The other flavor is a superzoom model, or a "bridge camera, " as manufacturers are calling them these days.

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"The AR1011HS image sensor is a great match for the performance-oriented bridge and mirrorless camera market, " said Sandor Barna, Vice President and General Manager of Aptina's Consumer Camera business.

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If it senses that you've fixed your gaze on a specific location for more than a few seconds, a nose-bridge mounted HD camera will take a 50 x 50 pixel snapshot and compare it to its image database -- much like Google Goggles.

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The council said 20 HGVs were caught by the Safety Camera Partnership crossing the bridge last week and the drivers would be identified and issued with tickets.

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Canon's primary motivation, at least from an official perspective, was to create a camera that serves to bridge the gap between pocketable compacts and full-size DSLRs with a simple user interface designed to educate, not intimidate.

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The MTA has installed camera systems on the Hudson Bridge toll plaza, which enable the authority to capture the license-plate numbers of motorists who pass through.

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Fujifilm has announced 9 new FinePix camera models by our counting, including six bridge models (the S6800 and S4800 series), the JX680 point-and-shoot, the F900EXR compact with WiFi and .05-second autofocus, and more basic F850EXR compact.

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Investigators are using a high tech 3-D video camera to review the scene and attempt to pinpoint where the bridge failure began.

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Investigators say they plan to fly around the disaster site in a helicopter equipped with a high-resolution camera, and they're using sophisticated computer models to recreate the bridge collapse, which may reveal clues about how it happened.

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