DocAndersen
I’ve spent a lot of column space towards cameras over the past few days. The initial discussion was the cellular camera vs. a stand-alone camera. The reality of camera’s had changed racially over the past few years. I remember the first few smartphones that had cameras. I have owned a couple DSLR’s over the last ten years. Starting with the Canon Rebel, moving to the Canon 7d and finally and more recently having a Canon 5DS. The Canon DSLR is my workhorse, need a perfect picture camera. The issue I have is that the images from that camera are larger than many places allow for sharing.
Drones and ROV’s also have cameras, and the capabilities in those “vehicles” have continued to improve. The intent, or goal in the remotely operated vehicle market is to send the robot into an area that is harder for a human to get into. The reality of an ROV that operates underwater is that it can show the humans what is on the bottom of a lake, or all the way to the bottom of the Ocean. A Drone, flying, can operate well above the tree level making it possible for a human to see what is below. Robotic systems can also be sent into hazardous areas to reduce the impact of the hazard on humans.
The question that comes to mind this being my third column on cameras is what do you need in a camera. The reasons I am asking that question has to do with the comments I’ve collected on my blog around cameras. People have all sorts of ideas, and all of them are interesting. There are those who are steadfast in the use of a stand-alone camera and those who are steadfast in the use of cell or smartphone cameras. Neither is wrong, although please make you sure back up your pictures from either source! The question is interesting. For me it comes down to this question that you can answer or respond to in the questions.
Do you shoot pictures as art or pictures to chronicle an event?
