AG Schnozz wrote:
> When you open the door, the camera lights up like a casino with
> warning messages and stuff.
>
Excellent!
> ...............
>
> As to the sleep mode, I have my cameras usually set to a pretty
> short sleep duration (1-2 minutes) and am constantly "priming"
> the shutter-release when I think I might need to take a picture.
>
I used to do that with the 300D, training myself to poke the release in
anticipation of possible shots. Completely unnecessary with the 5D.
> The E-1 does fully shut itself off after a while which requires
> a toggling of the On/Off switch. The A1 does the same.
>
Funny how there are these tiny differences one never is aware of from
tests that can make a big difference. I can see the engineers deciding
to do that to save battery life, but without thinking how it impacts the
user, who can't know without looking whether the camera will start up
without using the on-off switch after a period of being idle. I prefer
the Canyon approach, the camera is either on or off, depending on where
I put a switch, so in an indeterminate state depending on some internal
whim.
Moose
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