that there is only one > button that > will switch it on. > > The extra time taken to press the sgutter button and then > something else > is so tiny it's unnoticeable. > > John > > On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:29:32 +0100, Bob W > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, he has a very good usability point. If you're going to press the > > white balance button anyway, that should also wake the camera up. > > Otherwise he has to press at least 2 buttons. It's good usability to > > wake up when he presses any button, just as your PC wakes > up when you > > press any key or move the mouse. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of John Forbes > >> Sent: 29 August 2006 11:32 > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: Re: Stupid Pentax D-SLR Question > >> > >> What on earth difference does it make which button you use? > >> One button is > >> as good as another, surely. > >> > >> You make it sound as though the AF and metering have to rub > >> their eyes, > >> yawn, make unpleasant noises, and then ask where their > breakfast is. > >> > >> Come on. > >> > >> John > >> > >> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:09:35 +0100, Douglas Newman > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Dear All, > >> > > >> > This is something that really annoys me about my C*non > >> > so I am wondering if it is different on Pentax's > >> > D-SLRs (specifically the K100D, but they're probably > >> > all the same in this respect). > >> > > >> > Like most modern cameras, the 20D goes to "sleep" > >> > after a few seconds. > >> > > >> > On a N*kon D-SLR you can press ANY button and the > >> > camera will wake up. The C*non needs yout half-press > >> > the shutter to wake it up. > >> > > >> > This drives me nuts - I still can't get used to it > >> > after a year. > >> > > >> > For example, let's say I just took some outdoor photos > >> > at ISO 100. Now I walk indoors. I want to take a photo > >> > at ISO 800 and switch from Daylight to Tungsten white > >> > balance. > >> > > >> > On the C*non, I have to half-press the shutter, thus > >> > activating the AF and metering, THEN change ISO and > >> > WB, and of course take the photo after that. > >> > > >> > On the N*kons, you could just wake up the camera by > >> > pressing the "ISO" or "WB" button, not having to > >> > pointlessly activate the metering and AF when I'm not > >> > ready to take the shot anyway. > >> > > >> > On a Pentax, can I wake up the camera from its slumber > >> > by e.g. pressing the "Fn" button, or does it require > >> > the half-press of the shutter like the C*non? > >> > > >> > Oddly, I never see this mentioned in reviews. I never > >> > even noticed it about the C*non until after I bought > >> > it - it didn't come up when I played around with it in > >> > the shop. > >> > > >> > It won't influence my purchase decision (I've already > >> > decided to buy), but it would be awfully nice if in > >> > this respect the Pentax is more like a N*kon than a > >> > C*non. > >> > > >> > New Doug > >> > > >> > __________________________________________________ > >> > Do You Yahoo!? > >> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >> > http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
