From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   Jim Jackson, 2025-12-18 21:26:   
      
   > On 2025-12-15, Arno Welzel  wrote:   
   >> Marian, 2025-12-12 18:24:   
   >>   
   >>> Arno Welzel wrote:   
   >>>>> It's shocking to me it's not just on:off for the controls.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Because there are multiple options for it:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> - off   
   >>>> - always on   
   >>>> - automatic if needed   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And sometimes also additional features like filling flash or open or   
   >>>> closing flash. When you are used to "real" cameras, you know, that a   
   >>>> flash is not just a simple "on/off".   
   >>>   
   >>> Oh, I get it. I worked in the Silicon Valley on software that costs   
   >>> millions per seat, so I'm fully aware how software developers think.   
   >>   
   >> That's not "how software developers think". Real cameras work this way.   
   >> Did you ever use a real camera?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Thing is an awefull lot of phone camera users never used a "real" camera   
   > - a point and shoot instamatic or similar. "real" camera users are a   
   > minority. Very often having a simple mode, and an option for expert mode   
   > where lots of "real" things happen is often the best way to go.   
      
   Even a piint and shoot camera has more settings than just "flash on" and   
   "flash off". At least an automatic mode to use flash only if needed is   
   often available.   
      
      
   --   
   Arno Welzel   
   https://arnowelzel.de   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)