Tag archive: face recognition technology

This week Canon announced its new ELPH series cameras as well as its much-anticipated PowerShot G1 X. We got some hands-on time with the cameras today, and one of the most innovative new features is the face ID system. The application is child-weighted, so that younger subjects get preferential treatment when it comes to shooting group shots. There are a host of built-in image recognition tools for taking pictures of babies too, and the cameras… Read More

Google has acquired face recognition software company PittPatt, and likely will implement this technology into Google+’s photo feature. “At Google, computer vision technology is already at the core of many existing products (such as Image Search, YouTube, Picasa, and Goggles), so it’s a natural fit to join Google and bring the benefits of our research and technology to a wider audience. We will continue to tap the potential of computer vision in… Read More

Yesterday Facebook announced the international rollout of its face recognition feature for tagging photos. The tool was implemented for North American users way back in December, at which point people went through the obligatory Facebook-privacy scare phase. Compared to some of the site’s other updates, however, the fallout was mild. But now that Facebook face recognition has made its way overseas, it’s time for a renewed round of outrage. Why… Read More

Pentax as introduced two new consumer-oriented digital cameras, the Optio T30 and Optio M30. Both cameras offer 7.1 megapixel resolutions and offer somewhat different feature sets to appeal to different types of photographers, all wrapped inside thin casings sure to appeal to bulk-weary consumers. The Optio T30 offers a 3-inch LCD touch screen display, which—in addition to letting users drive the camera's interface and… Read More

NEC Corporation (NEC) and Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) today announced that the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) Committee has decided to adopt NEC and SAIT jointly proposed new face recognition technology for the upcoming MPEG-7 standard (*) to be published in “ISO/IEC 15938-3:2002/Amd.1.” in the spring of 2004. The MPEG-7 standard provides a set of standardized tools to describe content important for… Read More