The future form factor of camera?

Conran camera brings back the retro spirit to the digital camera

Yes, it's a digital camera, with a very ground-breaking outlook. If you owned a film camera, you will definitely know that film camera can let you to control all the settings, you can easily navigate the shutter speed, aperture, focus and more.

Nowadays, the digital camera has become a point and shoot device. Lack of the control makes a lot of difficulty for a professional photography when making images. So, Conran found this problem and he is building this device with the essence and functionality of a camera should have.

Do you ever keep taking and viewing the photos on your camera and then missed all the beautiful scene of you trip?

This is why Conran didn't include a screen on this product, because most of us has smartphone and PC that built with high resolution which can be used to view your photos afterward.

This also brings back the element of surprise on the digital camera. Lack of screen on this device not only makes it more portable and lightweight, we will also never know what you had been captured. Surprise can be found when you check on the images, that makes the images more memorable.

I will definitely buy this product if it's available, because it makes you appreciate the scene that you're having at that moment. Look and observe the world with your eyes, instead of keep checking the tiny lithe screen of your camera and forget to enjoy your trip.

Reference:
"Radical Conran camera brings back element of surprise" Accessed on August 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130318-radical-camera-goes-back-in-time
"Conran imagines a digital camera with a retro spirit" Accessed on August 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130318-a-digital-camera-with-retro-looks