Going by info on the link to the 22-bit ADC that Rob posted, it detects faces in the viewing area then gives preference to them for focus and exposure. If you could not turn it off it would cause some problems in that a landscape with someone in the foreground would turn into a portrait, etc. Seems like a nice feature for snapshot cameras. One step closer to camera that does not need an operator.
Humm...? that is what I think of my little digicam, I am a camera operator when I use it, not a photographer. Damn, I spent years learning to be a photographer! <GRIN> -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Ditto. Not knowing how it works adds to the mystery of why it's needed. > Anyone have any thoughts on the matter? I think some other cameras have > this as well. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > >> Why I would need a camera to detect faces >> remains a question mark for me. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
