Sony may have lost its lead to others in audio mp3 players, but in Digital cameras they still reign supreme with innovative cameras and advanced features. This new “smile shutter” feature is no different. The 8 Megapixel cameras DSC-T70 and DSC-T200 Cyber-shot series models won’t snap a high definition picture until the selected subject smiles.

Another innovative feature in the camera is it can focus on an individual from a handful of people in the view finder. By touching the object with the special pen, the camera will be able to focus and take the picture of that designated person only.

Sony Product Development’s Akira Tokuse said if there are parents and a baby in a group picture, by pressing the baby, the camera will focus and take the picture once it smiles.

The so-called “Say Cheese” technology has three setting levels for smiles; it varies from a slight grin to a belly laugh.

These new cameras are available in Japan for now, but global releases will follow soon.

Sony’s smile technology joins Japan’s Omron Corp, which developed “smile check” software that analyses happiness by facial features like mouth and eye wrinkles or lip separation.

If the subject doesn’t smile it won’t take a picture, you don’t have to waste a shot. It will be a good one to incorporate in the shopping mall Polaroid shooting. Wonder what it will do if we have to take a pictures of the nature, I hope they have a disable feature in the camera also.

Do you like this technology?