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Is there anything missing on the cameras made today that you would like to have on your camera? How about any special feature that you had on a previously owned camera that seems to be missing on current selections? 

I wonder if you could do without something that you never seem to use and whether your camera might be a bit more useful to you because that thing is no longer in your way.

If you could have a simplified, custom, digital camera that could do the things that you want it to do, what features would be most important and/or what would you prefer not to include? Are there things that are not available yet or that haven't been invented that you would like to see on a digital camera. How about looking into the future and thinking of a crazy idea that could become a reality if enough people liked it. You never know what the future will bring. My bet is that anything could happen.

For instance:

What if a camera could learn what you like and find images for you?

What if your camera could actually capture more than you intended so that you could add information back if you later decide that it would have been better to include more of the scene.

How abut a camera that "tells" you where the image was taken by voice?

How about a camera that could produce a mood based on the subject or the lighting or the contrast?

How would your specialized / customized camera behave?

What do you think would be cool to add to a new camera that you might design?

For instance, I like shooting street photography, which is a style that I have used for many years. In street photography, the camera has to be inconspicuous, quiet, and fast. I would say that flash is of no use to me in this situation. Having a large camera brings too much attention to my presence. A large camera is more intimidating to human subjects. Therefore, I would like a camera that has been created for my kind of imaging. For this purpose, I would sacrifice a flash as well as the SLR capability for a small full frame rangefinder camera. The Leica M camera would be infinitely more suitable for me when I go out to shoot in a street photography style than any DSLR.

In another situation, I might opt for a different camera with different capabilities all together. macro photography has its particular requirements as does studio photography, wedding photography, and others. 

So my questions come down to wondering in what ways cameras could be improved for individual needs, and asking about what types of features or other things engineers might design for our cameras that have not been thought of or implemented as of yet? 

Think into the future and see what you would like for your own needs.