I've been looking at digital cameras recently, and I'm amazed at how many options exist. My old camera is just that...old. It's a 2 Megapixel circa 2002 or so. So the feature lists on the latest models include things I still can't wrap my head around.

The thing that stands out though, is all the in camera retouching that's available. I mean, I've Photoshopped a thing or two, though I've seen some people that have completely changed their vacations in PhotoShop. I am for removing the red-eye from pictures, and adjusting the lighting to reflect how reality actually presented itself. But to be able to change the actual pictures in the camera makes me realize how bizarre a world we are heading into.

By far the creepiest feature is available on the latest Sony Cybershots. It's "The Happy Face Effect". From the feature list, "The Happy Face effect uses photo retouching to put a smile on faces, with smile levels adjustable from 1 to 5.

Ok, now you can adjust a smile from 1 to 5? While it's still in the camera. I know people who've never smiled a 5 in their life. Now there are going to be pictures out there proving they did.

It's a brave new world.