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dairin
Joined: Apr 08, 2002
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yeah i'm aware also abt that and dun forget P800 
tell us the good news once u hear abt the next upgrade from SE ok
thx for ur answer
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GHT
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Seems that everyone is active again. |
GHT
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I had my T68 lunar grey upgraded, the sms alert tone is so soft. Hardly can hear the message came in. I thought something wrong with my phone. Now I understand it is the sw fault. Felt cheese off. Always missed my sms message send from someone. Does SE know this problem and keep quiet about it? |
dairin
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GHT->yeah SE aware of that particular problem and they are doing something abt it
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orang3
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not only is the sms alert soft the normal ringtone is also very soft .. i always miss calls unless i am at home ...damn .. why cant they do something about it fast !!!!
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LKH
Joined: Jul 06, 2002
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I've just being to Yahoo Auctions and saw that seller are selling they're nokia 7650 from as low SD$500 to about SD$1800??? while the market price is around SD$1800.
Some even said that it came with local unfill warranty ($1550).
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TonyG
Joined: May 04, 2002
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If you want to know whether it is for local warranty, simple, check the handphone behind the battery see whether they came with a valid IDA sticker.
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benjamin
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Hi everybody i have a few queries which i hope that some kind soul can enlighten me... 1st, what's the difference with mca 10, mca 10 view and mca 20? What is the price and where can i find the mca 20? How can i check for my t68i's firmware???
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orang3
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here is it for the MCA 20
The Sony Ericsson CommuniCam MCA-20 may look puny, but this digital camera accessory is the lynchpin of the company's march towards multimedia messaging.
First Impressions
The MCA-20 is the add-on to Sony Ericsson's newly launched T68i, one of the first phones to harness multimedia messaging service (MMS). This fledging technology, a successor to SMS (short message service), allows users to swap pictures and sounds with others. Perhaps one day, shooting and sending photos via mobile phones will become a standard feature.
The 22g MCA-20 comes in the standard blue-and-gray of Sony Ericsson, and matches the T68i perfectly. The retail package includes a lanyard and pouch to protect the lens against scratches.
Getting Started
The MCA-20 is truly plug-and-play. Simply attach it to the base of the phone with the lens facing outwards, and voila, you're poised to take pictures. Power is drawn from the handset, and snapping away does not seem to reduce standby time noticeably.
You can choose an image resolution of up to 640x480 pixels. There is also a color balance setting which Sony Ericsson claims is for optimizing the colors in a picture, although we discerned little difference.
The previous CommuniCam, the MCA-10, featured a small optical viewfinder for users. The MCA-20 improves on this by utilizing the T68i's color screen as an electronic viewfinder. Unfortunately the implementation of this innovation disappoints. Colors from the real world appear faded and washed out. As a result, everything seems more grayscale than in color, with occasional spots of blue and red.
Furthermore, when you reposition the CommuniCam too quickly, the corresponding image on the viewfinder plays catch-up and what you get is a flurry of shadows. You have to wait a while for the viewfinder to "settle" before the after-images disappear. As a result, the electronic viewfinder works only for framing shots--using it to check for sharpness or image quality is hopeless.
The limitation lies with the STN (Super Twist Nemestic) screen of the T68i which is capable of displaying only 256 colors. Digital cameras usually come with TFT (Thin Film Transistor) viewfinders, supporting millions of colors. As a result, what you see on the T68i's screen does not reflect the actual image quality of the CommuniCam. You can only examine your pictures accurately from a PC, after you've transferred the pictures from your phone.
This then defeats the purpose of the CommuniCam. If a picture looks bad on your phone, would you want to send it to friends? Thankfully, though, this problem should be eradicated with the new phones that sport TFT displays. As at press time, a Sony Ericsson Singapore spokesperson confirmed that certain upcoming handsets would support the CommuniCam, although she declined to reveal specific model numbers.
Transferring Images
Phones don't come much better connected than the T68i. Apart from the above-mentioned MMS (which isn't available in Singapore yet), you can transfer pictures via email, Bluetooth and infrared.
The transfer process is overly complicated. The CommuniCam comes with built-in memory for storing up to 14 images in 640x480 pixels or 200 pictures in 80x60 pixels. At the same time, the handset comes with more memory for storing images. The strange thing is that images on the camera can only be sent out via MMS and email. If you want to use Bluetooth or infrared, you first have to copy the images from the CommuniCam to the phone. To add to the confusion, the T68i's infrared stops working once the CommuniCam is attached.
Photo Results
With the MCA-20, it was difficult to obtain very sharp images. The device seemed to work best with portrait shots, where the subject was about 1m away. The color reproduction was acceptable under outdoor test conditions, although indoor fluorescent lighting added a yellowish tint to the photographs. However, seeing the pictures on our PC, we were pleasantly surprised enough by the quality achievable from such a tiny device.
Conclusion
The CommuniCam MCA-20 is largely a novelty item for non-critical tasks--that is if you are willing to shell out S$238 for a toy. The tedious drawbacks take away much of the fun, but patient users with steady hands will be rewarded by the occasional good photo.
the MCA 10
These days, the mobile phone is more than just a gadget to make phone calls. It's also an address book, a memo pad for you to take short notes, and even a gaming device! Not enough? There are MP3 add-ons that turn your phone into a music jukebox. Just when you think there's nothing else a phone can do, the folks at Ericsson have come up with the CommuniCam MCA-10, an add-on that turns your GSM phone into a camera.
