Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
I've been away for a week enjoying the relaxing effects of Cape Cod, so I'm not sure if this item has been noted here in RFF. I just took a look at dpreview.com to see what the digital photo folks are up to and found this news from Sony:
"Sony has announced the Party-shot personal photographer, an automated photo-taking cradle. The device uses the DSC-WX1 and DSC-TX1's face- and smile detection functions to detect photo opportunities in social environments. The Party-shot sits on a table or tripod and tilts and pans to locate and follow potential subjects. It will also recompose its shots based on the rule-of-thirds"
Apparently photographers are no longer necessary! Someone could mount one of these cameras on top of one of those little robot vacuum cleaners and let it roam the party looking for "potential subjects".
"Sony has announced the Party-shot personal photographer, an automated photo-taking cradle. The device uses the DSC-WX1 and DSC-TX1's face- and smile detection functions to detect photo opportunities in social environments. The Party-shot sits on a table or tripod and tilts and pans to locate and follow potential subjects. It will also recompose its shots based on the rule-of-thirds"
Apparently photographers are no longer necessary! Someone could mount one of these cameras on top of one of those little robot vacuum cleaners and let it roam the party looking for "potential subjects".
Michael P.
Bronica RF
I've been expecting something like this. The next logical step is a camera that will go online and schedule its own delivery and pickup at events so you don't have to leave your house.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
And farther down the road, we'll simply download what our eyes saw that day and pick out what we want to keep... or the computer will decide for us, and send it along to flickr.
Chris101
summicronia
About damn time! Will it also argue about bokey on the internet?
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
It'll probably hijack forum threads in order to inject the comment that there can not possibly be a finer camera/lens, nor has there ever been. And it'll only come in black in order to be more 'stealthy' at the parties.
kkr2k2
Newbie
How about a hovering camera!!!??...Someone could mount one of these cameras on top of one of those little robot vacuum cleaners and let it roam the party looking for "potential subjects".
matrix re-loaded!!!
LChanyungco
Well-known
the Party-shot personal photographer is completely useless unless its beer proof !
kernix
Newbie
That's marketing people for you. I suppose it will appeal to someone who actually doesn't even want to photograph. I, Robot!
.ken
I like pictures
are photos uploaded directly to a flickr or facebook account? ;-)
Al Kaplan
Veteran
I want one that can be programed for "Ample Cleavage" of aproaching subjects and "shapely derriere" of departing subjects. Jiggle and wiggle reducing software would ensure crisp images while a control to emphasize or obscure panty lines would have to be included.