FotoNation’s "Face Tracker“ is a face detection and tracking technology for camera phones that employs advanced digital image capture technology. It detects the presence and position of a subject's face at up to 30 frames per second during image capture, enabling the optimal setting of exposure, focus and color balance.

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FotoNation has demonstrated simultaneous tracking of up to eight faces on a camera phone. FotoNation's demonstration featured a camera phone with face detection and tracking comparable in performance to currently shipping digital cameras. Previously only available in digital still cameras, Face Tracker is a highly portable software implementation that scales in performance according to the power of the processor used in the device. The small footprint implementation is platform independent and was shown on both Symbian Series 60 3^rd edition OS and Windows Mobile 5.0.

In addition to aiding in proper focus, exposure and color balance, the demonstration featured automatic image orientation, face cropping, and face thumbnail generation for use in the phone's contact address book. Face Tracker technology is available immediately for licensing.