That’s what the guys at Canon are predicting. In the 2010 World Expo held in Shanghai this week, Canon introduced a concept device called the Wonder Camera, an instrument that pretty much puts all types of cameras ever made to shame.
The Canon Wonder Camera, still in its vision phase, would supposedly have a focal length from macro to 500 mm with just one lens. It’ll also have a colossal amount of storage space, advanced facial-recognition capabilities, and an all-touch interface. (None of which have specifications yet.) But those things we mentioned are just the sprinkles on top of this piece of technology. Because the Canon Wonder Camera is actually a video camera designed to shoot footage of extremely high resolution so that users can view it at a later time, and pick the shots that they want without comprising the quality of the stills.
This Wonder Camera will apparently enable users to zoom and crop all they want while still keeping all the hi-res goodness of their shots. As Engadget puts it, “No more standing around waiting for that perfect moment — just shoot freely and figure it out later.” Yep, photojournalists and sports photographers will clamor for this and rejoice.
Nevertheless, while we at Clement & Co. cannot deny how amazing this thing is, we can’t help but feel a little bummed for photography as an art. As arsty-fartsy as it is, the beauty and pride of shooting that perfect moment as it happens makes all the standing and waiting worth it. We can’t help but wonder if gadgets like these contribute to the declining creativity of the country.
So Canon said it’ll take about 20 years before the Wonder Camera makes its debut? Oh please. At the rate that technology is advancing, our little digital cameras are lucky if they live to see the next decade.
[via Engadget]
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