The addition of Android brings a few much-needed features to the point-and-shoot.
For precise AF performance in a wide variety of shooting conditions, the D600 features a 39 point AF system with the new MultiCAM 4800FX AF module.
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But these two features should help point you in the direction of the game makers and give you an idea of where to look and how to get playing.
Lightweight and incredibly easy to use, but at this point most features (including those all-important analog video inputs) aren't quite ready for primetime.
Being a PM is balancing engineering capabilities with customer needs and delivering a product that has the right mix of features at the right point in time for your customer to be successful.
The SIGMA DP3 Merrill features a "9 point select mode" which can select the desires focusing point from 9 different frames and "Free move mode" which can move the desired point as you like.
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So the U.S. auto industry let foreign competitors like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz take the lead in adding features such as three-point seat belts, crumple zones, and side air bags.
However, Forbes suggested the introduction of KNOX allows Samsung to go head to head with Apple in the enterprise, and point to its features that are not available on the iPhone.
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But celebrating these features seems dated at this point, as Sony and Microsoft ushered in HD (and Sony 3D) long ago, building up online entertainment networks far more advanced than what Wii U is introducing.
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In January 2009, the situation that was apparent at that point involved two key features that are still the case.
But critics point to the basic features the iPad is missing including a USB port, a camera, and the ability to view Flash video.
"When the comic high point of your movie features Steve Martin attempting to break dance while clad in hip-hop gear, you know you are in trouble", BBC News Online's Caroline Westbrook said on Monday.
Built with Sony's innovative digital imaging, sound and TV technology, the latest VAIO Touchworld collection features bright, responsive 10-point multi-touch screens with engaging interactive applications, family computing options and new experiences in mobile productivity.
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This lightweight point-and-shoot features quick menu, mode, exposure compensation and sub-command dials, all arranged to achieve natural and smooth shooting adjustments on the go.
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While a game like Uncharted makes combat feel like something out of a movie with climbing, rolling, jumping and destructible cover, Call of Duty just features endless streams of enemies that you point and shoot at.
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Apple users who have resisted buying OS X up to this point will likely find enough new features to get them interested.
The sources noted that Apple plans to launch at least four upgraded MacBook Pros as well as an iMac that features a new panel size and a price point for the mainstream market, it says, citing sources from upstream component makers.
Paramount made sure to point out that Dreamworks' animated features would be exclusively on HD-DVD because it knows that parents don't want to have to tell their kids that they can't watch Shrek on that device, at least not in the full resolution of his flatulence jokes.
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You can tell Microsoft is especially proud of this detail: the first Surface ad emphasizes that feature to the point where Windows RT's various features more or less take a backseat.
Such companies are often accused of building features rather than products, but that is the whole point.
Abary holds up the NX200, a new point-and-shoot camera with SLR features.
The myTouch 4G Slide features the most advanced camera of any smartphone with zero shutter lag, backside illuminated sensor and additional premium digital camera features that offer consumers a viable replacement for their digital point-and-shoot cameras.
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In addition to the advanced functions that will satisfy experienced photographers, the LUMIX GH2 is easy enough for beginners to use comfortably because of Panasonic's iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, a popular setting in the LUMIX point-and-shoots that automatically engages features and settings for optimal image quality by detecting the shooting environment.
Of course there are many differences and the features list is huge, but BARIS is definitely the starting point here.
The voice turn-by-turn navigation, GPS tracking and traffic updates are handy to have and all work well, but those are staples for any OS at this point, which means they aren't standout features.
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At that point, the government is able to trade off the features of various designs to find price-performance combinations best suited to its needs, as are the contractors offering competing solutions.
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Some people will notice that Nokia is building a special relationship with Microsoft, to the point where the manufacturer is able to deliver more exclusive features in its phones and push for things to be added in later revisions.
Because the early universe is believed to have undergone a period of rapid inflation, features that were Planck-scale may have been magnified to the point where they are visible as blips in the cosmic microwave background, an electromagnetic echo of the Big Bang.
Case in point: a scene from the upcoming documentary Gasland, which features a man lighting his faucet water on fire and making the ridiculous claim that natural gas drilling is responsible for the incident.
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Nintendo TVii is scheduled for arrival on North American Wii U consoles at some point today, but it's lacking a few key features Nintendo promised when the service was first revealed back in September.
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