Times are changing and with part of that comes the convergence of still photography and videography. Video in DSLR style cameras has been predicted by various pros and pundits for the past couple of years. There is a certain demand for it in both the amateur and professional areas. With the introduction of Live View to DSLRs in the past year or two, it was only a matter of time before we started seeing this progression.
How do I feel about it? I welcome it to a degree as I find it an inevitable progression in digital imagery. Will I use it? That is really hard for me to say as I didn't use it very much on my point and shoot camera. However, my son has that camera now and he uses the video function as much as he does the still photo function. It is really his generation (he's 8 years old now) and those in middle-high school age that will grow to embrace and make use of this convergence the most. For us older whipper-snappers that remember Kodak 110 point and shoot film cameras, it may not get as much use from us as we have that still vs. video division ingrained in our brains. The younger generations will not see them as that different at all though, and the fact is that the technologies are not that drastically far about these days.
It is exciting times to live in these days with the explosive advancements in consumer technology available.
|