Do you have a pet peeve or a detail that bothers you about a “feature” of Canon products? It would be fun to hear what irritates you - mainly small things that the company can’t seem to be willing to address, as anything more would probably trigger a change of system :) Try to be specific!

I’ll start: the impossibility of importing pictures to a Folder instead of the Photo app in the mobile Camera Connect app for iOS and iPadOS.

  • Etnaphele@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I’m not sure I get all your points right, but:

    1. R series cameras usually work fine as webcams as they support fullHD or 4K (R50V and R6III, maybe others) through USB-C. Direct USB to computer is a nightmare, but the actual transfer speeds rould be really subpar anyway: SD card reader is the better and almost obligated choice, unfortunately! I don’t use HDMI out, but I read of some weird limitations on that. Definitely many improvements are needed regarding I/O!
    2. I don’t follow you here: MFT sensors are much smaller than even APS-C, so they would never ever work on any Canon camera ever made. The only real try at a cross-brand standard is the L-mount alliance with Panasonic, Leica, Sigma and others: they have a solid lineup! Mechanical adapters are great for old manual lenses, but every modern lens needs electronic communication for several things: if not for autofocus, focal length and lens profile reading are very handy for digital corrections and sensor stabilization.
    3. Smartphone vs dedicated camera is a big topic and the lower end of the camera market has a though time and is almost dead since years, apart from pseudo-nostalgic revivals of some fixed lens cameras. One should never forget that what a smartphone shows is the best and most optimized product of many exposures and computation starting with low-quality data, while a camera gives you the starting point as better quality data that can be manipulated much further.
    4. Canon is a very traditional and “closed” enterprise, aiming at in-house developement of everything: I agree that opening some things up would be good for consumers, but the trend nowadays is unfortunately the opposite. On the flip side, their EF mount has been a staple for almost 40 years and can be flawlessly adapted to the RF mount.