This impression is reinforced by the curvature of the rear window and the elegant chrome strip between the rear light clusters.

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The key difference is that instead of focusing the light on a strip of photochemical film as in traditional cameras, digital cameras use an image sensor, called a charge coupled device (CCD), to capture the image.

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Seriously, does anyone have a light-hearted Dilbert strip or something to ease some of the pain?

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For a century, despite the additions of surround-sound audio systems and widescreen formats, the technology was more or less -- pardon the term -- static: a strip of celluloid, a series of sprockets and light.

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Like The Strip, Downtown looks best at night, when the neon signs light up.

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