![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Smile for the birdie?
Oct. 7th, 2011 12:05 pmIzzat a function looking for a use?
Interesting. One of the morning news shows had a short piece about the recent release of new digital and video cameras here in Japan. One of the new models has this great new feature. Start by looking at someone with the camera and touch their face on the panel. Then key in the name. Next, for example, set the camera to find that name and an expression -- like a smile.
On the show, they walked through an office, with the camera running. Looking at various people sitting in the office. And when the camera found the selected person, and they smiled, it started the camera running. The screen showed percentage of match, first on the face, and then on the expression. I think they were also showing that you can set it up to require a couple of people before it started running.
So apparently this camera incorporates facial recognition and some degree of expression recognition. From the short bit on the news, I couldn't tell if you have to train it with the person for specific expressions or not. It also wasn't really clear whether it's smart enough to recognize a profile or other angle. I also wondered about changes, like sunglasses, make up, hair style, and so forth. Still, it's pretty exciting.
Although I'm still trying to figure out why you might want to use this. I suppose a parent might want to set the camera to recognize their child, and then you can set it on a tripod and not worry about forgetting to start it. But... Somehow, this doesn't really seem like it's all that useful.
When would you use a camera that can recognize faces and expressions? Why?
Interesting. One of the morning news shows had a short piece about the recent release of new digital and video cameras here in Japan. One of the new models has this great new feature. Start by looking at someone with the camera and touch their face on the panel. Then key in the name. Next, for example, set the camera to find that name and an expression -- like a smile.
On the show, they walked through an office, with the camera running. Looking at various people sitting in the office. And when the camera found the selected person, and they smiled, it started the camera running. The screen showed percentage of match, first on the face, and then on the expression. I think they were also showing that you can set it up to require a couple of people before it started running.
So apparently this camera incorporates facial recognition and some degree of expression recognition. From the short bit on the news, I couldn't tell if you have to train it with the person for specific expressions or not. It also wasn't really clear whether it's smart enough to recognize a profile or other angle. I also wondered about changes, like sunglasses, make up, hair style, and so forth. Still, it's pretty exciting.
Although I'm still trying to figure out why you might want to use this. I suppose a parent might want to set the camera to recognize their child, and then you can set it on a tripod and not worry about forgetting to start it. But... Somehow, this doesn't really seem like it's all that useful.
When would you use a camera that can recognize faces and expressions? Why?
