# Face Detection

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:01:41.905Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: bilgisayarli-goru
**TLDR:** A core face analysis task focused on locating face regions in an image or video.

<p>Face detection is the first and most critical step in a face analysis pipeline. The quality of downstream tasks such as recognition, alignment, expression analysis, or age-gender estimation depends heavily on accurate face localization. Lighting, pose, occlusion, and crowded scenes can make the task difficult. It is widely used in security, mobile applications, user verification, and media analysis.</p>