Tim! ([info]snowmit) wrote,
2008-08-07 14:30:00

New Camera

On Tuesday I had the most expensive nap of my life. Before I lay down on the park bench I had a digital camera in my pocket. Apparently, afterwards, not so much (did not notice until hours later).

Guys, my new camera has crazy features.

It goes to ISO 3200 which means I can take reasonable low light shots without a flash. Surprisingly good ones. It has a very good stabilizer, when you are zoomed in, so there is a lot less shaking.

It also has something called Smile Mode.

How Smile Mode works is that you hold down the button, and a little orange box appears around the face of what it thinks is your subject. There is a SMILE METER on the side, and it goes up and down depending on how much the camera thinks they are smiling. When it goes HIGH ENOUGH, it triggers the flash and picture automatically.

Or should I say AUTOMAGICALLY?!

I love my new creepy, creepy camera.

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[info]allenec

August 7 2008, 18:48:43 UTC 3 years ago

Smile mode! Well you'd better hang around only enthusiastic and cheerful people from now on.

[info]calamityjake

August 7 2008, 19:05:15 UTC 3 years ago

Smile mode offends civilized sensibilities.

[info]patros

August 7 2008, 19:25:40 UTC 3 years ago

Can it take pictures of g-g-g-g-ghosts?

[info]skirt_girl_

August 7 2008, 20:05:12 UTC 3 years ago

Your camera sounds like my extended family. It wants every one to be happy all of the time, or else. "Are you alright? What's with the serious face?"

Next it will start running around offering plates of food, looking hurt if you say you're not hungry.

[info]ladykutenay

August 7 2008, 20:20:49 UTC 3 years ago

does it tell you if non-people things are smiling?

[info]katylyn

August 7 2008, 23:46:34 UTC 3 years ago

I find the smile mode thing so entertaining! I feel like there is an art piece waiting to happen where someone sets up a camera somewhere perpetually on smile mode - catch all the secret smiles of the populace.

[info]maileachan

August 8 2008, 02:21:37 UTC 3 years ago

exactly what camera is this?!?

[info]snowmit

August 8 2008, 05:31:01 UTC 3 years ago

Cyber-shot W120

[info]manny_script

August 8 2008, 12:03:22 UTC 3 years ago

electronic enforcement of "Have a nice day" ***shudder***

[info]corduroyarmy

August 8 2008, 15:50:03 UTC 3 years ago

If the smile detection technology is already commercially available, I bet there is some department somewhere working on facial recognition that will detect people who are wearing violent expressions
or TERRORISTIC EXPRESSIONS
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