But it also undermines the value of the iPhone X, restricting its uniqueness to the OLED screen and front -
facing camera tech.
Not exact matches
The
cameras proved a source of even more data used to develop more tools such as
face recognition, which would in turn keep us buying Big
Tech's products.
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Buyers can choose two motor options, three battery pack configurations, two levels of onboard charging, the third row of seating (rear
facing, for the kids), and a $ 3,750
tech package that comprises navigation (with seven years of free updates, a rarity), xenon headlamps, LED fog lamps, keyless entry and, get this, a high - definition rear view
camera.
This i8 has done away with low -
tech slabs of silvered glass entirely, replacing the mirrors with an array of three rear -
facing cameras.
The list of high -
tech options goes on to include an intelligent cruise - control system, which our test car didn't feature, as well as a rear -
facing camera and rear proximity sensors for assistance with reversing, which our car did have.
Rounding out the safety
tech features is a rear -
facing backup
camera.
Obviously, it lacks a rear
camera (it has a front -
facing one) and a fingerprint reader, but adds other consumer - friendly features like X-Ray to dive into the details of your content and May Day 24/7
tech support.
The company is touting features like
Face Access (the company's name for
Face Unlock), Ultra HD
camera tech, and an eye protection mode.
The
tech specs tell us that it is capable of 1080p encoding and decoding, as well as 720p video conferencing, however the forward -
facing camera only offers 640 x 480 video capture (at 30 fps).
A new report out of Korea suggests Samsung is planning to introduce autofocus
tech to the front -
facing camera on its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8.
An attendant at Microsoft's
Tech Ed conference confirmed in an interview that all Windows mobile phones will have front
facing cameras which are an essential thing for video calls to function.
* If you turn on the front -
facing (web)
camera anything it sees will show on your Kindle Fire screen and anything on the screen can be seen by the
tech, thus if you have it pointing at your noggin'they'll see your lovely
face.
As for
tech specs, you're looking at a LED - backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology, A7 chip with 64 - bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor, support for Wi - Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, 1.2 MP front -
facing FaceTime HD
camera, 5MP rear -
facing iSight
camera and 1080p video - recording capability.
The Astonishing Tribe's latest demo is Recognizr, an app that blends Polar Rose's
face recognition
tech with augmented reality and social networking — point your phone's
camera at somebody's
face, and their contact info and social networks will magically appear.
As first reported Dec. 9 by
tech blog iLounge, Chinese manufacturer Shenzhen MacTop Electronics has created a slimmer iPad case with a rear -
facing camera hole, which it says will fit the second - generation device.
Sony's paying particular attention to the Xperia Z1's
cameras this time out, as the handset will feature a 20.7 - megapixel rear -
facing shooter with an «Exmor RS CMOS for mobile» sensor, an f / 2.0 aperture, and the BIONZ imaging and G Lens
tech found in Sony's more traditional
cameras.
«[The new
tech] lets us emote more, with all the «bones» we can put onto [character's
faces]-- you pan round the
camera to look at Nate's
face when he's climbing and you see him grimacing and all this kind of stuff... we're pushing the detail on a macro and a micro level that I think people are really going to respond to,» Cabier explains.
The facial capture head rig has two computer vision
cameras that capture the
face in stereo and using computer vision
tech it can read where the eyes are.
This one also has a
camera with in - game
face overlays that you can use, very similar to Namco's
camera tech used in games like Dead Heat Riders.
And not just
faces — but cell phones, screens,
cameras and arms stretching as far as they could get their
tech into the air.
I'll leave the
tech tips to Gerry Oginski, but for tips on how to look good on any
camera, I called Laura Watson, a former model and fashion blogger for tips on how to put your best
face forward whether you are sitting for a company photo, talking to a client over Skype, or giving a presentation on a webinar.
First, Samsung isn't using any special
tech to capture your
face or movements, it's just relying on the front or rear
camera, so tracking is bad.
The Huawei P20 Pro - along with the standard Huawei P20 - is also the first Huawei phone with a notch, the display cut - out made famous by the iPhone X. Apple's excuse for the notch is it is required for all the
tech used for the phone's
face unlock feature: a normal
camera, an IR
camera, a dot projector, proximity sensor and more.
As for rumoured specs, the S9 is expected to feature a Snapdragon 845 chip, 5.7 - inch display, 8 - megapixel front -
facing camera with autofocus, 12 - megapixel
camera that has the ability to switch between f / 1.5 and f / 2.4 apertures, and the same iris scanning
tech that is found in the current S8.
The notch is a necessary evil, as it houses the front -
facing camera, FaceID
tech, speaker, microphone, and some other sensors.
The new
camera functions much like a proto - Kinect: You can use it to participate in voice chat, log into your machine via
face recognition, issue voice commands to the built - in microphone, or play motion - controlled games like Just Dance 2014 and the preinstalled Sony Playroom
tech demo.
There's also game - changing advanced 3D facial recognition
tech called
Face ID, and an improved dual - lens in vertical orientation 4K 60fps - capable
camera on the rear for augmented reality and other purposes.
With the
tech used in the rear
camera sensor, it can actually create a depth map but the front -
facing camera doesn't have this ability, so this is where the machine learning technology comes into play.
Along the way, the rear -
facing camera has gone from 5 MP to 16 MP with OIS
tech, while the RAM amount went from 1 GB to 3 GB.
