Dedicated camera button?
God, man, are you insane?
Studies have shown that most people flinch when taking a picture, causing blur, and along with that flinch, their eyelids flutter - it's physiologically inescapable.
Also, its a well-known fact that every digital camera user has a moment of increased heartrate and an a momentary inrush into their circulatory system of unbalanced hormornes that are toxic to the cardiovascular system a result of the cognitive dissonance created by not knowing if you captured the precious moment or if you were yet again the victim of digital shutter delay.
And you want a physical button just always hanging out there, fully dedicated to the camera, to constantly stir up that angst???
Now, the solution - to flinching, to not even wanting to see if you've missed the moment - is at hand. It begins with this exciting new software as a core:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/110896-air-gestures-eyesight-coming.html
On top of that, you'll use my new app:
Blink to Click for the BEVO Z5G (free in the Market).
That's right. Not only will my camera app provide you with full codec control, your digital photography steps up its game - you look at the big screen to frame your composition of what the rear facing camera is seeing, then look exactly at the spot in the frame that you want to capture - this is where the first front facing camera comes in - my software triangulates those coordinates and instantly spot-meters at that point and focuses to that point.
Now, a simple closing of both eyes is then sensed as your shutter release.
People get very steady in that instant their eyes close - inescapable physiology again - and plus that, you won't see that instant yourself, so you'll never worry again that the digital delay robbed you of anything.
And soccer moms everywhere are going to the configurable options for facial recognition of the expressions for
Hurry up - that way! or even
You can do THIS TIME, honey, I know you can! or even that quiet, judgmental
Is that the best you can do? to trigger videocamera options as well as recording.
And you want to inflict a physical button on people???
Say - are you some kind of spy for Motorola or what?