What Will We Call Mirrorless Cameras

mgblack74 said:

Automobiles stopped being called “horseless carriages” a long time ago. It’s better to call it what it is than what it isn’t. Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera/DILC is fine.

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Isn't "digital" just as redundant as "mirrorless"? Maybe we should just call them System Cameras.

AstigmaticOwl said:

when no new cameras are offered with mirrors?

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I don't know. Once the world includes the name Mirrorless in spell check, you can bet it will be a thing.

tonybelding said:

mgblack74 said:

Automobiles stopped being called “horseless carriages” a long time ago. It’s better to call it what it is than what it isn’t. Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera/DILC is fine.

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Isn't "digital" just as redundant as "mirrorless"? Maybe we should just call them System Cameras.

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There are still film cameras in use today. So saying digital seems sensible, no?

Point and Shoots.

tonybelding said:

mgblack74 said:

Automobiles stopped being called “horseless carriages” a long time ago. It’s better to call it what it is than what it isn’t. Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera/DILC is fine.

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Isn't "digital" just as redundant as "mirrorless"? Maybe we should just call them System Cameras.

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Yes, the term “System Camera” is already pretty well established, but there doesn’t seem to be a good acronym for it.

stevo23 said:

There are still film cameras in use today. So saying digital seems sensible, no?

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There are still horse drawn wagons in use today, that doesn’t affect the terminology we use for cars.

I think naming conventions will reduce and completely shift from features to function. So terms like "mirrorless", "phone", "camera", "ILC", etc will all become redundant and unimportant. All cameras and other devices are basically nearing equality now, in terms of providing imagery that is good enough for the masses. Distinguishing technical differences are quickly becoming irrelevant to mass consumers. The ease and speed of recording and sharing imagery is the key feature of any device with a camera, but the hardware involved in how that is achieved will be immaterial.

I think it's very likely that all such camera/phone devices will be named very simply by what they are used for: communication. So I would not be surprised if all such devices are reduced to something like "- Coms". Perhaps with an abbreviation of the brand preceding the -com, such as "AppCom", "SamCom", "G-Com", etc, or after the platform they are designed for, such as "OsCom", "DroidCom", or "WinCom" (if those platforms still exist separately). Technical differences will still be important to some but won't necessarily be part of the nomenclature.