Yes, except that I believe that "simpler" was really very simple. I
think for any camera that has live view it's only a matter of firmware
control and not a redesign of the mechanical bits of the camera.
Chuck Norcutt
Ian Nichols wrote:
> On 2 July 2010 11:50, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> But the ability to turn live view on (mirror up) and
>> off (mirror down) in the Olys would imply that firmware control of those
>> functions is possible even if not implemented.
>
> Possibly... probably even, but in order for live view to work, the
> shutter must also open, then close again before the actual exposure
> unless there's some sort of electronic shuttering such as in a compact
> camera, which is presumably what micro 3/4 cameras do. It probably
> seemed simpler to keep mirror & shutter interlocked than to separate
> them completely and keep the mirror up permanently whilst live view is
> active.
>
> Reading your post through again, Chuck, I think that's just rephrasing
> what you were getting at, no?
>
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