Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/30

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Subject: [Leica] face-recognition software Lumix GH1
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 11:53:20 +1000
References: <C61F77AC.4D930%mark@rabinergroup.com> <9b678e0904301841mc4e462dv4ca262b9f929b58d@mail.gmail.com>

Harumph! Shall we then get ready for decisive nostril moments?
I saw that Solms had little liking for L's on Lumixes, lanenting Panasonic's
penchant for picture post processing.

2009/5/1 Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com>

> The latest update on Mac's has a very similar feature that memorizes
> whatever faces you want.
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Not just eye nose mouth configuration but "watch out its uncle Harry!".
> >
> > " This is not at all the same as the face *detection* feature in every
> > camera on earth. The Lumix doesn't just recognize that something *is* a
> > face; it actually tries to determine *whose* face it is. That way, it can
> > give priority of focus and exposure to your own friends and family, even
> > plucking them out of a crowd."
> > That from David Pogue in an auto email thing I just got sent he'd done a
> > thing on the camera in his regular internet column today or maybe it was
> > the
> > real newspaper.
> >
> >
> > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030316lumixgh1handson.asp
> >
> > I do notice surprisingly the "LEICA" on the lens has been replaced by the
> > word "LUMIX".
> >
> > Starts with an "L" but then falls about in the next 4 letters.
> >
> >
> > Though could be just as LEICA as the LEICA on Panasonics other camera
> > lenes.
> >
> >
> > Mark William Rabiner
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
>
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-- 
Cheers
Geoff
'Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On'
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] face-recognition software Lumix GH1)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] face-recognition software Lumix GH1)