A First Look
At first glance, the semi-oval CommuniCam looks like something right out of a sci-fi flick. Measuring 55 x 48 x 22mm and weighing 25g, the CommuniCam is actually a tiny digital camera that works when you attach it to the bottom of a compatible Ericsson mobile phone. The list includes the R320s, the R520m, and the T39. You also need a mobile subscription that supports data services.
The design of this device is simple. On the plastic body you have the viewfinder, the lens, and on the side, the shutter button. For those who love hanging stuff around their neck, the add-on also comes with a clip to attach to the included lanyard.
Setting Up Is Easy
Setting up the CommuniCam was a relatively painless process. We tested it with the Ericsson T39 and after attaching the camera, an additional entry appeared in the phone's "Extras" menu. The first time we snapped on the camera to the phone, we were prompted to enter our Internet Service Provider (ISP) settings which include the dial-up number, user name, and password. This is because the pictures you take with this device will be sent via your Internet account to your recipient's email address (with accompanying text message). When you detach the camera from your phone, the CommuniCam option will automatically disappear from the menu.
The CommuniCam doesn't need a battery as it draws power from the mobile phone. Fortunately, the device doesn't seem to suck up much power from the phone. The T39 still provided pretty much the same hours of talktime with and without the camera attachment.
Fun With Pictures
Of course, the best thing about the CommuniCam is that after you set it up, you can take pictures immediately. To take a snapshot, you can either use the phone's menu selection or the shutter button on the camera. The latter is preferred because that's where you can look through the viewfinder to take your pictures, just like any digital camera.
Unlike a digital camera, however, you cannot immediately preview the pictures you took. That's perhaps the biggest problem with this device. The CommuniCam can store up to five snapshots, each at 352 x 288 pixels, with a color depth of 24 bits (16 million colors). But to view them, you need to either send them to an email account or to the WebAlbum found on Ericsson's Mobile Internet Web site. This requires registration to use, which is free.
Pictures on the camera are sent via your dial-up Internet account. During our test, we transferred the pictures over a GSM connection. The time taken to upload one picture took about a minute while uploading five pictures required approximately 4 minutes. Even though we were using the T39, we were unable to utilize the phone's GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) feature to transfer the pictures as this wasn't supported by the camera.
Less Than Picture Perfect
As mentioned on the Ericsson Web site, the CommuniCam is not a high-performance digital camera. So don't expect picture perfect-quality snapshots from this photographic device. The pictures we took with the CommuniCam were blur and lacked contrast. You also need pretty stable hands while taking pictures as even the slightest quiver will cause the pictures you take to blur. Of course, without the option of previewing the pictures, you can never tell if the snapshot you took is clear or not.
Perhaps the fun begins only when you view your pictures on the Ericsson Web site. There, you can check out your images, name them, sort them in various albums, rotate them, and share them with other users. You can even turn your pictures into electronic postcards with embedded sounds, which you can then send to your pals.
Conclusion
All the cool things you can do with the pictures on the Web site do not change the fact that the picture quality is less than average. As a camera, the CommuniCam doesn't make the grade. With a price tag of S$268, it's too expensive. You can actually get a pretty good budget camera for the same price or less. As a novelty item, the CommuniCam is pretty fun and easy to use. The fact that you can take a photo and send this immediately via your mobile to someone with an email account can be amusing for a while. But when the fun wears off, you're left with a device that, to put it bluntly, is not something you'd want to use to preserve your fondest holiday memories with.
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TonyG
Joined: May 04, 2002
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orang3-> Wow!!! That was fantastic man. My applaud to you. (clap clap!!) You explanation was clear and direct. Only thing is the person who read must be a bit technical inclined, than he will understand more efficently. If SE ppl were to see this message, they will "Kow Tow" to you man. My compliments to you again. Phew!!!
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benjamin
Joined: Jul 14, 2002
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thanks for the information on the mca 10 and 20... It's what i really need to know after being told by many people that the mca 10 view is a newer product compared to mca 20. Saying that mca 20 uses an older s/w... and that the mca 10 view can also use the t68's screen as view finder...
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TonyG
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benjamin-> The MCA 20 is definitely newer than MCA 10. It has more function and beter picture effect than MCA 10. Yes the MCA 10 was catered for T68's in the begining. After the upgrading, now we are talking about MCA 20. Very soon we will be talking about MCA 25.
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dairin
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any idea when is MCA-25 will come to singapore ??
saw the pic on one of the site, can't remember the site but it looks better than MCA-20
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benjamin
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Then does anyone know where i could purchase the mca 20 in singapore??? I've been to sls, bugis and orchard road but i can't seem to find it... very fustrating....:/
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orang3
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benjamin---> you can get your MCA 20 .. at M1 ... shop .. or the at novena .. it is ard 238
TonyG ---> thks for the compliment..
the MCA 25 is much longer than MCA 20 .. but it is slimmer and have zoom function .. it only works with T300 .. but with t68m/i ... the function is limited .. so there is no point getting the MCA 20 if u are not getting the T300 or newer HP ..
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