Do you find the standard 3" display on cameras too small?

[alcelc]

You do not aware evf of MILC? Evf can produce better Live View image than LCD with the least affect by ambient lighting condition for most generations already.

My first camera had an evf (quality was not good, but not worse than it's LCD) was some 18 years ago...

 

[alcelc]

Being a Panasonic shooter, not aware it has ever released any camera which has a LCD larger than the norm.

It has released CM1, a smart phone, a few years ago having a 1" sensor main camera.

It seems that one or two Android based cameras in M43 mount standard had been released by Yongnou (YN455?) etc Chinese brands. They are in phone alike design on the back, having a large LCD. Their sizes are not really much bigger than the cameras in usual design. They are not doing well because of their operation, feature and performance.

 

[FrancoD]

Being a Panasonic shooter, not aware it has ever released any camera which has a LCD larger than the norm.

It has released CM1, a smart phone, a few years ago having a 1" sensor main camera.

The bit about "trying to merge the camera into a phone shape" was the clue along the photo of one of the Samsung versions.

So yes the 4.7 " screen on the CM1 another one that, as I already mentioned, most have forgotten or never knew it existed.

 

[grsnovi]

Imagine a camera that had a removeable rear screen that upon removing, exposed a socket that allowed a significantly larger screen to plug in.

I find that in some instances when I'm manually focusing (even with focus highlights) that I'd be happier with a much larger screen.

 

[GodSpeaks]

Being an old school photographer, I very rarely even look at any photos I take on my camera's LCD. 99.99999% of the time, the LCD is OFF.

 

[FrancoD]

Imagine a camera that had a removeable rear screen that upon removing, exposed a socket that allowed a significantly larger screen to plug in.

I find that in some instances when I'm manually focusing (even with focus highlights) that I'd be happier with a much larger screen.

There are already many screens that can be plugged into some cameras













but I don't see how it wold be practical to have an optional lager screen that would fit directly onto a camera back .(the screen back could have indentations corresponding to the buttons and grip on the right side of the camera but I would think the existing solutions re already OK for those that do want the larger screen ( and possibly want a particular type and size...)

 

[GeoffRG]

The screen size on a camera is dictated by the space available, physical buttons are essential if one is to operate them without looking at them, touch screens don’t provide tactile feedback.



Using the viewfinder and holding the camera appropriately makes it much more stable than holding it at a distance reducing the risk of camera shake. It also increases the ability of image stabilisation to hold the image steady by reducing user induced vibrations.

Cameras are fitted with a screen that is of an appropriate size given the constraints applied and the need for the camera to be sufficiently robust. A larger screen would necessitate a larger body or fewer controls but, more importantly would be vulnerable to inadvertent selections and mechanical damage.

 

[A74Me]

Imagine a camera that had a removeable rear screen that upon removing, exposed a socket that allowed a significantly larger screen to plug in.

I find that in some instances when I'm manually focusing (even with focus highlights) that I'd be happier with a much larger screen.

There are already many screens that can be plugged into some cameras





but I don't see how it wold be practical to have an optional lager screen that would fit directly onto a camera back .(the screen back could have indentations corresponding to the buttons and grip on the right side of the camera but I would think the existing solutions re already OK for those that do want the larger screen ( and possibly want a particular type and size...)

i have a shoot on tomorrow and take a 7 inch monitor that clamps to my tripod. great for client image preview as well as they are extremely bright even in direct sun light.

 

[John Gellings]

Nope, not at all... I use my viewfinder.

 

[tbcass]

I use the EVF most of the time which gives a much larger view than even the rear screen of a smartphone.

 

[Wingsfan]

Now that EVFs have improved so significantly, I actually commented about how the EVF on my old G5 looks like a cartoon compared to the more modern evfs on all of my other gear, and I tend to use the EVF more than the rear screen for composition at this point.

But giving the physical limitation of a camera body, I would rather have a 3-inch display that's reasonably good quality that I can use as a quick reference point, then have a much more massive body to accommodate a phone size screen, I would be willing to accept a smaller rear screen if in certain styles of camera, the body could be made smaller.

But as my eyesight is not as good as it was in years past, often times I will review a picture through the EVF if I'm outside in bright light.

 

[Mika Y.]

Just my 5 cents, but I think I'm in the pretty significant majority with the way I use my DSLR and mirrorless cameras. Unless the camera is on tripod or I must raise it beyond the level of my eyes, I use almost always either OVF or EVF rather than the LCD display, so its size doesn't matter for taking the shots. It's more stable and glare from bright sunlight or other very bright light sources matters less.

Edit: seems that I accidentally replied to wrong comment while I meant to reply to OP, sorry about that

 

[KENTGA]

No, not at all since I could actually see them about 20 +years ago when I got the Canon 40D or so. The older bodies were hard to see in bright light.

Kent

 

[Hayden N]

There's really no reason for them not to be OLED with small bezels just like any modern smartphone considering their price.

Yeah my Z6 screen is 3.2 inches, if the unnecessarily large bezels were removed you could easily get another inch more diagonally viewing area without even touching the screen housing.

 

[Bob A L]

No, it's way bigger than I need, but I keep it turned in toward the body or turned off or taped up anyway.

 

[RubenJ]

I don't even find the 2" screen of my 1Ds ii to be too small. A few more pixels would help judging the focus though. Why care about a screen when one could have a huge viewfinder?

 

[Bob A L]

I use only the viewfinder - how do you propose to use the rear screen in bright sunlight and with quickly moving subjects?