Check out an interactive sample of the shutter speed control's benefits after the break.

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Now check out the video at its original capture speed of 50 fps.

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We'll have to wait and see how much -- if any -- of that is actually implemented any time soon, but if you'd like to check out the technology in use today, Speed TV has a live stream from several of the cars currently racing around the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.

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According to his interviews with supermarket staff he has found that there is a tendency for check-out workers to work below an "average" speed.

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Travellers should also consider printing out boarding passes ahead of time to speed up the check-in process, and should remember the rules about packing liquids and electronics in carry-on and hand luggage.

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So you can check out all this stuff and you will be able to monitor how the high-speed rail project here is operating just by going to our Web site.

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