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04-11-2016, 01:21 PM
China will let you retake that awkward ID picture you hate so much
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Everyone hates their ID photos, but citizens in a growing number of cities in China are getting a chance to get one they like.
Local reports say **rthern China's Hebei province started a new photo system, giving a remote control to people to trip the shutter themselves. After the photo is taken, they'll be allowed to review it and reshoot if they aren't happy with the result.
This replaces the old system (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Theres-an-ugly-side-to-Chinas-identity-cards/shdaily.shtml), where a police ******r takes your picture for you, said the official Xinhua news agency.
SEE ALSO: Man makes ridiculously long selfie stick, takes disappointing self portrait (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/worlds-longest-selfie-stick/)
Fukang City in the Xinjiang region also an**unced over the weekend that it's started to offer a similar remote control system. It said in a Weibo post (http://www.weibo.com/3413296682/DpT9kbh6B?refer_flag=1001030103_&type=comment) that people will be able to preview the shot on a high-definition screen before the shot is taken. "If you're **t satisfied, you can retake the shot, so more people have control over how their photos look," it said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/china-id-photo/)
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Everyone hates their ID photos, but citizens in a growing number of cities in China are getting a chance to get one they like.
Local reports say **rthern China's Hebei province started a new photo system, giving a remote control to people to trip the shutter themselves. After the photo is taken, they'll be allowed to review it and reshoot if they aren't happy with the result.
This replaces the old system (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Theres-an-ugly-side-to-Chinas-identity-cards/shdaily.shtml), where a police ******r takes your picture for you, said the official Xinhua news agency.
SEE ALSO: Man makes ridiculously long selfie stick, takes disappointing self portrait (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/worlds-longest-selfie-stick/)
Fukang City in the Xinjiang region also an**unced over the weekend that it's started to offer a similar remote control system. It said in a Weibo post (http://www.weibo.com/3413296682/DpT9kbh6B?refer_flag=1001030103_&type=comment) that people will be able to preview the shot on a high-definition screen before the shot is taken. "If you're **t satisfied, you can retake the shot, so more people have control over how their photos look," it said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/china-id-photo/)
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