In 10 hours of daylight charging the unit gathers up to 20 hours worth of battery power for use in the low-power 8 LED mode, or 10 hours of life if used in 16 LED mode.

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Additionally, the WG-3's category defining Digital Microscope mode and six LED lights surrounding the lens barrel enable focusing as close as one centimeter from the subject producing bright, shadow-free macro images.

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Interestingly, the command caused the befuddled craft to think that one of its solar panels was "stuck, " which eventually led to an autonomous decision to enter "safe mode, " followed by a complete shutdown of the unit's onboard batteries.

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There's not much else to be found on the tablet: four customizable buttons (for mouse clicks, touch toggle, application launch etc.), an LED indicator (dim white in standby, bright white in touch mode and orange in pen mode) and a fabric tug to store your stylus.

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