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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Are we - why are we still at the place where there seems to be always a token person of color on "Saturday Night Live"?

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When in Creative Mode, photographers will be able to take advantage of several shooting modes including Panorama, Selective Color, Miniature, Soft, Night Landscape, Backlighting and Night Portraits.

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When he got to the color, the blue on blue night scene set the stage and the slash of candle light through the window indicates that there are secrets to be had here.

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Even at night images were quite crisp with decent color, though there is some noise in the shadows, and the same goes for shots indoors under artificial lighting.

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The new version of the app that went live in the Apple app store last night includes additional customizations for skin tone, eye color and hair because users wanted to be able to get closer to their aspirational selves (see image below).

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"Night" (despite its name) has light but much less profusion of color, resurrecting Redon's "blacks" to star in the show.

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Features included a heads-up display with night vision, a DNA-based entry and ignition system, body panels that changed color on the driver's command and an "auto valet" feature that let the car drop off its owner then park itself for recharging.

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