But considering how rare a disaster like this is, especially in comparison to car crashes, it raises the question, which mode of transportation is truly the safest?
The trouble is that we often do not understand which mode of sociality is in play until we get to know the person or recognize the scenario.
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This is actually a cluster of functions comprised of Best Scene Mode, which allows tagging of favorite scenes while recording or later on, Best Face Mode, which automatically picks out scenes containing registered faces, and Best Smile Mode which picks out just the scenes containing great smiles.
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When the camera's completely switched off, hit the power button and you'll go straight into camera mode which lets you shoot immediately, then about half a minute later the interface seamlessly goes back to smart mode, which is when you can hit the back or home button to toggle the Android unlock screen (though we'd rather go straight into the home screen).
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The C-Max Energi has an EV mode button on the center stack that lets the driver choose between three modes: electric-only driving, normal hybrid mode (which blends electric and gasoline engine power as appropriate) or EV-later mode, which reserves the battery pack power for later use.
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The SIGMA DP3 Merrill features a "9 point select mode" which can select the desires focusing point from 9 different frames and "Free move mode" which can move the desired point as you like.
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Depending on which priority mode you pick, one or more of these dials will be greyed out and inaccessible, because it's under the camera's control.
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The extent to which this mode demands performance perfection won't appeal to everyone, but for me, it's exactly what I'd want out of a game like this.
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The concept has some of its own unique innovations, such as Toy Box mode which allows players to create their own Disney-based worlds.
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Earlier in the day, Froch had appeared confident and relaxed, and he was operating in the mode which he had for the past couple of days.
There's also a new in-camera HDR mode which merges two back-to-back shots (one underexposed and the other overexposed) in order to retain additional shadow and highlight detail.
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As for the performance freaks, you can enable Ultimate mode which is right at the bottom of the "ASUS customized setting" menu, but we didn't notice any performance gain during our benchmark tests.
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Olympus' iHS (Intelligent, High-Sensitivity and High-Speed) Technology powers a number of features on the STYLUS SZ-16 iHS including Hand-Held Starlight mode which helps users at night, where image blur is more likely to occur, by capturing multiple images and stitching them together into a single, crisp, breathtaking photo without the use of a tripod.
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The X-5 features the PENTAX-original Auto Picture mode, which automatically assesses the subject's conditions and selects the most appropriate shooting mode from 16 distinctive shooting options, including Landscape, Portrait, Candlelight and Pet.
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From the great number of complaints which we have heard respecting the operation of the Income Tax as to the mode in which the profits of trades and professions under Schedule D are determined, we have reason to believe that a provision in the act, very important to the mercantile community, has been quite overlooked, or is little known.
The main controls are located on the left side of the screen, which displays the current mode, a dial for choosing a different mode, as well as onscreen triggers for movie recording and shutter release (which behaves identically to the physical shutter release but is sometimes more convenient).
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One interesting feature of the Zodiac is how the software switches effortlessly from portrait mode, which is how you're likely used to looking at Palm OS devices, to the horizontal landscape mode.
We particularly enjoyed the primary and secondary mode dials, which allow for simple and fast switching between shooting modes and relevant mode settings.
PS4 features "suspend mode" which keeps the system in a low power state while preserving the game session.
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It's enhanced by Active Mode, which ensures that handheld movies look smooth and steady at all zoom ratios.
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He also gushed over the panorama mode, which admittedly churned out some pretty seamless results of the Icelandic countryside.
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So far it has signed up two companies, which are in stealth mode, and is close to deals with two others.
The only thing you wouldn't be able to do is dock the tablet in portrait mode, which is fine by us.
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Waiting until the crisis happens will leave you making key decisions while in a panicked mode, which is never a good idea.
Some of those affected may be able to transition to new roles at the Sporting News, which is in hiring mode, he added.
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In the concluding part of the novel, however, Mr Rushdie shifts without warning into the magical realist mode with which he is often associated.
Gamers are gravitating to the new Connected Careers online mode, which allows players to take control of Hall of Famers like Marcus Allen (see video below).
The new model is also the first Cyber-shot camera to offer a "Picture Effect" mode, which expands a shooter's artistic possibilities without the need for editing software.
The heart of this game is going to be this cool mode, which borrows elements from other game types but fuses them into something fresh and fun.
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