But then the joy of the DSi's camera function is in distorting pictures, comparing your face with that of a friend, adding funny sunglasses or noses or mustaches to a picture.
Meaningless pictures were obtained by distorting pictures of living and non-living objects.
Increasingly, though, economists and other authorities say that the actuarial numbers give an unacceptably distorted picture.
So, make up your mind, critics: is it a "mild message" or a "distorted picture"?
The Arab world is large and diverse, so there is always a risk of connecting the dots in a way that produces a distorted picture.
With the PGA Tour increasingly drawing the world's best golfers, regardless of nationality, the ranking is painting a distorted picture.
A Manchester council spokeswoman said: "Unison presents a heavily distorted picture of the costs which are incurred by the council through the use of interim managers.
"The data that are reported to the public come from this definition, and sadly, it portrays a very, very distorted picture," said Susan B. Carbon, director of the Office on Violence Against Women, part of the Department of Justice.
"She offered a passionate and inclusive defence of the Tea Party, saying that unlike the distorted picture painted by the media, the movement includes 'disaffected Democrats', 'independents', 'libertarians' and 'people who've never been political a day in their lives'.
One of his goals is to drum up more listings by local companies, not easy given the number of family-owned firms.In this section Fixing broken brokers French raid No exchange is an island Settling claims Grossly distorted picture Beyond irrelevance Award: Pam Woodall ReprintsIn an era of consolidation, the independence of the MSE (owned by the government) is far from guaranteed.
