It's trivial to pick up a smartphone and shoot some pictures these days, but why should the process have to be so very manual? The idea of a camera that uses facial recognition to automatically grab shots is hardly new — [Google Clips](https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/04/google-announces-pixel-clips-tiny-249-camera-dubious-utility/) debuted four years ago now, with the promise of using AI to analyze scenes, identify people, and capture the perfect moments. However, the device’s machine learning chops didn't really deliver an experience quite as impressive as Google promised. The camera wasn’t exactly wallet-friendly, either, retailing at $249. While [Google ended up shutting Clips down](https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/10/15/google-pulls-first-gen-pixel-buds-daydream-view-and-google-clips-from-its-store/), the general idea behind it has continued to mature, and now Canon is reimagining the automatic camera concept with the PowerShot PX.