Alongside the Nikon 1 V2, the new optional SB-N7 speedlight will inspire shooters to take their creative vision to new heights with an extremely versatile yet compact and lightweight flash unit.
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The company's flash memory unit hasn't posted an operating profit since before 2004, and it continues to devote billions of dollars toward its Itanium chip, which never lived up to original hopes.
Nikon's Creative Lighting System (CLS) supports advanced wireless lighting and creative flash shooting by controlling flash output independently for a master unit and a remote unit group.
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The limited camera (a rather basic 5 megapixel autofocus unit with an LED flash) and a paltry 4GB of onboard storage (mitigated by the 8S supporting a MicroSD for memory expansion) point to a device that has been built to carrier specifications and a specific price point.
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The device itself is a fairly standard affair, boasting a 4.3-inch WQVGA display, a 400MHz CPU, 64MB of RAM, an SD card slot, an FM transmitter, Bluetooth, and maps of the US and Canada pre-loaded on the unit's 2GB of internal flash memory -- an RDS-TMC traffic information receiver is also available as an optional accessory.
Adobe Flash Access 3.0 is offered at per unit CPM pricing.
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It will provide its flash memory and HDD products from the same overall business unit.
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The rear shooter is a very capable 8-megapixel unit that's paired with an LED flash.
Sony has updated its E-series flash Walkman, but if you've already picked up a first-gen unit and are happy with it, you probably don't need to rush out and pick up a new one.
The performance gains that flash memory provide will cause solid growth in the enterprise storage market, Burke predicted that unit growth will be 42% from 2011 to 2012 with capacity growth of 90% but over the same time period enterprise HDDs will grow 25% in units and 83% in storage capacity.
That sensor can record 720p video, but if you want full-quality 1080p stuff you'll need to rely on the 8-megapixel rear-facing unit, situated in the top-left corner of the back and paired with a small LED flash.
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