What in the hell is a C*non?

On Aug 29, 2006, at 6:09 AM, Douglas Newman wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> This is something that really annoys me about my C*non
> so I am wondering if it is different on Pentax's
> D-SLRs (specifically the K100D, but they're probably
> all the same in this respect).
>
> Like most modern cameras, the 20D goes to "sleep"
> after a few seconds.
>
> On a N*kon D-SLR you can press ANY button and the
> camera will wake up. The C*non needs yout half-press
> the shutter to wake it up.
>
> This drives me nuts - I still can't get used to it
> after a year.
>
> For example, let's say I just took some outdoor photos
> at ISO 100. Now I walk indoors. I want to take a photo
> at ISO 800 and switch from Daylight to Tungsten white
> balance.
>
> On the C*non, I have to half-press the shutter, thus
> activating the AF and metering, THEN change ISO and
> WB, and of course take the photo after that.
>
> On the N*kons, you could just wake up the camera by
> pressing the "ISO" or "WB" button, not having to
> pointlessly activate the metering and AF when I'm not
> ready to take the shot anyway.
>
> On a Pentax, can I wake up the camera from its slumber
> by e.g. pressing the "Fn" button, or does it require
> the half-press of the shutter like the C*non?
>
> Oddly, I never see this mentioned in reviews. I never
> even noticed it about the C*non until after I bought
> it - it didn't come up when I played around with it in
> the shop.
>
> It won't influence my purchase decision (I've already
> decided to buy), but it would be awfully nice if in
> this respect the Pentax is more like a N*kon than a
> C*non.
>
> New Doug
>
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