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Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> writes:

>
> I got my first digital camera circa 2001.  It suffered from pretty poor
> battery life and the affordable memory cards available back then were
> limited in size.  What I found was that the ever present doubt as to how
> long batteries and memory cards would last on an outing greatly
> diminished my enjoyment of that camera.  When I realised I was leaving
> it at home rather than face the hassle I bought a compact point and
> shoot which I could slip in my jeans pocket.
>
> Though the lens wasn't as good as the previous camera I quickly
> discovered that the faster startup time combined with having a camera on
> me most of the time meant I got some prized shots I would have
> definitely missed with the old one.

My second digital camera was a "Millenium Edition" Kodak. The prior
one, also a Kodak, was designed to be held more like a pair of
binoculars than like a rangefinder or SLR 35mm camera. 

The second one was far easier to use and had picture quality that was
actually usable rather than being more or less a toy or curiosity. It
still wasn't a replacement for my film cameras, but it was more portable
and much less expensive to operate.

>
> That functionality (usually with me, minimum startup time) has now been
> replaced by a smartphone.   It sort of happened, rather than being a
> conscious decision, but I have found the experience sadly lacking for
> serious shots and have now gone to a digital camera with exchangeable
> lenses.  I'll still have my phone handy for those spontaneous shots of
> course.
>

I have the same problem with smartphones as cameras as I do with most
digital cameras now. I want to have an optical viewfinder. I take
pictures outdoors, and an LCD display washes out when in direct
sunlight.

I suppose an electronic viewfinder would be superior to an optical one
in that it would allow you to review the pictures you have taken when
using the camera in bright sun, but I like optical viewfinders.

I have an older Canon point and shoot with an optical viewfinder (the
A1000IS), but when it stops working I don't think I'll be able to
replace it. Actual SLRs, with mirror and optical finder, are more
expensive and much less portable than my point and shoot.

It seems to me that most people who take digital pictures these days
take "selfies" and blurry pictures of half-eaten plates of food at
restaurants. I suppose that you don't need much of a viewfinder for
either.

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