I believe it affects the auto focusing, Frank. If the algorithm finds what it thinks is a face it focuses on that. Just making cameras, for idiots, a little smarter.
Graywolf Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- frank theriault wrote: > I've seen this feature heavily advertised on Canon and other cams. > Today I see a Pentax Optio advertised in the paper, and I see that it, > too, has "genuine face recognition". > > I no longer have the eyesight of a 20 year old, but I have no problem > knowing when I'm looking at a face - either in "real life" or through > a viewfinder. > > Just because I'm lazy, and I suspect that some of the answers on this > list might be more informative than advertising copy (and more fun, to > boot!), could I please have a brief primer on Face Recognition and why > in the world I might want it? > > thanks, > frank > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
