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  • noun Plural form of subcompact.

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  • Not uncommon in subcompacts, but others do better on legroom.

    Test Drive review: Ford's new Fiesta has Honda Fit beat 2010

  • The subcompacts are the 14-megapixel PowerShot SD3500 IS Elph, $330, which has a very large 3. 5-inch touchscreen LCD and 5x zoom with wide-angle capability; the 14-megapixel PowerShot SD1400 IS Elph, $280, which has a 4x zoom; and the 12-megapixel PowerShot SD1300 IS Elph, $230, with a 4x zoom and wide-angle capability.

    Coming this spring: Four new Canon point-and-shoots 2010

  • The subcompacts are the 14-megapixel PowerShot SD3500 IS Elph, $330, which has a very large 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD and 5x zoom with wide-angle capability; the 14-megapixel PowerShot SD1400 IS Elph, $280, which has a 4x zoom; and the 12-megapixel PowerShot SD1300 IS Elph, $230, with a 4x zoom and wide-angle capability.

    Coming this spring: Four new Canon point-and-shoots 2010

  • Most are fuel-sipping compacts or subcompacts, like the Chevrolet Cruze, hitting dealerships now, or the overhauled Ford Focus, which goes on sale early next year.

    The Most-Anticipated New Vehicles Joann Muller 2010

  • Most are fuel-sipping compacts or subcompacts, like the Chevrolet Cruze, hitting dealerships now, or the overhauled Ford Focus, which goes on sale early next year.

    The Most-Anticipated New Vehicles Joann Muller 2010

  • Sluggish demand for the company's Jazz subcompacts in the European market has pushed down capacity levels to 50% at its export-dedicated plant near the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

    Honda Ramps Up U.S. Sales Chester Dawson 2011

  • Physical controls make a comeback: Most basic models, especially subcompacts, have done away with physical controls, particularly if the camera includes a touch screen.

    Lots of new digital cameras added to Ratings 2010

  • The cars that lose value quickly tend to cluster on the other end of the automotive spectrum -- budget-friendly subcompacts like the Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent.

    Cars That Lose Their Value Fastest Hannah Elliott 2010

  • While most consumers seem to want smaller subcompacts with fewer buttons and dials, a select group of prosumer shooters yearn for the days when cameras had lots of buttons, knobs, switches and dials.

    Hands on with the Nikon Coolpix P7000 at 2010 PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2010

  • Japan, Europe and Asia, including the popular March and Mycra subcompacts, for an ignition problem that may stall the engine — its third-largest recall ever.

    Business Watch 2010

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