We ’ve all take pictures where we ’ve accidentally focused on the wrong person : who the hell was that dude in the background , anyway ? But facial credit baked into Canon ’s fresh cameras should mean that does n’t happen again .
This workweek at CES Canon announced itsnew ELPH seriescameras , along with thehotly anticipated PowerShot G1 X. During a hand - on with the cameras , the guys overat Digital Trendsplayed around with a middling interesting feature , though : the side ID organisation .
The New Canon ELPH : petite and Cheap Just Got quicker
We ’ve already reported that leaked details about Face ID suggested it would be able todifferentiate between children and adult , and indeed it can . In fact , Face ID is child - burthen : younger issue get preferential discourse – well , concentre , at least — in groups shots . And for even younger subjects , there ’s a suite of built - in range of a function recognition tool to say if a baby is smiling or catch some Z’s , which allows the tv camera to interchange stage setting consequently
https://gizmodo.com/leaked-canon-powershot-g1x-can-distinguish-between-kids-5873335
But it break down further than that .
Because the camera also has a baked - in facial recognition organization . Canonexplained to Digital Trendsthat you’re able to can store details of up to 12 citizenry on the camera , adding names , birthing date , and moving-picture show from different angles to their profile . Then , when the photographic camera recognizes one of the people that is stored in its memory , it turn over them preference , focusing on them rather than other people in the shot . No more random beau call for center - stage in your family unit pic !
Update : canyon tell apart us that Face ID will only be available on the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS and ELPH 110 HS
[ Digital Trends ; double : pedrosimoes7 ]
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