You might know them for seemingly ridiculous innovations like Segway shoes or the HRP-4C pop star robot, but the folks at AIST have put away the gimmicks for their latest invention -- a full-color night vision camera.

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At the show, Netgear showed the VueZone wire-free home monitoring system (with add-on night-vision camera).

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The animal lay silently in the darkness of the trailer, its eyes burning red in the viewfinder of the men's night-vision camera.

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For straight ahead, there are some night vision systems on the market that use a camera that sees reflected infrared light, to detect warm bodies like pedestrians or deer that would otherwise be invisible.

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Miniature effect to make a scene appear as a miniature model and Night Vision to enable images and video in very low-light by increasing the camera's sensitivity.

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Cutting-edge amenities like a rearview camera with top-down side-view perspectives for easier parking and an infrared Night Vision system make it one of the best-selling luxury cars on the road.

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