This is fun. I like the voice-controlled "HC-B" mode.
1. The only people who don't think they can learn something from seeing what they just did are narcissists who just can't acknowledge their own imperfection.
2. LCD review is no different from what professional commercial photographers have always used in the past 40 years: Polaroid proofing. The only difference is you no longer have to wait 120 seconds with models, grips, editors and art directors waiting, or while the artfully prepared soufflé withers under the lamps.
3. People who don't bracket, crop, or shoot multiple frames are essentially saying they always do it 'right' the first time. I can't recall, though, ever being impressed by the photographs of such people. But, they are legends in at least one person's mind, i suppose.
A screenless digital camera so you can get back home and find you missed as many shots (focus off, bad composition, poor exposure) as when you used a film camera. That would make for a nostalgic experience, you could once again talk again about the one that got away, rather than the one you didn't try hard enough to get.
Removing the LCD is just negative ambition, making a camera less productive for the sake of form. If you don't want to look at the LCD don't, put some black tape over it, it will cost less than a whole new camera, and you can re-create the warm glow you get when you discover you missed focus on your best shot after a weeks work, or a four hundred mile drive, or a significant occasion in your life 🙄
Steve
I respectfully disagree with these sentiments which in my view only applies to pros and people who aspires to emulate them.
Trying hard to get an image has nothing to do with the ability to preview, it's a discipline brought about by paying attention and spending a lot of time practicing.
If LCD preview naturally gives you a boost in this regard, we'll see ten-thousand excellent, inspired, and sublime photos everywhere by now... we don't.
If LCD preview grants you a shortcut to master-level photography quickly, we'll by now see excellent photographers with vision and the ability to execute it creatively with dedication out of every street corner... we don't.
On the contrary, if we evaluate LCD preview's role on "It looked good on LCD, why is it blurry on the monitor" -syndrome, we'll quickly see the problem with it. Not to mention you end up editing when you're supposed to be shooting.
Therefore the yearning not to be hampered by instant preview so you don't lose your focus and timing is absolutely valid.
In fact, all the feedback you need is whether you take a picture successfully or not. And a simple thin (non-obstructive) LCD or LED strip with histogram will fit the bill just fine. Yes, you can tell if you leave your lens cap on
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So I applaud JuJu's design. If there is a camera manufacturer thinking outside of the box that is willing to give this a shot, I'll support them. Hear that Ricoh? Olympus?
