1. A digital image acquisition device, comprising: (a) an imaging optic and detector for acquiring digital images including one or more preview images and a main image; (b) a processor; (c) a face detector module for programming a processor to analyze the one or more preview images to ascertain information relating to candidate face regions therein; (d) an image generating module for programming the processor to generate a sub-sampled version of the main image; and (e) a first speed-optimized red-eye filter for programming the processor to produce a first set of candidate red-eye regions in a sub-sampled version of the main image based on the candidate face region information provided by the face detector.