> My apologies if stating that the battery was rated for a capacity of
> 1500 mAh without specifying that it is also rated at 7.2V is some
> enormous breach of information disclosure ethics.
>
>> OTOH, it's basically a free addition since it doesn't require
>> anything other than software, so I'm surprised it's taken this long
>> to be
>> included.
>
> The implementation requires a live capture mode sensor chip, which
> until recently could not be supported in a large sensor without high
> power consumption and resultant overheating, destroying image quality
> and shortening the lifespan of the sensor to an unusable level. And
I'm ignorant of these issues. I'd imagine the CCD's are more
difficult to read out this way than CMOS sensors. One doesn't need
anywhere near full resolution to display on the LCD.
> then there is all the mechanical coordination required for a DSLR to
> manage the iris/mirror/shutter/exposure sequencing,
It's the same mechanical coordination required for shooting normal
shots. I dont' see why this is any more mechanically complicated than two
shots in a row... the first one a few seconds and the second one normal.
on top of the
> programming of capture and rendering dynamics for that live view
> mode. Yea, a "free addition" ...
>
Again... the same thing done for the still image preview. Of
course it has to be economized for "video-mode," but in any event, that's
software.
> Pointing out that "doesn't require anything other than software" is
> nonsensical isn't even a nit pick: it's just plain wrong.
>
> Godfrey
>
Except for the live readout of the sensor I admitted I was
ignorant about, the rest is either software/hardware routines already in
place, or strictly software.
-Cory
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