Talk:Compact camera
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Sorry, but I still don't get it
Is "compact" (a) a matter of absolute size (when the lens is retracted), or is it instead (b) a measure of the ratio of the volume of the camera (again when the lens is retracted) to (i) the frame size or to (ii) the picture quality?
If the answer is (a), every subminiature (16mm, etc.) and almost every half-frame camera is more or less automatically "compact". If it's instead (b i), then for example my Inos II is "compact".
Also, do we make allowances for age here? I mean, what was considered compact in 1960 (let alone 1920) is very different from what's considered compact now.
What kind of pocket in what kind of jacket? -- Hoary 19:32, 18 July 2006 (EDT)
