Easy tech in cameras

Hey friends, In Last post we knew about additional technology in cameras.In this post I give you some technology for easy to use in Photography...

Voice control

We've seen an increasing number of phones adopting voice commands to access key features, so could we see this technology infiltrating the camera market too?If we did, it could offer the ultimate in hands-free photography and remote control over your device's settings.

This functionality into the already pretty sophisticated apps and gadgets that enable us to adjust our camera settings and fire the shutter remotely. It might do this either using a dedicated piece of hardware or a software-based solution.As well as extending the possibilities of remote camera control in a general sense, this could also be a useful advancement to aid visually impaired users and photographers with physical disabilities.

Touchscreen displays

The screens adorning the backs of our cameras have come on in leaps and bounds over the past year, firstly in terms of resolution and size, then we started to see improvements in the responsiveness of touch-sensitive devices.

With the enhancements we've seen in the usability and responsiveness of capacitive touchscreens of late, Then touchscreens began to trickle out of the compact camera market to infiltrate the CSC sector, with the first-of-its-kind touchscreen finally making its debut on a DSLR with the recent launch of the Canon EOS 650D.

Wi-Fi and GPS

The increasing availability of fast Wi-Fi services broadens the appeal of devices that are capable of taking advantage of this - cameras included. Similarly, built-in GPS connectivity has appeared in recent models' feature-sets with increasing frequency.

While we have seen improvements in the speed at which these GPS systems acquire a positive lock (and their ability to hold it as the photographer moves around) we're still waiting for the level of power these features consume to be reduced.

Likewise, the current drain on the battery that using built-in Wi-Fi results in has led to many models essentially touting a feature that's impractical to use with any real frequency. As the availability of Wi-Fi expands, we expect to see a corresponding rise in the number of models sporting more effective - and less power-hungry - systems.