http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/
Consumers generally don't care about memory filling up nowadays, the average point and shoot user will have a 4-8GB card (current sweet spot?) which is just not going to be filled up - even with 12MP a shot. It also means you've got to think relatively about what the dial means - compared to a number where you can see "ah yeah, i've got 20 shots left, i can either delete some or find a PC". If you have a 8GB SDHC card and it's bordering on "empty" well, that could still be 200 shots left. On a 1GB card, it could be 30-50. What i'm trying to get at is that it's no use giving an arbitrary, linear scale. They would be better off having a log scale with say >1000, 100, 10, 0 (this wouldn't stop it from being analogue) marked on it so you can actually judge the amount of shots you can take.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great idea and the battery meter is really nifty - much better than those vague "3 bar" controls - but the card space indicator has been poorly implemented.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/The analog gauges are a great feature for people unfamiliar with modern technology (read: the elderly). A linear analog gauge is something my mom instantly understands "oh, just like the fuel gauge in my car".]]>Feb 23rd 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/
I would guess the analogue gauges are more aimed at geeky hipster types than your (or anyones) mom.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/
+1 for analog gauges though. I love retro. Even useless retro like this.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/]]>Feb 23rd 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/one can only hope for a higher range / large sensor model to compete with the ricoh gx200 or sigma dp2.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/samsung-intros-12-megapixel-pair-tl320-and-hz15w/Feb 23rd 2009 10:11PM