Recent cases in the courts have revolved around whether the focus of a camera was on an individual.
But the Bold 9900 also features a fixed-focus camera, no front-facing camera, only single-core processor technology and a sub-3 inch screen size.
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The detail in a photograph taken by a pocket-sized digital camera is roughly in focus from a few feet away to almost infinity just like a pin-hole camera children make in school.
Moving upwards, the C5510 adds in a dual-band 3G radio, 16GB expandability, and a 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera, while the S6700 slider (pictured) tops out the range with HSDPA, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, GPS, and 120MB of storage on board.
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We can't speak to the tech inside, but it does pack a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, a 3.5 mm headset jack, typical USB charger, and run of the mill soft keys on the sides of the handset.
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The multi-tasking image-processing Venus Engine enables beautiful image recording and Sonic Speed AF (Auto Focus) combined with a quick camera start-up time to offer a high-speed response time to ensure users can capture even the most spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities.
In addition, as the slim form factor fits in an 8.5mm x 8.5mm auto focus camera module with a height dimension of 6.0mm, the S5K3H2 gives design engineers a great deal of freedom in designing camera modules suitable for slim mobile handsets and small form factor applications.
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The phone packs a 8 megapixel Auto focus camera that has many advanced modes such as Panorama, Face beautification and continuous shots up to 16 pictures and to top that it is the first phone across Industry to don a 5MP Autofocus front camera.
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Dedicated lens rings allow for fingertip control of focus and aperture, while a DSLR-style Focus mode dial on the front of the camera enables easy switching between focus modes.
The original iPhone and the 3G (see top left and center above) featured a 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera.
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For example, using the Touch Shutter feature, users can have a completely "button-free" experience and focus on and photograph a subject by simply touching it on the camera's display.
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As someone who regularly uses a camera that struggles to hold focus (an NEX-C3) while recording, the A99 was a welcome change for the better.
It was obviously filmed by a camcorder in a cinema audience - with the camera at an angle for much of the film, out of focus for a two-minute spell, someone's head in the corner of the shot and the crowd's laughter on top of the soundtrack.
However, OmniVision did surprise investors in February when it announced a 5.17 megapixel auto-focus camera module for mobile handsets based around the OV5623 CameraChip sensor.
As we try to bring the next iPhone into focus, it is clear that its role as a camera is only going to get more important.
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Vega R3 also introduces innovative functions like 'Best Face', voice recognition, continuous recording, and tracking focus so that it can reliably substitute a regular digital camera.
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In addition, the HTC Merge smartphone has a 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash that captures outstanding images, while 3G connectivity makes sharing those special moments with friends and family quick and easy.
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Either way, it takes less than two seconds for the lens protector to flip open, the barrel to pop out and for the camera to be able to focus and pull off a shot.
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Nokia also manages to pack in a solid 3 megapixel camera (minus auto-focus, unfortunately), whose photos apparently look great on the oversize 352 x 418 screen, which reviewer Rafe Blandford says is the best he has ever seen on a cellphone.
To support the ample sensitivity of the new camera's sensor, the EOS 6D camera's Auto Focus (AF) system includes a newly-developed 11-point AF sensor featuring a high-precision center cross-type point with an exceptional EV -3 sensitivity rating for accurate focusing even in extremely low-light conditions.
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The 1080p HD video camera automatically removes jitters and lets you lock the focus on a moving object.
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The main camera on the Focus S is an 8 megapixel joint with a lone LED performing flash duties.
It was also difficult to focus on both images at the same time, she said, with a camera in one hand and the photograph in the other.
The camera then locks in on that subject whether it moves or the camera is repositioned to a better angle, while maintaining proper focus.
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Combining this camera with a Safety Series GPS navigator expands Magellan's focus on safety and security to the full time you are in your car.
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She was only their temporary custodian, she said, a form and a face caught fleetingly by the movie camera or posing, in soft focus, behind the hard stones.
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The BCL-15 f8.0 Body Cap Lens serves as a body cap when carrying the camera around without its interchangeable lens, and transforms to become a pan-focus snapshot lens to capture images.
The predictably limited dynamic range of the Sensation's camera does mean that in high contrast situations you'll end up with either blown-out skies or overcast landscapes, depending on what you choose to focus on and how the camera meters the available light, but that needn't be a tragedy -- it can lead to more artsy and interesting imagery.
ILM's first breakthrough: a motion control camera, which could revolve repeatedly around stationary objects while remaining in constant focus, thus simulating flight.
"IUS014F-Z" is an all-in-one imaging module type with a camera signal processing functions on the image sensor, with built-in auto-focus and image quality adjustment.
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