Camera which comes with a slim-fast setting

If you have ever studied your holiday snaps and wished you'd lost a few pounds before hitting the beach, then this is the camera for you.



The 'slimcam setting' on the gadget uses high-tech digital trickery to shave a few inches off its subject. Marketed at women, the feature squeezes the picture in the middle, so the main object in focus looks thinner - but its surroundings are left unchanged.

It is believed the setting on the HP Photosmart R727, could give women the appearance of having lost a dress size.