On a professional scale, Android could streamline the newsgathering process among journalists in the field, letting them edit and transmit photos and videos immediately, or even create complete blog posts -- directly from a camera -- while Google's OS on mirrorless cameras, like Samsung's NX series, would pair similar tools with higher-end, more versatile optics.

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