The Evolution of Camera UIs Part 2 — Canon’s Modern Film and Early Digital SLRs
In the first part of this series, I looked at some of the theoretical aspects of UI design and some of the bigger picture concepts. This time, I’m going to look at the evolution of Canon’s film SLR UI as it developed into their earliest DSLRs and how those designs became the stepping stones for […]
The Evolution of Camera Interfaces Part 1 – Foundations
Part 1 of the a multi-part series on the evolution of the interface of DSLR and mirrorless cameras. This part focuses on the theoretical and philosophical design philosophies rather than specific cameras and changes.
Canon’s Camera UIs, No Card2 in Camera
Some people are probably thinking that I’m picking nits here, but I’ve just about reached wits end with misreading the format card screen on my dual card bodies and scaring the crap out of myself. Below you see the the format card screen form a Canon EOS 5D mark 3. As the display states, there’s […]
Musings on the iPhone 4’s Camera and Camera App
In the 6 months between its launch and my acquisition of one, I watched respected photographers like Chase Jarvis and Joe McNally rave about how good the camera on the iPhone 4 was. I have one now and simply put, I am not impressed. Let’s get one thing straight, the iPhone 4’s camera is one […]