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Face Detection on Digital Cameras: Empty Marketing or Must-Have Feature?

Face Detection on Digital Cameras: Empty Marketing or Must-Have Feature?(0)

September 18, 2008

With all the new models of digital camera releaased at Photokina this week, I’m noticing a trend in the consumer-level digital cameras: face detection on digital cameras seems like it’s here to stay. Designed to automatically recognizes faces in a frame, face detection adjusts the autofocus to keep them as sharp as possible and the [...]

Face Detection on Digital Cameras: Empty Marketing or Must-Have Feature?
Canon 40D Focusing Problems

Canon 40D Focusing Problems

Just a heads up for anyone looking to buy a Canon 40D. I purchased a 40D last week, took it home, slapped on a lens and couldn’t get it to focus. It didn’t matter if I used autofocus or did it manually - something wasn’t calibrated correctly (I think). Even though the [...]

The Benefits of a Digital Camera Card Reader

Sorry about the lack of an update yesterday - my schedule has gotten crazy in the past few weeks, and I’m trying to find time to write. Daily updates should continue as usual soon as things calm down again.
Something astounded me today: I didn’t realize there are people who aren’t using digital camera card [...]

4 of the Strangest (and Coolest) Camera Lenses You’ll See

Feel like you’re not attracting enough attention when you’re out shooting photos? Want people to stop and stare? You’re in the right place.
The kit lenses that come with digital SLRs today may be capable of taking cool pictures, but they aren’t all that cool in and of themselves. I mean, let’s face [...]


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