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Sony Ericsson P990 discussion |
makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
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That is why I mentioned the poor build quality of the N95.
I do not agree with @Koto, there are still bugs in the P990 that should not be on a professional phone and it seems the P1 has inherited most of them. I don't understand the logic of asking for more RAM at boot, the P990 has a fixed amount of RAM. I don't care if the boot memory is 14 MB or 18 MB as long as the memory management is reasonable to the extent Symbian 9.1 allows. More important to me are:
1- Edit before call in FC mode is fixed to work properly.
2- RDS functions properly
3- "Leave on server" function implemented in email.
4- Folder settings are not lost after connection to PC
5- Louder volume on stereo BT headphones (unless it's a hw limitation)
Apart from these my P990 is quite stable and usable and the current price is a good bargain - which makes me feel totally cheated by SE for being sold the P990 with the condition it was in with R3...
P990i: A mistake, a curse and a disgrace  So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD |
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mode
Joined: Jan 12, 2007
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I'm not sure if it's always been there or if it's the new fw, but I just realized that I'd be better off staying in macro mode for any setting when taking pictures because the autofocus would function accurately and is significantly better even when taking pictures of the landscape. I would never change the setting to normal again because macro mode also functions perfectly on behalf of normal mode |
makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
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From: Istanbul
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@mode, what you are saying is very interesting. To be honest, I have never tried that, I'll test it tomorrow but somehow I'm very doubtful it will work for me.
Since R6, my P990 takes quite acceptable photos, both focus and color are pretty good, as long as the photos are taken in daylight. It's a total disaster in low light conditions, outdoors in the evening at a distance of about 2 meters and using the built in flash, the pictures I got were totally useless. I wouldn't hold this one against SE though, this is not a dedicated camera so there is only so much we should expect from it.
PS: What do you know...I just took 2 test pix in a dimly lit room, a distance of about about 2.5 m. The macro one's focus actually turned out to be better than the one in normal mode. Will test tomorrow in daylight.
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I took 2 pictures of the same objects both in macro and normal more. I'll upload it on Monday so you can tell me it's any difference: I can't see any.
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AD
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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I just tried this, and viewed them on my PC. I must say that the pictures taken in macro mode of non macro subjects are significantly sharper!
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AD
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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On a different aspect of the p990's performance entirely, I was one of those unhappy few who experienced seemingly random crashes of the silent type, ie. when the phone appears to be working and has actually stopped being a phone.
Two things have improved this dramatically!!
1: I moved out of London to somewhere far more rural - my uptime doubled from 12 to 24hrs.
2: I then upgraded my firmware from R6D23 to R6E28 - the phone hasn't crashed yet, uptime currently 2d 14h 8m!!!!!
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yes_futur
Joined: Aug 06, 2007
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makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
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@mode, I confirm your discovery
Today I took a couple of landscape pictures in daylight using macro mode and the focus was very good indeed. If I could only make some sense out of SE's logic...
P990i: A mistake, a curse and a disgrace So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD |
mode
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Yep, and not only does the probability of clear, sharp pictures increases, autofocus is also faster and easier to get right the first time around. My theory is, since macro mode deals with precision, it probably has been programmed with more accuracy and better methods of capturing clear, closeup pictures. I'm thinking since there's only one lense (unlike professional cameras where you change lenses) to work with for both modes, obviously macro mode would be the clear winner. Dunno how true this is, just trying to make sense of it |
creepy_maver
Joined: Nov 09, 2006
Posts: 91
From: San Diego,California
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Ola Guys!
hows it going?
im still contemplating on the next fw, lol!
hi guys whats the perfect setting for p990 backlight 90% or 100% or lesser?
thanks for the help!
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Nickp990
Joined: May 29, 2007
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i am always using 70 % backlite  |
creepy_maver
Joined: Nov 09, 2006
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cool !
thanks Bro!
i appreciate it!
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Nickp990
Joined: May 29, 2007
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update to the latest firmware few hours agou, nice, phone is stable i think, every think works normal but still they didnot fix autofocus for us in video mode |
spitfire14
Joined: Oct 13, 2003
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From: manila
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Hi guys, just need your honest opinion on this, i was about to buy the p9 this weekend, but the bugs encountered by users is holding me back...
is it a good buy for me? i used to own nokia symbian phones, and am now using a simple phone like the 6233, i miss tinkering and adding features on my phone and since the p9's price has gone down, i'm thinking of getting one, and since it will be my first time to use a p9 series phone, i'm thinking it will be a whole new experience... but i dont want my experience to be a nightmare with the bugs, hehe, so what do you guys think, should i go ahead and buy it? thanks in advance for your advice |
kapetannik
Joined: Aug 07, 2007
Posts: 7
From: Karditsa, Greece
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@creepy_maver
I'm using 50% backlight for saving battery's energy and it is still OK. Try it.
@spitfire14
If you have the money take the new P1. If you don't, then take an unbranded P990 and upadate the firmware. With the last one it is a very good choise eventhough it has some small problems. I think it is worthing its money.
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Posted: 2007-08-11 12:35
So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD 
