３月に帰国した際、私がiPhoneを見せた友達(彼女は特別鋭い)が、最初に指摘したのはこの事だった。さすがに、この話を聞いた時は驚いた。アメリカ人なら、どんなに大人しい子でも泣き寝入りするとは思わない。友達にこの話をしたら、そんな事するのはガキで、大人がそんな事したら変態だと笑っていた。確かにこの国には、アホや変態、危険な奴も沢山いるが、スカートの中の盗撮防止機能が携帯にあるなんて日本だけ。因に、スカートの中の盗撮の事を、upskirt photographyというらしい。
The iPhone 3G in Japan has a special feature unique to that country: The camera always makes a conspicuous “shutter” sound when a picture is taken, even when the phone is set to “silent” mode. In Japan, the camera on mobile phones can be as high as 5.2M Pixels and they could be used for sneak shots such as spy shots. For this reason, Japanese manufacturer have stopped the disabling of shutter sound in silent mode; some manufacturers have even put louder shutter sound.
Well, my girlfriend in Tokyo noticed the lack of "anti perv feature" when she saw my IPhone for the first time. Her keen observation is always astonishing.
Japanese perverts are very juvenile. Many of them love little girls in costume, especially insecure geeks. But in Japan, it is an established subculture. Here, we hear child molesters committing violent crimes all over the place, and it is a serious social issue. Psychologically, I think they are stemming from identical mental illness, however, in Japan they have places and ways to express or release their pent up needs in a relatively controlled environment legally. I am not justifying Japanese way of dealing with such sick behaviors.
http://cultofmac.com/to-prevent-upskirts-japanese-iphone-3g-always-alerts-when-taking-photos/2356
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