What's the most useless feature on your camera(s)??

[Phazan]

On my Canon S3 IS....digital zoom!! I don't get why someone would use digital zoom...you could have better results cropping the picture later!

 

[Ab$olut]

Digital zoom

And any of the modes accept M AV and TV

 

[EBphotography]

One of my all-time photography pet-peeves. Favorites.

Why do I want to organize pictures on my camera into ALBUMS and have them stored away neatly ON MY CAMERA? I never have pictures on my camera for a long period of time, much less time to organize them. That and digital zoom as well.

 

[Jeremy Z]

Yes, digital zoom is #1, and the scene modes are #2. I can see how the scene modes would be useful to some. More like a feature my wife would use when she's borrowing my camera.

 

[mysteryscribe]

self timer

 

[craig]

That damned film plane indicator! I can not believe my D200 has it. Matter of fact all my Nikons have it except for the Coolpix 5200. Guess it would come in handy if I was pulling focus with a tape measure.

Have to say that I constantly use the DOF preview button and the self timer. Only shoot in aperture priority or manual, so that leaves out a lot of major functions. Never use sRGB or go below JPEG fine on this end so there is that.

 

[mysteryscribe]

I forgot to mention my camera doesnt have any of that other useless crap...

 

[Alex_B]

DOF preview is useful ... direct print however is the most useless and ridiculous button on any canon pro or semipro camera

 

[GoM]

On mine specifically, manual focus. It's operated awkwardly and slowly by holding down the button used to adjust exposure compensation, while pressing the W/T buttons for zoom. It works quickly for zoom, as you don't need to hold that extra button and the speed's fine, but manual focus is basically useless with the setup I have.

 

[JonnyVPA]

Well, im not gonna write up an essay but..... I shoot a Nikon N90s and I've NEVER used the Program Settings (macro, Landscape, etc...), Never used the Data cable (i dont knwo what its for, its a film camera!!! you should have NO reason to hook it up to a computer), OH and the Red Eye function for the Flash... I'm always bouncing it anyways.

Now I DO use the self timer because i have no Cable Release hookup so for Long exposures i like to set the Self timer for 3 seconds and let it do the work itself.

ohter than that i like just about everything else.

 

[Patrice]

I also nominate the 'scenes' options: D70 and D80 both have it, D200 not, also the editing functions in the D80 are wasted on me.

 

[Finsen]

To me, the most useless feature is the freaking annoying beeping sound of the buttons.

 

[hazzayoungn]

almost all scene modes on point and shoots. especially color accent, swap, underwater and fireworks.

however, i do have to admit they can be amusing during long reports at the library

such as this one...

 

[Mike_E]

When the camera is in the bag, the shutter button.

mike

 

[Torus34]

On my film cameras, any built-in light meter. I use a hand-held meter exclusively.

On my digital, autofocus.