I am not against adding features, but there is usually a price to paid or a trade off somewhere. Instead of DSLR team spending all their time figuring out how to implement video, I’d rather see better camera features such better autofocus customization (focus range limit, prefocus zone, lost focus delay in continuous-focus tracking mode, focus fine tuning, and perhaps bracketing), true wireless bidirectional flash control, better Jpeg engine, lower noise, better software, etc.
Even though Sony is giant, the DSLR group is a business unit, and like any business unit, they have limited resources (personel) and funds and must support what they do with sales. If video is what going to drive sales, then be it. If better and more advanced DSLR features will, then even better. I’d rather see the latter come first.
There is an increasing number of editors and critics that are wondering the same thing as I do: no one can tell so far what everyone is doing with the video capability, other than using it as a novelty toy. Yes, I know a certain director is doing a feature film with the Canon and Vincent Versace is doing his thing, but for the average user, it cannot come near the utility of a camcorder. You cannot even pan DSLR in video mode to follow a running kid without turning him into jelly, let alone trying to keep focus!
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FEM2008
