An AF Illuminator and accessory FL-LM1 flash, included with both cameras, adds to their low-light performance.

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With AF Focus Illuminator, however, the subject can be illuminated, assisting in focusing.

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An Occupy Wall Street group, the Illuminator, on Monday night projected the two teams' logos in large lights on the walls of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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The new AF Focus Illuminator is a supplemental light included for those times when auto focus has difficulty focusing in dark places, or in scenes with particularly low contrast.

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The Olympus VR-340 includes all the technology you'd expect from more expensive compact cameras, including a standout 16-megapixel sensor, AF Illuminator and higher ISO for shooting in low light, designed to enhance your shots.

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As you can likely tell by the picture above, the GB5600A is very reminiscent of those old-school watches sporting Illuminator tech, but the new revision has obviously adapted itself to the more current era.

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To complement the speed of the f1.8 lens, the camera's low-light mode automatically adjusts the ISO sensitivity up to ISO 12, 800 to take sharp, full-resolution photos in dim conditions, and an easily accessible built-in pop-up flash and AF illuminator brightens low-lit subjects, reduces red-eye and fills in dark areas.

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