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iqmaster158
Joined: Jan 18, 2008
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so i cleaned the sensor with brush as u adviced..the diffrence is pretty obvious but it isnt as it should be..my FW is 37..no fingers in front of sensor..
using iso 100 and -0.3 makes it better but still u can feel from the photo that something is wrong with it..but making this settings takes a few seconds so its not aim&shoot as id like to have  |
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Sony α
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@Duran
lol, I know dude - im just saying hehe
But its poor at best - and may I add, the K610i image was taken using a Brand new K850i (038) so its the first photo with the device - so no chance of gunk accumulation 
There is no denying its 'slightly off colour'
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tonchy
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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These two pictures were taken from my k850 with auto settings in a point and shoot manner. they look fine to me.
anyways i think we are getting off topic. FW will be out week 6 right???
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obentou
Joined: Sep 19, 2005
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I actually have some interesting info to share...
The time I had 2 K850i's (a blue, and green), with 07W41 and 07W40 build dates respectively produced very different pictures.
The green one had not as bad flashburn but the blue one had always reproduced what Dupet has posted in this thread.
Quite an interesting phone I must say.. I've already gone through like 3 K850i's...
But anyways, no firmware release today right? I guess N95-3, here I come. |
][nquisitor
Joined: Jan 19, 2008
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Good riddance, now go troll the N95-3 thread and wait for their software updates,
while discovering their bugs...
PS: O and take Dupet with you, you guys just needed an excuse to trash SE, there is no phone without a single fault!
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the-prince
Joined: Oct 31, 2007
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On 2008-02-01 11:41:51, dipb wrote:
Dupet,
The photo that you have pubslihed shows that the shot is overexposed.
I also faced a similar problem and hope SE addresses this in their next firmware update. It is nothing to do with the phone or the camera. This only happens when the distance between the subject and the camera is 2-3 feet. More than that it is ok.
Compared to N95 this phone takes incredible pictures.. no doubt. But you have to agree to the fact that all devices have plus and minus and this phone is no exception. None of the Nokia cameras give so clear & crisp pictures as SE of a same level does.
K800 is perfect today after 10-12 firmware update. So wait for another couple of firmware updates and I believe you will see the real camera coming out.
cheers
whats the point in waiting 10-12 firmware updates, by then my 12 month contract will have run out and i would get a new phone. SE must release phones that are perfect from the start.
Lets face it SE have really messed up with the 850 they need to implement a returns policy like samsung did with the D900i rather then sending phones away for repair they should give out replacements to their customers.
simply posting some little text on a web site (referring to the "announcement" about the fw update, which evidently wasnt true) is not good crisis management at all, SE risk loosing their loyal customer, they need to act now and not after 10 -12 firmwares! |
fullforce
Joined: Oct 12, 2005
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@tonchy
Yupp i got week 6 as the release date, from SE in Sweden. |
obentou
Joined: Sep 19, 2005
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Buddy,
With 13 posts in this forum you probably have made zero contribution to Esato except say good riddance to me from this thread.
I have done EXTENSIVE reports and bug testing for this phone, and even just from using the phone normally many quirks can be found. If you were in my position you'd probably do the same and complain like many others here. There is obviously more than one fault on every phone, except these faults on the K850i interfere with daily usage and are not considered "bugs" to me anymore. They are simply stupid and annoying hindrances that render most features of the phone half-useless.
So why have you singled out Dupet and myself from this thread? Have you made any contributions and/or evidence in here to prove we are trolling? We are simply voicing our opinions, and we've both taken the effort to post up pictures and give other readers second thoughts on this phone before buying it if they haven't already. This is a K850i firmware thread and we aren't limited to posting what we have already said - which unfortunately are mostly negative comments. Meaning, this device is pretty much under par from everyone's expectations because 90% of the posts here really aren't praises. If no one took initiative to post these comparisons and reports up no one would know about the setbacks of the K850i and would probably be disappointed once they laid their hands on it.
The point is, the inherent nature of this thread calls for comments like mine and Dupet's. A firmware thread, especially for this phone, isn't going to attract happy people and most of us are going to rant on about its faults which we can clearly see in here. I like the phone's other aspects such as the design, display, etc. but this isn't the thread to brag about how great it is. Rumour says Sony Ericsson reads these threads, and if they aren't going to be hasty in fixing the phone, the more the complaints they see, the more pressured and obligated they may be to release new fixes.
So that's why I do not appreciate your comments telling me off to troll the N95-3 thread, which I am not sure if it even exists. I browse Esato exclusively for the latest updates on Sony Ericsson phones only and to post my observations to let other readers know. I am not sure about you.
On 2008-02-01 15:37:47, ][nquisitor wrote:
Good riddance, now go troll the N95-3 thread and wait for their software updates,
while discovering their bugs...
PS: O and take Dupet with you, you guys just needed an excuse to troll SE, there is no phone without a single fault!
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Haha,
Funny this is - Orange replaced my Velvet Blue K850i on an Orange Care replacement - and I ended up with what seems like a funny K850i!
It is Luminous Green, which Is supposedly a CPW Exclusive - with a Silver battery door and sillver power switch plus Volume keys :S
To confuse me even further, it has an Orange backplate, with the Orange Logo etc - and is Orange branded - yet its the Luminous Green Colour Scheme...something fishy lol!
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Vlad83
Joined: Feb 01, 2008
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From: Miami, FL U.S.
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Sorry if this a stupid newbie question but can someon eplease help me.
I bought my phone from ebay and the software says R1CA037 prg12004404_CHINA_S O I live in the states and was wondering if I can reflash the firmware to something unbranded that belongs to U.S. instead of China. I looked at Davinciteam.com but was unable to find that info... I am also worried that when the new firmware comes out that everyone is so highly anticipating it may adversely effect my phone since its registered to China.
Thanks for any input. |
Duran
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
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yes you can use davinci to reflash/unbrand your phone |
Vlad83
Joined: Feb 01, 2008
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Wow, thanks for the fast reply! Do you think its worth it for me to pay to upgrade to 038 or should I just wait until the new firmware comes out in 2 weeks from SEUS? |
vortigern
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On 2008-02-01 16:41:45, Sony α wrote:
It is Luminous Green, which Is supposedly a CPW Exclusive - with a Silver battery door and sillver power switch plus Volume keys :S
Don't CPW sell orange? .. thought they did.... and what colour is the battery door etc. supposed to be? mine are silver (on blue not green phone tho) |
Duran
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On 2008-02-01 17:32:20, Vlad83 wrote:
Wow, thanks for the fast reply! Do you think its worth it for me to pay to upgrade to 038 or should I just wait until the new firmware comes out in 2 weeks from SEUS?
I'd say wait, the 038 seems to have some battery problems..and according to some people here the new firmware should be out in week 6 (or 14th of feb?) |
klarho
Joined: Nov 25, 2007
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I have had 039 for a few days now, and not unexpected I can say that the battery life is horrible. No news there.
But today I discovered a bug, when recieving a call while using the camera, the blue lights doesnt go off when exiting from the camera. And blue + white lights stays on while continuing using the phone. |
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