My 2 year old son spends hours emptying his bookshelves, looking at each book's cover for a few seconds before moving on to the next book. Lately he's spending more time looking through his favorite books. Hopefully this is the beginning of a lifelong love of reading.
I can't imagine him flipping through PDF documents looking for his favorite books.
How about filenames other than peculiar serial numbers like dsc-12345.jpg? How about an option to use the timestamp as a filename? How about a datestamp and serial number?
Great idea.
How about a camera that stops shutting off constantly every 30 seconds? Some people take pictures of events that last longer than that, so its just wasting batteries turning on and off over and over. At least put in a menu to shut off the "battery saver" (battery waster, more likely)
Check your manual, this is a setting on the majority of cameras.
What I don't want is cutesy bloatware software for legacy windows boxes... just gimme a SD or CF that plugs into any desktop or wii or laptop anywhere in the world with no weird software install needed.
Plug any memory card into a card reader and use it like a USB thumb drive or an external drive. Works fine in Windows XP or Vista. I don't use Macs or Linux, but I'm sure it would work in those as well. Either way, no extra software required.
Also I don't want an irreplaceable and/or unremovable and/or rechargeable battery. I can buy AA batteries anywhere in the world and carry a ridiculous number of spares in my backpack. A rechargeable bettery thats usually discharged or runs out at a bad time or can never be replaced or can't be charged in less than 15 minutes is useless for me. And that applies 10x for mp3 players too. Its not like the "expense" of batteries will bankrupt me compared to the staggering expense of good equipment. And make the camera compatible with 1.2 volt rechargeables not just 1.5 volt alkalines.
Some digital point-and-shoot cameras use AA batts, and a few even use AA batts or proprietary rechargeables. If you have a DSLR, it's probably worth your money to buy a battery grip that takes either AA's or proprietary batteries, and you get the added bonus of an extra shutter and controls.
I also don't want effort put into stupid sounds that make it sound like an old polaroid when you press the button. I want it silent for wedding/baptism photos or photos of pets/animals/hunting. Or at least a mostly inoffensive beep. Or at worst, an easily found speaker I can tape over. Please god no "ringtones" for the camera shutter sound.
Perhaps schools should focus on teaching these students how to read, how to write complete and cohesive sentences in English (including proper spelling!), and basic math. When the students need to use a computer, let them use a classroom / school lab computer or a home computer.
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My 2 year old son spends hours emptying his bookshelves, looking at each book's cover for a few seconds before moving on to the next book. Lately he's spending more time looking through his favorite books. Hopefully this is the beginning of a lifelong love of reading.
I can't imagine him flipping through PDF documents looking for his favorite books.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.
I assume AC meant, "Who cares if the word is "it's" or "its"?" Some people don't care about proper spelling and grammar. Many people do.
When you listed the people who will reply to your comments, you forgot those who agree with you. Like me.
How about filenames other than peculiar serial numbers like dsc-12345.jpg? How about an option to use the timestamp as a filename? How about a datestamp and serial number?
Great idea.
How about a camera that stops shutting off constantly every 30 seconds? Some people take pictures of events that last longer than that, so its just wasting batteries turning on and off over and over. At least put in a menu to shut off the "battery saver" (battery waster, more likely)
Check your manual, this is a setting on the majority of cameras.
What I don't want is cutesy bloatware software for legacy windows boxes... just gimme a SD or CF that plugs into any desktop or wii or laptop anywhere in the world with no weird software install needed.
Plug any memory card into a card reader and use it like a USB thumb drive or an external drive. Works fine in Windows XP or Vista. I don't use Macs or Linux, but I'm sure it would work in those as well. Either way, no extra software required.
Also I don't want an irreplaceable and/or unremovable and/or rechargeable battery. I can buy AA batteries anywhere in the world and carry a ridiculous number of spares in my backpack. A rechargeable bettery thats usually discharged or runs out at a bad time or can never be replaced or can't be charged in less than 15 minutes is useless for me. And that applies 10x for mp3 players too. Its not like the "expense" of batteries will bankrupt me compared to the staggering expense of good equipment. And make the camera compatible with 1.2 volt rechargeables not just 1.5 volt alkalines.
Some digital point-and-shoot cameras use AA batts, and a few even use AA batts or proprietary rechargeables. If you have a DSLR, it's probably worth your money to buy a battery grip that takes either AA's or proprietary batteries, and you get the added bonus of an extra shutter and controls.
I also don't want effort put into stupid sounds that make it sound like an old polaroid when you press the button. I want it silent for wedding/baptism photos or photos of pets/animals/hunting. Or at least a mostly inoffensive beep. Or at worst, an easily found speaker I can tape over. Please god no "ringtones" for the camera shutter sound.
Again, check your manual and turn them off.
That can't be the problem; kids rarely sit still at their desks.
Perhaps schools should focus on teaching these students how to read, how to write complete and cohesive sentences in English (including proper spelling!), and basic math. When the students need to use a computer, let them use a classroom / school lab computer or a home computer.