Originally posted by ThorSanchez What's the expected lifespan of the flash memory they are using, and how does that compare to the failure rates of the other components? I've never had a memory card die, but I've had other failures like the aperture block.
I'd be more concerned about wearing out the USB connector that you have to plug in every time you download pictures. Unless you're doing that with wireless, which is typically much slower.
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I don't understand how editing 37 MP files on a 4" touchscreen makes much sense for anything but minor edits. A 37 MP image is something like 7500x5000 pixels, and the screen is 1280x720. Won't most people either use out of camera JPGs or edit on a much larger screen most of the time? What you see on the camera is like Facebooking the image, and all the connectivity is to push to the web. You have to tools to theoretically make great work of a big, rich file, but then nobody will ever look at it on a screen bigger than a deck of cards.
Two things.
First, this offers an engine to produce much better OOC images than standard jpegs from the camera-maker, perhaps with auto perspective correx and keywording. The standard jpeg stuff in most cameras I've seen has been a letdown for a long time, imho. I can't speak for video as I don't use it but perhaps a similar situation applies there.
Second, it points the way to using the camera's computing power on a two-way system. Editing control on a larger screen, say a tablet, and the gruntwork computation being sent back to be done on the camera. Bear in mind that swathes of the world have bypassed conventional PCs with big screens and gone straight to mobile devices. What mobile has lacked so far are really thorough, well-made applications from the camera companies. If the industry wants to save itself, these will have to arrive some time. Lightroom mobile working across devices one of which is the camera itself is one way to address this, for example.
No doubt the Zeiss is intended for a few very rich people. But as a trial balloon the ideas in it have a much wider currency, I think, if seen for their potential.