Why do inexpensive cameras NOT have manual controls?

9 years 2 weeks ago - 9 years 2 weeks ago #433079 by Alfred007
As I'm shopping around for a camera to take with me during traveling in the middle east, I keep noticing that most of the lesser priced compact cameras don't have any manual controls.  Why is that?  These controls are digital accessible from the electronic menu.  So there shouldn't be much additional cost?  


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9 years 2 weeks ago #433162 by Karen Comella
Most likely because of the cost


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9 years 2 weeks ago #433166 by effron
It wouldn't appeal to those wishing to point and shoot, the majority of those that "take pictures"....:unsure:

Why so serious?
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9 years 2 weeks ago #433200 by Tristan R
Perhaps the intended audience for those cameas is just those that want quick snapshots in auto mode?  


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9 years 2 weeks ago #433236 by Joves
There is a reason the are inexpensive. Buying a camera anymore is like buying a car. You can buy a Plain Jane car for really inexpensively, but when you start adding in options the prices goes up. Your inexpensive cameras are the Plain Jane models, so all they have is the basic scene modes, and if I remember correctly now, many do not even have RAW format either, just your standard Jpeg. The reason being is that who they are market to do not want RAW, and do not even process an image. Also while you do think that it is a matter of just adding it into the menu that is not really the case, each model to some extent has its own operating system, so they would have to program for that model.  Which means paying programmers to do it.


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9 years 2 weeks ago #433267 by Stanly
Joves nailed this one.  You get what you pay for,options cost $$

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9 years 2 weeks ago #433392 by Roy Wilson

Joves wrote: There is a reason the are inexpensive. Buying a camera anymore is like buying a car. You can buy a Plain Jane car for really inexpensively, but when you start adding in options the prices goes up. Your inexpensive cameras are the Plain Jane models, so all they have is the basic scene modes, and if I remember correctly now, many do not even have RAW format either, just your standard Jpeg. The reason being is that who they are market to do not want RAW, and do not even process an image. Also while you do think that it is a matter of just adding it into the menu that is not really the case, each model to some extent has its own operating system, so they would have to program for that model.  Which means paying programmers to do it.



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