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is a proximity sensor not PRO enough? Anonymous
i have a D60 that has a proximity sensor near the viewfinder that automatically shuts off the LCD screen so you don't have that bright light right under your eye

i think it's a pretty useful feature to have and always thought it was just standard on any camera.

the other day, i got the chance to use a D300 and fuck it was annoying because it didn't have one! it was pretty shocking because i think the D300 is newer than the D60 and obviously better

i can understand the need for on camera buttons for functions rather than menu driven functions because "pros" don't need to fuck around in a menu. but this doesn't seem like a thing that would get in a pro's way, it's just a nice thing to have

yeah, i know pros would use the other LCD screen and the viewfinder for the info but come on, it's the digital age, i don't want to look at the small dot matrix style status LCD when i can look at a nice big bright high resolution LCD that displays ALL my info for me.

i was forced to turn the LCD off (it still comes back onn after you take a picture for you to review) but it just felt awkward to bring it back up to change settings.

i'm just wondering why this little feature hasn't been adopted like sensor cleaning, live view, auto ISO, hell even full auto mode on the high end cameras. just my rant
>> MAIN SCREEN TURN ON !! Anonymous
On a camera like D300, the main LCD is intended to be used only for some specific and infrequent adjustments. All the basic settings are there in the viewfinder and on the top monochrome LCD.
>> Anonymous
The large LCD devours battery life. The little one you hate so much takes very little power. Sometimes I even turn off the LCD completely because the review image can get annoying, ann/or I want more battery life.

I can understand why sensor cleaning is used, live preview is more of a gimmick to me, and auto ISO is a horrid thing to subject your shots to. Full auto is a different thing entirely because it's been on pretty much every camera ever made since it was reasonable to do so.
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
>>263655
Don't disregard Auto ISO, its great for sports when you want to keep shutter speeds above a minimum and still stop the lens down slightly. (or keep it pinned wide open all the time)
Also you need to trust the metering on the camera, otherwise its pointless.
>> Anonymous
>>263658
I guess auto ISO could be a good thing in a situation where you have a high ISO already, and want it to stop down when possible. I would never use it in a situation where it would be raising the ISO unless I could set a predefined maximum.

I trust the metering on my camera so far as I trust any reflective metering, which isn't much.
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
>>263662
You can set a ceiling on the D200 and D300, not sure about the other camera bodies. I use auto-ISO, ALL the time for baseball shots. Motocross I stopped using it because I couldn't figure out what it was doing when I started using the flash (Later I realized it disregards auto-ISO when firing the flash, and meters normally)

But ya, The metering is never perfect, however It rarely gets confused by more than 1 stop, so if you shoot RAW its not a big deal to fix in post.
>> Anonymous
>>263643
Ken Rockwell agreees
>> Anonymous
whew, i posted this before i left work and thought people would call me out for being a troll

i think most people would run out of memory cards before the battery ever runs out, a single battery for me is good for weeks on end.

specially with the higher end bodies with insanely large batteries, i don't think it's an issue anymore

i'm not saying WHAT WILL THE WORLD DO WITHOUT A PROXIMITY SENSOR, more like it would be pretty useful to have on higher end models too and not just the low end
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>263643
You know, I have to second this. I started out on an XTi (with only the one LCD and the eye-shut-off sensor) and I honestly like the big, beautiful display of my settings on the back more than the little LCD on top of the 40D I use now. Even with the stats display and review on on my XTi all the time, it always had plenty of battery life.
>> Anonymous
>>263745

yep, exactly my position. i was surprised to find the D300 didn't have the same feature found on the D60

it's not a deal breaker but it's weird to move on up and not have it
>> Anonymous
>yeah, i know pros would use the other LCD screen and the viewfinder for the info

you just answered your own question.

Its also easier on the battery. When you shoot thousands of pics a week battery life is somewhat important.
>> Anonymous
>>263643
i miss my sony a100's proximity senso..... NO WAIT I DONT.

my d3 has 2 distinct modes, shoot, and review. half press the shutter button and its ready to shoot, it has enough other screens to keep the lcd off.