@tande: I don't think that's what face recognition means in this case. It's usually just a feature that makes sure you focus on the face instead of somewhere else.
After re-reading that though I might of gotten it wrong anyways. You might have to manually tag the photo before the feature works. So its not so much recognizing the face as it is just reading your tag.
Either way its an interesting feature that would allow you to make a call or send a text directly from a picture.
@tande: I stand corrected. I just read that you just have to tag a person in one photo and then it should be able to recognize that person in the other photos.
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It also has face recognition so that you can place calls or send texts based on photos you take.
@tande: I don't think that's what face recognition means in this case. It's usually just a feature that makes sure you focus on the face instead of somewhere else.
@Martin: I'm not talking about the article here. I'm mentioning that they're missing a feature thats actually unique and mentioned heavily elsewhere.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/25/samsung-releases-the-sch-w740-8mp-camera-phone-with-face-tagging/
After re-reading that though I might of gotten it wrong anyways. You might have to manually tag the photo before the feature works. So its not so much recognizing the face as it is just reading your tag.
Either way its an interesting feature that would allow you to make a call or send a text directly from a picture.
@tande: I stand corrected. I just read that you just have to tag a person in one photo and then it should be able to recognize that person in the other photos.