The Camera in Your Hand

I read recently of a tech enthusiast who eagerly awaited the Tenth Anniversary iPhone from Apple. A busy professional, he used most of its features right away and was immediately and sorely disappointed. He tried hard to like his phone, given the hype around it, used it for several weeks and finally returned it to the Apple store. His problem: the phone was too large to wield in one hand. He couldn’t live his life and use his phone without putting down what was already in his other hand.

Students ask me all the time: what kind of camera should I buy? I usually answer that I have no idea, but I can offer them the technical specs of many current cameras. There are many camera types on the market for different purposes, ...

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