on 2011-09-28 11:32 William Robb wrote
Which default will give Pentax the greater frequency of repair requests that
require significant tech time?
1) You mount a non A series lens and the camera bricks.
2) You mount a non A series lens and the camera gives wildly incorrect
exposures?
in the software industry, this is called "support"; do you really think Pentax
(or Ricoh) spends much or thinks much about support? if support were a big
concern i'd think it would be option (3) — Pentax would have done usability
tests and adjusted the design accordingly
The Idea of a bigger alarm flashing on the back screen is good, perhaps a
rousing Sousa march to get the user's attention would also be necessary,
so much sarcasm ... it needn't be anything more dramatic than the "memory card
full" message (or do you find that one too verbose?)
and
what would really be nice is to have the users manual programmed into the
camera's software, complete with pop ups that tell you exactly what has gone
wrong, and exactly what you need to do to correct your camera's settings.
i don't think it means "pop-ups", but some would say that a good user interface
can obviate (or embody) the user manual; certainly the DSLR interfaces are
improving, but they are moving relatively slowly; one of the most quickly
evolving branches of the camera family is the smartphone, where third parties
can add powerful tools — more specialized, intuitive and/or powerful interfaces
— to the hardware without the "camera maker" having to fret prioritize features
based on marketing potential; i expect soon someone will embed a pluggable
operating system (e.g. Android or WebOS) into a quality m43 or similar camera,
and the higher-end camera market will never be the same after that
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