New and improved cameras are coming to the market at a great rate – clever people the Japanese (almost all cameras are Japanese).
The functionality is fantastic and getting more so. Just mention some: adaptable electronic focusing, artfilters like peephole and cross-processing, multiexposure via the LCD screen, in-camera control of background and exposure, HD-movies with depth of view control, built in projector, WIFI connection to internet, lots of special add-ons, new and improved lenses.
Storage cards are also moving. The new SDXC cards have a capacity of up to 2TB and increased file transfer speed of up to 300MB/sec. 64GB card are already out.
We are getting there: everybody is a communicator, publish and share via your camera, be an artist, do twitter and facebook directly from your camera.
Progress report: intelligent auto mode assist functions video/photo, prevent blurring from handshake, ISO control, intelligent exposure controlling that reproduction is good, scene selector automatics extended versions, 3/4 cameras with interchangeable optics (interchangeable between producers as well) and no mirror box and lighter viewfinder unit, presets for peripheral defocus mode, touch screens for operation, communications expansion: talk to your camera lately? Exciting times!