DPReview: What are the most important things you’d want from Nikon and Canon full frame mirrorless?

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The Nikon full frame mirrorless camera will be officially announced on August 23, 2018 at 12am ET (9pm PT) while the Canon full frame mirrorless camera announcement date is still unknown. But before the official announcement, there is a question here: what do you expect from Nikon and Canon full frame mirrorless camera?

DPReview has released their “Reader poll results”: What are the most important things you’d want from a Canon or Nikon mirrorless camera? See the full results below:

What are the most important things you’d want from a Canon or Nikon mirrorless camera?

  • Full compatibility / full performance with existing lenses – 13.0%
  • High resolution sensor – 11.3%
  • Sports-ready AF system – 10.7%
  • Lifelike viewfinder – 10.2%
  • In-body stabilization – 7.9%
  • Compact size – 6.3%
  • Small, affordable primes – 5.4%
  • Good battery life – 4.5%
  • Lightweight – 4.3%
  • Easy-to-use AF system – 4.0%
  • Good quality video – 3.8%
  • Responsive controls and menus – 3.4%
  • Effective weather sealing – 3.2%
  • Fast primes – 2.5%
  • High speed shooting – 1.9%
  • Substantial grip – 1.6%
  • Pro video features such as waveforms / 10-bit capture – 1.5%
  • 16-bit Raw – 1.4%
  • Configurable controls/interface – 1.4%
  • Dual card slots – 1.0%
  • Tele zooms – 0.5%
  • Top plate settings display – 0.3%

According to the poll results, the No. 1 request across the board was for full compatibility and performance with existing lenses. So that means most reader hope the upcoming Nikon and Canon full frame mirrorless cameras can work with the current native Nikon F/Canon EF lenses with or without an adapter. So first let’s wait till August 23 for the Nikon full frame mirrorless camera announcement.

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