If Apple decided to make a DSLR

[MagicWok]

Originally Posted by danahn17

On a side note, if Apple were to make an "easy" camera with a viewfinder, it'd be cool for them to use Canon's Eye-Controlled Focusing that was available on some of their film SLRs. Pretty much, the camera senses what you are looking at and focuses automatically! No pushing buttons or dials or what not. And supposedly it worked pretty well. I wonder why Canon doesn't use that tech in their newer cameras... i'd bet they'd sell a lot of cameras from the coolness factor alone.

It's something like this, along with some innovations in lenses that fit into products like the iPhone/iPad - rather than starting a product line that their existing ones are really just starting to exploit.

Making the user experience as simple as possible, and perhaps something with siri that sets it up - all being aimed at the majority of people who take photos (those that own point and shoot, and just leave in Auto for everything and anything).

User: "I want to take a picture of this flower, but I want the background blurred".
Siri: "Okay. Ready when you are"

Or maps knows where you are (say at a gig), it knows it late, and can check online so it knows that there is an act on - so it sets up the camera without you doing anything.

Something like this anyway.... lol. And I'm sure there will be something we don't think of.

[MisterMe]

Originally Posted by DNA930

Apple is all about the integrated package. A hardware camera is nothing without the companion software. What direction is Apple headed with Aperture? Where is Apple going with digital imaging with iOS?

Regardless of what Apple will or won't do, I would think might actually have enough cash to buy Nikon or Canon?

Apple certainly has the cash to buy Nikon. But does Mitsubishi want to sell it? I think not.

[mac26]

Originally Posted by MisterMe

Apple certainly has the cash to buy Nikon. But does Mitsubishi want to sell it? I think not.

Fact of the Day: Nikon is owned by Mitsubishi, interesting fact!

[cr2]

but if MS made the camera then you will have to reboot after every 10 photos and you will get security upgrade every week and while doing the upgrade it will corrupt your stored photos...

If google made the camera it will be free and sponsored by ads and it will be uploaded directly to to picasa site....

If IBM made the camera then ....

[carlgo]

Rethinking my early post...if Apple was forced to make a camera, it would be a chunky little thing, like one of those slick little P&S cameras sold now. Except that it would be able to make a phone call and would have enough of a screen to use for photos, texts, etc.

A thicker body would allow for a better lens than what could be used on a thin iPhone. Still, the Apple philosophy, as described by many of us here, would prevail. It would be exceedingly simple and quite automatically make every photo and video technically good in terms of focus and exposure, along with some sort of anti-shake technology.

[blueroom]

It would be mirror-less either micro 4/3rds (Olympus / Panasonic) or APS-C (Sony NEX) running iOS

[Ruahrc]

Originally Posted by MagicWok

Making the user experience as simple as possible, and perhaps something with siri that sets it up - all being aimed at the majority of people who take photos (those that own point and shoot, and just leave in Auto for everything and anything).

User: "I want to take a picture of this flower, but I want the background blurred".
Siri: "Okay. Ready when you are"

LOL I can see it now.

At your daughter's piano recital... beautiful music playing...
"HEY SIRI, IT'S TOO DARK IN HERE, CAN YOU FIX THAT?"

Or, at someone's wedding. Priest says "you may now kiss the bride"..
"HEY SIRI, ZOOM IN SO I CAN GET THE KISS IN CLOSEUP"

In the forest, about to capture a shot of the long lost ivory-billed woodpecker...
"HEY SIRI, WHY ARE MY SHOTS ALL BLURRY? PLEASE FIX IT"
...bird flies away, and you lose your chance at making history.

Originally Posted by cr2

but if MS made the camera then you will have to reboot after every 10 photos and you will get security upgrade every week and while doing the upgrade it will corrupt your stored photos...

If google made the camera it will be free and sponsored by ads and it will be uploaded directly to to picasa site....

If IBM made the camera then ....

If Apple made the camera, all the pictures you took could only be viewed on an iPhone, iMac, or MacBook. Copying the photos would not be allowed, and storing them on the iCloud would be mandatory, where you would have to pay $5 a month to keep access to the pictures. When the iCamera 2 comes out, you would no longer be able to edit your iCamera 1 pictures.