Sort of cheesy, but here's a wallpaper I took from one of the pdf files at Canon Japan. We are going back to Alaska in Aug., and so we have a bunch of Alaska wallpaper photos, and the image on the LCD caught my attention.
Q: Why do they continue to use that old 1980's-style digital readout in the viewfinder and the top LCD panel? I'm not complaining for the sake of complaining, but is there actually a reason for it? Why can't they make nice, smooth edge "Arial" type text in the viewfinder and top LCD? Is there a production reason that I am not aware of?
sskoutas wrote:
Q: Why do they continue to use that old 1980's-style digital readout in the viewfinder and the top LCD panel? I'm not complaining for the sake of complaining, but is there actually a reason for it?
Yes... because the 1980's style LCDs are cheap and reliable. High-res displays such as the one used to view pictures/histograms on the back are comparatively expensive and less reliable.
Daniel Bates wrote:
as far as I know, it's easier to build a low resolution "digital" display than a pixel-by-pixel LCD.
That would make sense, I guess. I'm only thinking of it from a marketing perspective, and I would think that the polished look of smoother text would add to the overall feeling of quality in the end product. That, plus they should be able to fit more information in the viewfinder, and still have it be more easily readable. Like I said, nothing to complain about - just an observation.
