I just bought a Panasonic Lumix G80 [0], my first new camera (other than iPhones) in almost ten years.
The first thing that struck me is how much more "technical" it all is nowadays -- many, many options are available, and it's going to be a learning curve. I accept this because I want some things you can only get with "real" lenses and bigger sensors, but as a software guy it makes me think there's still a lot of room for us to improve the user experience of digital cameras.
Ideally I'd want the various iPhone photo apps (VSCO et al) to live inside my Lumix. As far as I know, nobody is even remotely close to offering that, and I wonder why not.
I think at some point it becomes artistic so there are lots of things to consider when taking a photo.
You can't just let the software do the work because how would you describe what kind of photo you want? Mine is extremely user-friendly though and there is a button that makes it Point and Shoot.
Besides, if you want simplicity, you can just buy a Point&Shoot camera and it will have a nice sensor. Something like Nikon Coolpix.
With a DSLR, you are effectively buying a manual transmission instead of automatic.
The first thing that struck me is how much more "technical" it all is nowadays -- many, many options are available, and it's going to be a learning curve. I accept this because I want some things you can only get with "real" lenses and bigger sensors, but as a software guy it makes me think there's still a lot of room for us to improve the user experience of digital cameras.
Ideally I'd want the various iPhone photo apps (VSCO et al) to live inside my Lumix. As far as I know, nobody is even remotely close to offering that, and I wonder why not.
[0]: http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/cameras-camcorders/lumi...