Sorry, not. The vast majority will never enable the advanced features.
They change doesn't effect them. They can't complain about accidentally
changing the focus point because they can't change the focus point! The
focus point control is a primary shooting function. The rap against ISO
being hidden in a menu was that it had become primary shooting parameter
that you would change on the fly. Look Pentax listened and there's a
dedicated ISO button. What in the function menu would you change on the
fly?
Lets look at the current default use of the rocker buttons.
Jump to user settings? Unlikely, if you have specific settings you
prefer, or you need in a particular situation it you'll set those before
you start shooting, not something you're likely to have to do
particularly often.
Drive mode? I don't know about you but I pick the drive mode.
continuous, single, or bracket, I think I'll need ahead of time based on
what I'll be shooting, set it one and use it. Having to immediately set
the self timer? Mirror lockup? I don't need those immediately, I'll be
setting up a tripod first. So will most people. Being able to cancel
them instantly, might be important though...
White Balance? Almost all white balance decisions take thought,
changing it on the fly seems highly unlikely.
Flash Mode? OK, now that might be nice, just putting all of the flash
functions in one place and not requiring entry to the main menu for
flash compensation is cool, but once again it's not something you'll do
with the camera at your eye. You'll take a shot review it and set
compensation. There's already a dedicated button to raise the flash and
turn it on. Changing Flash Mode on the fly? You'll pick the one you
need for you flash setup and leave it there.
None of the functions that are immediately enabled are needed when the
camera is at eye level. All are by that definition secondary , in some
cases terceriary shooting functions. The sensor I want to use for auto
focus is an immediate ie shooting decision. In fact most of the
parameters you can change immediately I wouldn't want to accidentally
change.
It's broken.
John Celio wrote:
Ms. Soccermom-Smith would probably never change lenses, never take the
autofocus sensor selection off auto select which is the default option,
(you'd have to dive into the main menu to do that) never shoot off the
green setting, unless she changed to the preset modes, your reasoning
seems unlikely,
No, you just supported it. The vast majority of camera users aren't
going to use advanced or custom features, just like Jane
Soccermom-Smith, wife of Doug "Officegrunt" Smith and mother of three
precious, high-energy little snowflakes. She doesn't have the time
nor the interest to learn all that techno mumbo-jumbo. She just wants
a camera that takes nice pictures, and she wanted the best camera she
could afford.
Work a week in camera retail and you'll meet a hundred people just
like her.
Anyway, I was just saying that the "vast majority of camera users"
aren't going to be put off by the changes made to the buttons between
the K20/200/2000 and K7, because the vast majority won't care.
John
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