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Subject: [OM] Re: E-330
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:47:50 -0500
Not sure why but, according to commentary on dpreview, viewing a live 
image with the mirror locked up can only be done for short periods.

Chuck Norcutt

Johnny Johnson wrote:
> At 07:21 PM 1/12/2006, Bill Pearce wrote:
> 
> 
>>Several problems. First, locking the mirror up will probably shorten battery
>>life to unacceptable levels. Second, this will most likely require some sort
>>of electro-mechanical system, which would increase manufacturing costs
>>beyond acceptable, as profits on digital cameras are razor thin now.
> 
> 
> I've been asleep on this thread up until now but - the Canon 20Da 
> allows the user to lock up the mirror, open the shutter and view a 
> live image on the LCD monitor and/or a TV monitor connected to the 
> camera's video out terminal.  Canon does charge a bit more for this 
> body though compared to the normal 20D.
> 
> <http://consumer.usa.canon.com/app/html/d_eos/EOS_20Da_061705.htm>
> 
> Later,
> Johnny
> 
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