Picture perfect: new camera refuses to accept party-pooping frowns

FOR those fed up with the family photos where one person is perpetually frowning, a new Japanese camera is said to automatically refuse to take pictures when a person isn’t smiling.

Electronics giant Sony said it will begin sales this month of the compact Cyber-shot T series that can detect a smile and immediately drop the shutter.

The user can program the camera to detect which type of facial expression to look for, be it a faint smile or a tooth-baring grin, a Sony spokeswoman said.