albertwang Posted September 29, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 29, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was reading Luminous Landscape and found this: "Oh yes, and the Cannon G7 features Face Detection AF/AE technology. What this means is that if you try to take a head shot of someone whom the camera doesn't recognize, the shutter will lock and the camera will display the following message on the rear 2.5" LCD – "Warning! Unrecognized humanoid. Please confirm acceptability of subject". Face recognition. Humbug!" So so amusing! My goodness. Good thing Leicas don't recognize Homo Sapiens... The point is that while Cannon keeps adding more and more "useless" features, Leica does what it does best... KEEP THINGS SIMPLE. (Perhaps face detection is a conspiracy to log us on the national ID database they want next year... fools!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Hi albertwang, Take a look here Cannon humor/philosophy :). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
cbretteville Posted September 29, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 29, 2006 Less is more.....money that is..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 29, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 29, 2006 Albert's cannon posts have become like a slot machine.... somewhere we can cash in our rubbish or feed the posts with any old crap Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted September 29, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 29, 2006 I agree this is a crap feature, as does Reichmann rather obviously from his caustic comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted September 29, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 29, 2006 This is a bull shit thread. I support Albert getting his own sub forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 29, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 29, 2006 What's wrong with a comment like this on this thread Rob, albert will believe this as the gospel "Well seen well captured. Wow I can see why you use Leica these are fantastic you cant ever learn or improve because they are perfect when they are taken with Leica.]" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted September 29, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 29, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) ~laughs his effin arse off~ "You quoting my critique disclaimer back to me Imants. I didn't think anyone read it. Maybe it saves me from hate mail Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 30, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 30, 2006 Yea well ever since the rose coloured versions(limited edition) of Summilux/Summicron came out people forget to read the fine print even if it is bleedin obvious Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted September 30, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 30, 2006 Gee its a lovely day outside. Sheryl Crows Wildflower CD is worth every cent of the four Aussie bucks I had ot pay for the genuine recording in Ubie. Think I might head out for a ride or take barge arse back down the beach. ____________[ATTACH]10246[/ATTACH] Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 30, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 30, 2006 For us it is the local drain in the scrub and then off to the Boneyard for a chew watch out for Noah... enjoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamilsukun Posted October 9, 2006 Share #11 Posted October 9, 2006 Can we say the same thing for D3? Compared to D2 it is IMHO almost meaninglessly complicated. Regards, Kamil Sukun Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddawn Posted October 9, 2006 Share #12 Posted October 9, 2006 The point is that while Cannon keeps adding more and more "useless" features, Leica does what it does best... KEEP THINGS SIMPLE. Albert, I just checked out Leica's digicams on the market. I see a lot of useless features in them too. I agree Leica made things simple by asking us to change ISO and Exposure Compensation using the LCD menus on their brand new Leica M8 digital rangefinder. Yeah. How much simpler can u get? Use the screen! press the buttons! press once, twice, turn a wheel here, press a third time, and u can put ur eye back to the viewfinder for the next picture And I thought changing ISO on Canon's DSLRs was difficult. It was just a press of a button and a turn of a wheel. No messing with electronic menus but by feel. They even show the ISO change in the viewfinder for convenience! Who needs that? Humbug! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frc Posted October 9, 2006 Share #13 Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Albert, Artificial intelligence is an interesting subject, I'm glad you brought it up in this thread. I do agree with you that Cannon is a forerunner in this field. Facial recognition, whaw!, if they succeed in it to work flawless, it'll surpass my brains. What an achievement. ;-) Fr. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted October 10, 2006 Share #14 Posted October 10, 2006 What good is it to bash another manufacturer's cameras? Not everyone can afford Leica and many who can will not spend the money. Ultimately, photography comes down to the image and the message it conveys. It matters not what brand of camera takes that photograph. What matters is the heart and passion of the photographer himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leicafan100 Posted October 10, 2006 Share #15 Posted October 10, 2006 What good is it to bash another manufacturer's cameras? Not everyone can afford Leica and many who can will not spend the money. Ultimately, photography comes down to the image and the message it conveys. It matters not what brand of camera takes that photograph. What matters is the heart and passion of the photographer himself. I do agree with you...100%... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddawn Posted October 10, 2006 Share #16 Posted October 10, 2006 Hi Albert,Artificial intelligence is an interesting subject, I'm glad you brought it up in this thread. I do agree with you that Cannon is a forerunner in this field. Facial recognition, whaw!, if they succeed in it to work flawless, it'll surpass my brains. What an achievement. Sorry, not Canon, but Nikon. Nikon first introduced "Face Priority AF" in their compact class digicams, which supposedly allows the AF system to detect faces and give them AF priority rather than the background. Face recognition by any other name...... If this feature ever makes its way into Panasonic's cameras (due to competitive pressure or marketing requirements), we'll see them in Leica's Dlux / Clux whatever. But because of the red dot, it'll b a ground breaking feature! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted October 10, 2006 Share #17 Posted October 10, 2006 The point is that while Cannon keeps adding more and more "useless" features, Leica does what it does best... KEEP THINGS SIMPLE. Leica does what Panasonic does best. Look for face recognition in the D-Lux 4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted October 10, 2006 Share #18 Posted October 10, 2006 Sorry, not Canon, but Nikon. Nikon first introduced "Face Priority AF" in their compact class digicams, which supposedly allows the AF system to detect faces and give them AF priority rather than the background. Face recognition by any other name...... This is what I meant by calling 'face recognition' a crap feature. Suppose the photographer wants the face to be defocussed. Will the wretched camera overrule them? Clever dick designers are the bane of the world at times like this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted October 10, 2006 Share #19 Posted October 10, 2006 I agree, this is a waste of web resource on a Leica Forum. Sorry Albert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share #20 Posted October 10, 2006 It is not a waste. It only serves to underscore Leica's philosophy of reliability and simplicity, no penchant for fancy doodads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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