Those who like taking selfies will be pleased to know the front
camera also benefits from Google's
tech, ensuring you get some of the best quality selfies we've ever seen, and even including the ability to take portrait shots using the front
facing snapper, and results are almost identical to those from the main
camera.
On the plus side, LG still includes a full suite of DSLR - style manual controls for both of its rear -
facing cameras, and they help cement the V20 as the perfect phone for tinkerers who really want explore their
tech toys.
The Xperia XZ2 also features a 5.7 - inch high dynamic range (HDR) full HD + 18:9 display; front -
facing stereo speakers that make it 20 percent louder than the XZ1; 4K HDR video recording; full HD 960 FPS super slow - motion capture; a Motion Eye
camera with smile detection, predictive capture, autofocus burst, and predictive autofocus; a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile platform for 1.2 Gbps 4G speeds; Bravia Xreality
tech that up - converts content to near - HDR, improving the quality of non-HDR videos; a 3D glass surface with a metal frame; Corning Gorilla Glass 5; and Android 8.0 Oreo.
So, the main difference between the Moto G5 and Moto G5S appears to be the rear -
facing camera, battery size and quick - charge
tech, and processor.
The second purpose served by the notch is to house Apple's advanced TrueDepth
camera and sensor cluster, which enables Apple's new
Face ID technology on the iPhone X. No other smartphone on the planet has face scanning tech that's anywhere near as advanced and secure as Apple's, and a new report from Reuters suggest that will continue to be the case until at least next y
Face ID technology on the iPhone X. No other smartphone on the planet has
face scanning tech that's anywhere near as advanced and secure as Apple's, and a new report from Reuters suggest that will continue to be the case until at least next y
face scanning
tech that's anywhere near as advanced and secure as Apple's, and a new report from Reuters suggest that will continue to be the case until at least next year.
Some of PrimeSense's
tech, which was originally used in Microsoft's Kinect devices on Xbox platforms, now resides in the front -
facing TrueDepth
camera of the iPhone X, and the new patent hints at a potential future where this technology expands in function to Macs as well.
We do know that the larger S9 Plus will be getting a dual -
camera system similar to the Galaxy Note 8, Additionally, there are rumors that Samsung could be exploring
face - unlocking
tech similar to that found on the iPhone X, complete with its own version of Animoji — while Samsung has had
face - scanning
tech in its phones for a while now, the company is apparently looking to improve and expand on that.
Developed to enable
Face ID, the TrueDepth
camera uses advanced technology to stuff a high -
tech 3D scanning system into a tiny space within the notch above the iPhone X's display.
The rear -
facing camera packs impressive
tech, and a lot of it.
Seeing what 3D sensing can do, the
tech giant is reportedly getting ready to use the same technology on the front -
facing camera of the Galaxy S9 and S9 +, two phones that should be unveiled early next year.
The rear
camera is the same 4 - megapixel Ultrapixel camera with HTC's Duo Camera depth - sensing tech, while the front - facing camera is the same 5 - megapixel
camera is the same 4 - megapixel Ultrapixel
camera with HTC's Duo Camera depth - sensing tech, while the front - facing camera is the same 5 - megapixel
camera with HTC's Duo
Camera depth - sensing tech, while the front - facing camera is the same 5 - megapixel
Camera depth - sensing
tech, while the front -
facing camera is the same 5 - megapixel
camera is the same 5 - megapixel unit.
iPhone X Plus will have two back
cameras, and the 3D sensing
tech at the front for
Face ID and animated Emoji.
TrueDepth
camera system uses a load of
tech to power
Face ID: flood illuminator, infrared
camera, front
camera, dot projector, ambient light and proximity sensors.
With Portrait Mode and Portrait Lighting on both the front - and rear -
facing cameras, plus optical image stabilization in both rear lenses, the X takes iPhone
camera tech to the next level.
Our Pick: iPhone X. With Portrait Mode and Portrait Lighting on both the front - and rear -
facing cameras, plus optical image stabilization in both rear lenses, the X takes iPhone
camera tech to the next level.
The specifications of the Pro 6 Plus are quite similar to that of the Galaxy S7 edge, but its AMOLED display isn't curved on its sides, and there's no dual - pixel phase - detection autofocus
tech in its rear -
facing camera.
While the South Korean
tech giant is proud of the variable - aperture lens on the primary
camera, the 2X optical zoom on the front -
facing snapper and the super-slow-motion video mode as the standout features of the reimagined
camera technology on the S9 +, it's actually the performance and image quality that earned the device the highest score ever in DxOMark's mobile
camera ranking.
Other specifications include a dual 16MP and 20MP rear
camera setup with Huawei's AI
tech that was recently introduced in the Mate 10 Pro, 13MP front -
facing shooter, a 3,750 mAh battery, and Honor also keeps the fan - favorite 3.5 mm headphone jack.
It looks smaller than the notch on the iPhone X, so it may be that this area of the phone just features the front -
facing camera rather than
face unlock
tech like we've seen on Apple's most expensive phone and the OnePlus 5T.
The rear of the phone shares a vertically stacked
camera configuration with the Mate 10 Pro, but lacks any sort of fingerprint sensor — Apple have gone all in on the facial recognition
Face ID
tech in this smartphone.