libera/#maemo/ Monday, 2018-12-17

Maxdamantusbtw, the pointing thing is what I do on N900 .. I suspect I'd do the same with any camera00:00
brolin_empeyMaxdamantus: Which Canon camera?  My dedicated camera is a Canon PowerShot G6.07:19
brolin_empeyApparently most of the smartphone makers, including Nokia, felt they needed a touch screen to compete with Apple after the introduction of the original iPhone or iPhone 3G.07:23
Maxdamantusbrolin_empey: EOS 1200D07:25
MaxdamantusIt just seems like unless the camera is already fixed, it'd be easier to just point and focus rather than touch a particular place on the screen.07:28
Maxdamantusand if it is fixed, I imagine you're probably adjusting the focus manually anyway.07:29
Maxdamantus(fixed as in on a tripod or something, so you're not able to freely point the camera)07:32
inzMax, at least on 350D and 50D it is possible to choose an AF point07:32
MaxdamantusOkay, I suspect you can probably do it on the 1200D then too.07:33
Maxdamantusbut those points are still a bit more limited than a touchscreen.07:33
DocScrutinizer05most cheaper compact cameras have center focus and no touchscreen10:57
DocScrutinizer05even the better compact cameras do, sometimes with a selection of 2 or 3 focus types (center, multipoint, object detection...). E.G my Fujifilm XQ1 has no touchscreen either. Why would smartphones *need* a touchscreen to do autofocus?11:00
KotCzarnymarketing11:00
KotCzarny;)11:00
DocScrutinizer05nah, that's so "how did mankind manage to not die from starvation before caviar been discovered?"11:02

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