| > Why can't download the photos directly to a phone? I have Canon and Leica cameras, mid and high end, that do this. > Why can't I charge from a micro-USB/USB-C cable? There are cameras that will. > how much more could adding a touch screen Notably Sony stands alone in being the only major manufacturer _without_ touch. > a simple auto-mode (which disables most buttons and hides advanced menus) Not sure about other manufacturers, but this would be Canon's "creative" mode, available on (at least) entry levels) to the $3,000 body only 5D IV. > and upload to instagram feature > It's ridiculous that the most expensive cameras in the world can't connect to the number one place in the world where pictures are posted. Agreed. And it's Instagram's fault. You can't upload to IG from your computer (without your browser pretending to be mobile). APIs for third party app-based uploads are near non-existent, and the people who _do_ try to maintain plugins to export to IG from Lightroom, etc., are constantly playing cat and mouse. Not sure how this correlates to a "lack of vision from DSLR companies" - IG is actively hostile to uploading to IG from anywhere but its own apps. |
Where there is a will, there is a way. Just turn the camera into an android phone.
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