The power display in the dial instrument on the right is immediately obvious.

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At the top of the camera, there's a power toggle, a dial to select from auto, standard and movie modes, and a shutter release.

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The camera itself looks very similar to the P310 -- there's a nifty mode dial up top, along with a zoom toggle, control dial, power button, stereo mics and a pop-up flash.

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At its best, the battery is rated to last 3.7 hours -- not bad for a 13.34 8.39-pound system -- and you can exert some control over the runtime by selecting from one of four power modes using an analog dial.

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Running along the left side, you'll find a power toggle, a programmable jog dial (preset as a microphone monitor volume) and another for setting the volume of external sources like MP3 players.

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What would online shopping and auctions be like if you could look in on them at a glance, without all that power-on, boot-up, dial-in hoopla?

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Power and Associates said that EarthLink ranked at the top or near the top for dial-up and high-speed Internet access, while AOL ranked comparatively low.

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