view mode. Although today live view has limitations (unintelligibility in bright sunlight, image lag with moving subjects, rapid battery drain, etc.), its perfection, plus an electronic shutter, would make the bulky and expensive precision mechanisms and optics of a focal-plane shutter, instant return mirror and pentaprism unnecessary and allow the camera to be a completely electronic device. (This has already occurred with snapshot cameras – the vast majority of point-and-shoot digital cameras lack an optical viewfinder.) In other words, the Micro Four-Thirds format Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G1 (Japan, 2008) mirror-less non-SLR, interchangeable lens digital camera with high resolution electronic live view viewfinder and LCD might be the first of a new breed of camera with the potential to end the history of the single-lens reflex camera.Peter K. Burian, "Future Tech: Shutterbug Contributors Get Out Their Crystal Ball: The End of D-SLRs?" pp. 48, 50. Shutterbug, Volume 38 Number 2 Issue 459; December 2008. John Owens, "Less is More: The revolutionary little camera that takes the SLR out of DSLR," pp. 13–14. Popular Photography, Volume 72 Number 11; November 2008. Philip Ryan, "Test: Feat in Inches: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G1: The incredible shrinking camera," pp. 90, 92, 94, 96. Popular Photography, Volume 73 Number 1; January 2009. 2008 Nikon D90 (Japan): first digital SLR with high definition video recording capability. Had 12.3 MP APS-sized CMOS sensor with secondary 1280×720 pixel (720p), 24 frames per second HD video capture with monaural sound for five minutes in September.Joe Farace, "Nikon's D90: The Legendary N90 Returns in Digital Form" pp. 120–122, 124, 158, 160. Shutterbug, Volume 38 Number 4 Issue 461; February 2009. Philip Ryan, "Test: Nikon D90: Movie Channel: This DSLR shoots HD video," pp. 72, 74, 76–77. Popular Photography, Volume 72 Number 11; November 2008. Two months later, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (Japan) 21.1MP full-frame CMOS D-SLR came out with 1920×1080 pixel (1080p), 30 frame/s HD video with monaural sound (stereo with external microphone) for twelve minutes."Canon Camera Museum: Camera Hall: Digital SLR: EOS 5D Mark II". Retrieved 23 February 2009George Schaub, "Canon's EOS 5D Mark II: HD Videos And 21MP 'Full Frame' Stills," pp. 122–127. Shutterbug, Volume 38 Number 6 Issue 463; April 2009. The D90 and 5D II are otherwise straightforward 2008 D-SLRs. Point-and-shoot digital cameras have had video recording (usually standard definition, but HD recently) for a few years and it is expected that HD video recording will soon