K-5 as a judge of beauty

elho_cid · 11-01-2010, 10:32 AM - **2 Likes**

I noticed that the face detection on K-5 frames one face with yellow square and other with white one. My observation is that the yellow square always marks the prettier person - provided they are both equally lit and not wearing glasses.

I tried several times and it always picks faces in this sequence:
1) My girlfriend
2) Other pretty blondes
3) Other young pretty girls
4) Young girls that are not so pretty
5) handsome gyus
6) me (if I'm not holding the camera, of course)

On a party during the weekend the AI-judged beauty contest created a lot of amusement and my girlfriend is no longer mad at me for buying the K-5.

Please don't take this too seriously.

bobmaxja · 11-01-2010, 10:47 AM

That a good one

civiletti · 11-01-2010, 10:52 AM

Oh dear! A politically incorrect camera.

Mystic · 11-01-2010, 11:44 AM

that was one funny thread! thanks Nice laugh for the evening

Ivor K Ecks · 11-01-2010, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by civiletti

Oh dear! A politically incorrect camera.

That seals it. I am definitely ordering the K-5 now.
A camera with built in common sense. What more could you possibly ask for.

LeFanch · 11-01-2010, 12:23 PM

That's excellent!
I wonder if I could use this to convince my girlfriend...

Thanks for this thread elho_cid!

**Ash** · 11-01-2010, 12:29 PM

A male gendered camera. Very funny.

Perhaps a match-making tool for all the single blokes out there. Nice feature, Pentax.

**gatorpops** · 11-01-2010, 12:50 PM

Anyone find the Menu switch, that sets it for the gals? you know "Handsome Guy" setting.

Surely has one somewhere. I haven't gotten through the Manual as of yet.

Maybe the gals have to get a female version of the camera????

sjwaldron · 11-01-2010, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by gatorpops

Anyone find the Menu switch, that sets it for the gals? you know "Handsome Guy" setting.
Surely has one somewhere. I haven't gotten through the Manual as of yet.
Maybe the gals have to get a female version of the camera????

Maybe it recognizes gender specific names in the copyright notice input box.

rawr · 11-01-2010, 02:00 PM

Pix pls.
We need to judge for ourselves whether the camera has good taste.

65535 · 11-01-2010, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by rawr

Pix pls.
We need to judge for ourselves whether the camera has good taste.

YES.

Please share, we can all use some pretty ladies on this horrible monday (every monday is horrible)

pefoto01 · 11-01-2010, 03:57 PM

А моя К-20 фокусира избирателно.....
Някои певици фокусира по-точно от други!
Това е смешка,но от проблемен АФ на К-20 ми се плаче
Всъщност тайната е в цветовете на дрехите и косите,за да фокусира по по-голям контраст.
Поздравявам ви!

Flickeroo · 11-01-2010, 04:03 PM

I'm doomed.
I'm staying with my K-x.
If the K-5 is a judge of beauty...
Because the K-5 will refuse to auto-focus on me.

inferno10 · 11-01-2010, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by Flickeroo

I'm doomed.
I'm staying with my K-x.
If the K-5 is a judge of beauty...
Because the K-5 will refuse to auto-focus on me.

I just hope the K-5 isn't racist like some HP laptops, or I'm in trouble...

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DT3tQqgRM[/YT]

- Jason

elho_cid · 11-01-2010, 04:20 PM

I'm not sure if this was focused with LV, but I believe it would be a typical case...
I haven't had a chance to test it for racism yet. But I believe it takes some of the taste of it's owner and in that case I wouldn't fear that.

11-01-2010, 10:32 AM - 2 Likes	#1
elho_cid Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	K-5 as a judge of beauty I noticed that the face detection on K-5 frames one face with yellow square and other with white one. My observation is that the yellow square always marks the prettier person - provided they are both equally lit and not wearing glasses. I tried several times and it always picks faces in this sequence: 1) My girlfriend 2) Other pretty blondes 3) Other young pretty girls 4) Young girls that are not so pretty 5) handsome gyus 6) me (if I'm not holding the camera, of course) On a party during the weekend the AI-judged beauty contest created a lot of amusement and my girlfriend is no longer mad at me for buying the K-5. Please don't take this too seriously.

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inferno10 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 342	Originally posted by Flickeroo I'm doomed. I'm staying with my K-x. If the K-5 is a judge of beauty... Because the K-5 will refuse to auto-focus on me. I just hope the K-5 isn't racist like some HP laptops, or I'm in trouble... [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DT3tQqgRM[/YT] - Jason