In addition, at certain times of the day, cameras sensors used by other teams have a hard time dealing with the blinding sunlight reflecting off of the walls. DARPA officials picking up the pieces after Jackbot rammed through the wall. If that isn't...

particularly true when dealing with color, so performing color correction is another commonly needed photo fix. In the image below, sunlight reflecting off of the clouds has created an excessively yellow image. This can be adjusted by using a Color Adjustment...

2 Duo model with 2GB RAM and a 160GB SATA hard disk isn’t a great deal heavier either. The single memory slot takes up to 4GB of RAM. Both have an improved 12.1” transflective screen; press a button and you can turn off the backlight and use reflected sunlight...

on a 12” ultra portable, which typically has a 1280x800 resolution. The screen is matte rather than glossy, but it still suffers from a little glare and reflection in direct sunlight. The viewing angle is good, and the image is generally high in quality,...

in good light, but less useful as light levels drop; the display tends to jump in burst mode.  An anti-glare coating on the screen cuts down on reflections, making it easier to use in bright sunlight. Despite all the space devoted to the screen, the controls...

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Readability in bright sunlight deteriorates but can be considered acceptable in any light condition. Readability of the screens deteriorates quickly in direct sunlight, shown here in a less extreme example. The Lowrance device has a clear advantage in...

so it can be read at any angle. LCD screens are notoriously fickle when exposed to sunlight and can only be read at just the right angle. EPD, in contrast, absorbs ambient light and uses it to illuminate the page, so taking it outside into the sunlight only...

also does better at photographing text, producing a much crisper image than the TG01 (left) does with less reflection. However, the TG01 copes much better with bright sunlight, while the Touch Pro2 tends to produce a slightly bleached and overexposed...