"One nice thing about light is that creatures develop eyes, and it would be possible to make optical radiation bright enough to see, " says Paul Horowitz, a professor of physics at Harvard University.

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With an F2.5 Bright Lens, 5x optical zoom and 25mm lens, taking bright pictures is made easy and a 16.2 Megapixel CCD sensor delivers sharp and clear results.

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With an F2.5 Bright Lens, 5x optical zoom and 25mm lens, taking bright pictures is made easy and a 16 Megapixel CCD sensor delivers sharp and clear results.

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Use an optical viewfinder to shoot in bright sunlight.

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So did their mystically bright brethren, the optical jocks and the wireless wizards.

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The imaging technology of the DV150F, a 16.2 Megapixel CCD sensor, F2.5 25mm bright lens and 5x optical zoom, deliver outstanding quality pictures that can then be shared instantly via Wi-Fi.

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With Nokia's award-winning PureView imaging innovation, including optical image stabilization, the Nokia Lumia 928 enables people to capture bright, blur-free photos and videos, even in low light conditions such as indoors or at night.

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This, though, does not affect the system's optical properties and it can, indeed, see small, faint objects that are near large, bright ones.

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