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Re:Sitina1 Open-Source Camera by cyberax on Monday September 30, 2024 @01:52PM (#41700015)
> A week outside in the cold on AC power? No problem because there are no moving parts.

Yeah, cameras also need to be vacuum-proof with a passive heat spreader (1 square meter should be enough), support depths up to 3 kilometers (what if you want to visit Titanic?), and be rad-hardened (everybody loves taking photos inside the Fukushima reactor). These are really must-have features that 99% of the population needs during their vacations.

Re:Sitina1 Open-Source Camera by joshvm on Monday September 30, 2024 @05:20PM (#41702261)
You can ignore the Antarctica side of things, but the features that are useful here are useful everywhere.

More cameras are moving to OLED rear displays (sunlight visible), full-frame mirrorless with electronic shutter (mechanical reliability), USB-C charging (took ages for this to become widespread), out-of-the-box UVC support for webcam mode, etc. These sorts of features have led to cameras that are not skeuomorphic representations of cameras from the 80s. They don't need a hump for a penta-prism and they can drop bulky mirror and shutter assemblies. I can fit my fp and the kit lens into a coat pocket.

> These are really must-have features that 99% of the population needs during their vacations.

> Give me a large sunlight-readable touchscreen, with multitouch. Also GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G/LTE for connectivity and geotagging. Add automatic uploads to Google Photos, iPhoto, WebDAV, etc. Put in a small editor for on-device photo touchups.

I think having WiFi+GPS alone is sufficient for this (irritatingly few pro cameras have GPS receivers). Then you can do the editing on a device which is actually suitable for it, and you reduce the risk of obsolescence in the camera. TV manufacturers have shown they're unwilling to support changing APIs long-term.

The interim solution is probably a smartphone with an add-on lens system like Moment's, and better RAW support.