There is nothing silly about it. I'm stating a fact and accurate fact. If you do not know, please ask, or look up the manual. Then you would understand what I've said.... Or better get a real camera in your hand, then you'll understand.
I'm not trying to get personal, so let's stop veering towards it.
"The SQ-Ai and GS-1 bodies won't do anything without battery."
THIS is what YOU said that started this exchange. Facts? What facts? Both will allow one to do something without power, this IS a fact.
After that you started coming up from the deep with your final "emergency" And you do know I referred to silliness of your "emergency" bit right? And then I said what "emergency". Not having power with you becomes an emergency? Fine.
However, it is an important piece of information, If camera allows for shutter release in a mechanical way, for example when checking one out before purchase at a garage sale or wherever. Knowing this, then finding one of these on a whim somewhere, unexpectedly ... one can try a few tricks, emergency or whichever ambulance we are in, and know quickly some functions are fine and perhaps worthy a consideration.
Back to your quoted statement, say someone reads that and only that and takes it at face value, then goes elsewhere, repeats same and the snowball keeps on rolling.
But I agree, facts are important, let's have that, so long as it s not a pure matter of one's opinion. You have your emergency and I have the fact of knowing some functions on SQ and GS can indeed operate without battery.
