Canon DSLR cameras of the future.

[peety3]

But what will be the next 'gadgets' on a dslr? GPS inside? Blue Tooth/Wi-Fi for wireless uploading to your pc/laptop and internetconnection?
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I don't see GPS coming to a camera near you - it's too power-hungry, and it'd need good integration so you'd know if the GPS had a good signal &lt;now&gt; for the picture you're taking &lt;now&gt;.


I don't think Bluetooth has enough bandwidth for our imagery needs. I'm hesitant to think that WiFi would come to the camera natively, partially due to RF licensing and partially because they haven't made the WiFi units "easy" yet, so it'd be risky to put it in a mass-market product where the support nightmares would explode.

[Friso]

What would be very handy and helpfull to have in a dlsr? A touchscreen? New materials for building a camera?


A 3D DSLR?To give more dimensions to your puctures?

[Jon Ruyle]

A 3D DSLR?To give more dimensions to your puctures?

I don't know how movie 3D cameras work, but don't you need two lenses or something? Maybe even 2 ccd's? Wouldn't that be a major expense?


A p&amp;s that takes 3D movies is something I could see happening soon (maybe they exist already)

[Sheiky]

A 3D DSLR?To give more dimensions to your puctures?

I don't know how movie 3D cameras work, but don't you need two lenses or something? Maybe even 2 ccd's? Wouldn't that be a major expense?


A p&amp;s that takes 3D movies is something I could see happening soon (maybe they exist already)

Here you go: Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 compact


I believe normally they would make 2 images with just a slight different angle of view, just like your eyes and put them as layers on top of each other. With some sort of polarizing you could look trough both layers...something like that [] Anyway the 3D filming is done by just a simple idea of 2 lenses or double camera's. Very easy.

But what will be the next 'gadgets' on a dslr? GPS inside? Blue Tooth/Wi-Fi for wireless uploading to your pc/laptop and internetconnection?

I don't see GPS coming to a camera near you - it's too power-hungry, and it'd need good integration so you'd know if the GPS had a good signal &lt;now&gt; for the picture you're taking &lt;now&gt;.

I get your point, but there are already compact camera's with build-in GPS. How well they work...I don't know.


I bet they work good for travelers etc, but I'm not sure how they will be implied by professionals who often know very good where they are and most of don't travel long distances with all our equipment. Anyway I'm not seeing a true benefit of having GPS on my DSLR.


By the way, only GPS tracking doesn't use batteries as much as you would think. As long as it only receives and uses coordinates it should be ok for your batteries. Once you also want it to show your location on a map...it will literally eat your batteries alive []

I'm hesitant to think that WiFi would come to the camera natively, partially due to RF licensing and partially because they haven't made the WiFi units "easy" yet, so it'd be risky to put it in a mass-market product where the support nightmares would explode.

Look into this: article about SD-cards with build-in WiFi


Anyway I think adjustable screens will be interpreted more in DSLR's in the future. Especially in the consumer range.


Also 1 very important thing that is going to be big: the new age of micro four thirds camera&acute;s! Same idea as a DSLR with interchangeable lenses, only a lot smaller.


Tell me what you think [Y]

[Sheiky]

Oh and the first 3D lens for micro four thirds systems, might give you an idea on how they work: Panasonic 3D lens

[scalesusa]

Certainly GPS and wireless will be added, and will have many users as well as detractors.


Personally, I'd like to have wireless control of my camera rather than the 6 ft usb tether (yes, I have a long usb to networkcablethat only works at 10mb/sec). I use my camera in a studio tethered to a pc for precise manual control of focus, aperture, ISO, shutter speed, etc to get just the image I want the first time. I haven't bought one of the $800 wireless grips, they would not pay for themselves in my case.


I could certainly imagine bird and wildlife photographers wanting wireless control of their camera from a laptop far enough away so they are not in danger, or so that they do not disturb the subject.


I'd use gps as well, it sounds like a good way to help organize images by location wather than typinng it into the metadata on import.