It looks like a PRESS HERE AND TURN THIS WHILE TILTING THE CAMERA monstrosity.
When will people learn that a dedicated control for each function is best? How will you keep the camera at eye level and quickly dial in -1 overall exposure comp, +1 flash comp, drop the ISO to 100, and set the correct color balance without having to hunt down multiple menu options? Minolta (the guys Sony bought their DSLR from) had the user interface perfect on the 7D(6 Megapixels, most important items have dedicated buttons, dials, multi-directional toggles, or switches. You could do all that I mentioned without taking your eyes out of the viewfinder.
PS: I did that adjustment dance just yesterday. I went from 0 EXP COMP, 0 Flash COMP, Daylight Balance, 400ISO to -1/+1, Flash Balance, ISO 100. Shoot outside at the 7 year old showing off his skateboarding, turn when hearing the 3 year old squeal in delight and see him standing in the doorway giving the cat an awkward carry hug. [Flash power up due to distance to subject, EXP at -1 due to dark interior of home behind subject and the dark blue he was wearing, ISO100 for less noise and better image quality, color balance set to flash because the aftermarket flash on the camera is not the same as daylight in terms of color temp. Two seconds max. Most of that was picking the color temp.
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It looks like a PRESS HERE AND TURN THIS WHILE TILTING THE CAMERA monstrosity.
When will people learn that a dedicated control for each function is best? How will you keep the camera at eye level and quickly dial in -1 overall exposure comp, +1 flash comp, drop the ISO to 100, and set the correct color balance without having to hunt down multiple menu options? Minolta (the guys Sony bought their DSLR from) had the user interface perfect on the 7D(6 Megapixels, most important items have dedicated buttons, dials, multi-directional toggles, or switches. You could do all that I mentioned without taking your eyes out of the viewfinder.
PS: I did that adjustment dance just yesterday. I went from 0 EXP COMP, 0 Flash COMP, Daylight Balance, 400ISO to -1/+1, Flash Balance, ISO 100. Shoot outside at the 7 year old showing off his skateboarding, turn when hearing the 3 year old squeal in delight and see him standing in the doorway giving the cat an awkward carry hug. [Flash power up due to distance to subject, EXP at -1 due to dark interior of home behind subject and the dark blue he was wearing, ISO100 for less noise and better image quality, color balance set to flash because the aftermarket flash on the camera is not the same as daylight in terms of color temp. Two seconds max. Most of that was picking the color temp.