more interesting video feed..
http://www.belgiquemobile.be/2007/06/14/vi...rlin/#more-1321

2007-06-14 21:53

As previous more advanced camera mobiles from SE, the new K850 has both flash and AF. But now the resolution is 5 MP. The camera usage itself does not differ much, but the media viewer is clearely improved.

K850 feels fairly solid in the hand, without being clumsy. The part that makes most impression is the screen, which according to the personal at the location makes use of a new technology where the screen is placed to appear as being glued to the phone. The result is an unusually sharp picture and it realy shows when watched.

The key pad is designed in a new way where the key pad and the screen melts together so to speak. At the bottom, the screen transitions to key pad over a soft rubber edge. One simply press there at the edge to select the menu entries shown at the botton of the screen. It works realy well. Previously SE have had problem with their navigation sticks, which easly have given up and lost sensitivity. Now there is a navigation button instead, which looks like a ring around two of the number buttons. On our particular test specimen the button is a bit damaged, så it does not respond well in all directions, but as said earlier, that is specific to our specimen. However, it feels a bit unusual to have buttons that are normally used for other purpose in the middle of the navigation button. One simply wants to press them to confirm choices.

The K850 5 MP camera provides the usual functions found on previous models where the settings in the menu now also have been complement with explaining pictures. The phone also senses the direction in which the phone is hold, thust pictures are shown horizontally if the phone is hold that way and vertically if the phone is hold tha way.

With its turbo-3g, K850 is capable of fast surfing and SE has developed the RSS reader we can also find in previous models. Now one can configure for instance if one does not want to download pictures and how much of the text one wants. It is also possible to get the content directly on the start screen as a rolling ticket with current information. The blogg function is now also updated to allow send of video clipps to one's blogg via the mobile network, yet another way to make use of the turbo-3G data connection.

As a phone, the K850 feels a bit clumsy and especially the square buttons makes it feel not very well designed. To some extent this is due to functions have been given precedence over design. At the side of the phone there is now a button to switch between view, video and camera mode. It becomes more like a real camera.


This post has been edited by cy97: Jun 15 2007, 01:15 PM

** Features the new k850 get over the K800i **

Auto rotate
Battery - BST-38 3.6 V, 930 mAh, Lithium Polymer
Select BestPic(tm) speed
Camera on/off key
Camera mode switch
Copyright protection - DRM V2.0
Size mm (Length x width x thickness/thinnest) - 103 x 48.5 x 18
Bluetooth(tm) function availability in Flight mode
FM radio with TrackID(tm)
SanDisk microSD(tm)/Transflash(tm)
Direct access to Search Internet and Enter address
Music player effects - Light and rhythm effects
video light

Music player 3.0 - A digital music player with sideways navigation and a string of pearls look and feel. Play music you have transferred or downloaded. The list structure system enables you, for example, to organize favourite songs into groups and create simple playlists. A practical play/stop function makes it easy to listen to music any time, anywhere. You can also manage settings and more

Media - A centre for all media content with horizontal and vertical navigation and a string of pearls look and feel. You can view photos, listen to music, watch TV and video clips

Java Platform 8 (JP-8)
Support for new Java programming features including instant messaging/chat, banking, payment transactions, user identification and authentication through secure encryption technology.

3G/HSDPA - UMTS 850, 1900, 2100
GSM/GPRS/EDGE - GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900, E-GSM - 900

Screen - Full graphical 2.2 inches, 320x240 pixels, TFT, QVGA, 262,000 (18 bit), White

Smart search - Search for numbers and contacts from standby by using the number keys. Call or send messages from a filtered list of search results.

Standby time - Up to 400 hours (GSM)

Talk time - Up to: 9 hours (GSM)

Weight 118 g (K800i is 115 g)


** Features the new k850 Will not have that the K800i Does**

** No Co-branding area **
** No External antenna connector **
** No HSCSD in the K850 **
** No 2 MP (1632x1224 pixels) **
** No Infrared port **
** No Direct Music player key **

Anything else please ask



Video recorder
QVGA 320x240 30FPS (3GP I beleive)
Light, Focus, Nightmode, Self Timers, Effects, White Ballance, Metering mode, Turn of Microphone, Image Stabilzer


Camera mode
Truecolour, 16x dig zoom, photo fix, shoot modes, scenes, pic size, focus, flash, iso setting, selftimer, effects, white ballance, metering mode, pic quality, red eye, shutter sound, image stabilizer (ava in twilight landscape), auto rotate.

This is the link to all pics of newly released se phones.
http://justamp.blogspot.com/search/label/Sony%20Ericsson

Thinking about it 2mp camera used to cause RM1000 and now 7mp only cost less than RM700. If follow this logic and just treat it as a camera + phone, it should not cost more than RM 1500.