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Hey Guys(and Gals just incase i didn't see ya ),
i gotz a prob...But b4 i start, let me say if i type alot it is to avoid you getting frustrated and me being a rEtArD and not covering all my bases on this end!!!
i upgraded my ROM on my Cingular 8125 to faria's new WM6 and otherwise it runs great. But here's the thing, All my movies are choppy i.e. i hear steady sound but all the video patches/glitches. Being the bold and steady nerved being i am(kidding) i decided to use my editing programs to shrink the files and see if that worked but to no avail. so what do i do and if possible is there a thread that i may learn from to cover any other media player problems that may arrouse?
Did you try overclocking? That may help. Also, did you try more than 1 video player? TCPMP seems to usually work better than WMP.
Yeah i tried it. Faria's rom comes with some overclock program and i tried using it but it didn't make any difference, well not much at any rate. ANd i really need to fix this as i'm kinda defending the pocket pc name(childish i know) my friend just got his Iphone and is trying to show me up after all the work i did fixing and fixing up my wizard(cing. 8125) . so i gotta get it to work! i will also try another program as well... by chance is Real Player any good? Oh yeah before i forget, is there anyway the fact i have a 2gb card be part of my problem? i read some thread on here that some PPC phones have a hard time with 'em.
Try overclocking to 247 mhz and see if that helps, anything under that probably won't make much of a difference and 247 mhz seems to be the safe speed that most people overclock to.
I've never tried real player, I've pretty much always stuck with TCPMP. Theres a setting in the options that will use a larger buffer size for movies on your SD card, you might try checking that setting and see if it helps at all. It's under options-->settings-->select page-->buffering.
Wizards don't usually have problems with 2 Gb cards that I know of, it's the 4 Gb cards that have all the problems. One other thing you might try if you have a card reader and that is to stick it in the card reader and use windows defrag on it.
The only other thing I can think of at the moment is maybe it's the format the movie is in. My best success with movies has been using divx.
One other thing that I just though of, did you try shrinking the the video size to 320 x 240 instead of it's original size? That should speed it up quite a bit.
i decided to do the tcpmp and it got better and i ran the omap to help but the video still freezes up periodically. Is that usual and if not what else can i do as i already tried compressing the vid format and defragged as you requested?
Wait...Wait... i think i got it i increased the buffer size to 29000 dunno if that's safe tell me quick. but it is working. and if this fixes it i can tell you right now that Iphone ain't got S___ on us!!!!!
Increasing the buffer size shouldn't cause any problems. I'm guessing you already know that by now though since you posted that over an hour and a half ago. Make sure when you run video that there's nothing else runnign in the background. Either using x-button or going to the memory app in settings will tell you if anything else is running and allow you to shut it down.
yeah i did. thanx 4 the help Xeno, that TCPMP fixed the prob rite up and it didn't cost $700 either. now on to finding some good programs... games esp. any suggestions???
Glad I could help. I can't help you a whole lot with the games cuz I don't have all that many. Try these links, they have tons of stuff you can download - http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php and http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ I would also suggest cLaunch - it let's you put links to your apps and games directly on your today screen and also BatteryStatus - if you don't already have it. Both you can find easily by googleing for them.
I noticed the same problem after upgrading to WM6. I haven't tried in quite awhile, so I don't know if different ROMS really make a difference or not, might have to try it to find out. I will try the buffer thing too, overclocking never really seemed to help much.
sweet
also know the speed of your sd.. i've had a cheapo $15 2gb x80 from ebay for a long time and it works flawlessly.. always use tcpmp.. I recommend a killer program called lathe.. you canfind it 'around'
http://www.omniquiti.com/store.php
well it's great you got the video smoother by increasing buffer size, but you have to realize that the iphone will always own our wizzards in terms of video performance, since their video cards are miles ahead of ours (which is why their photo browser with 3d flickering runs so seemlessly). I'd just be happy with having mediocre quality vids stream fairly smoothly on the wizzard, but I sure as hell wouldn't brag or compare it to an iphone.
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also know the speed of your sd.. i've had a cheapo $15 2gb x80 from ebay for a long time and it works flawlessly.. always use tcpmp.. I recommend a killer program called lathe.. you canfind it 'around'
http://www.omniquiti.com/store.php
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Mine is a 150x Ritek. Never had any performance issues from it. Quite the opposite, in fact, when I've put it into my card reader on my PC with an adapter.
UPDATED 12-23-10 Tests/Review : Sony Ericsson Live View with U.S. Galaxy Tab & EU F/W
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12-9-10
Well after a long 3 days of waiting i FINALLY got it =)
I plan to test it with the different firmwares of the tab and post up my progress as well as the different plugins since there isn't much online about it.
Well as of other reviews yes it seems like disconnect issues, but only when i turn it on from being off (not standby) it just connects then disconnects but it eventually connects. I've had similiar issues with my headset and my car kit for media both being connected and both would get disconnected so it leads me to more that it is software related than all being hardware.
So far It stays connected, this is only from just having it in the charger and testing.. im running tasker so it will alert me if its disconnected or connected everytime soo.. so far it looks good with the JM6 firmware on the TMOBILE TAB. I will test with the latest firmware after i run all the tests im gonna make a video review with the tab as well.
I really hope this works well because this will be the perfect accessory for keeping the TAB in our pockets while receiving calls and messages.
I'm gonna wait to have it fully charged before doing extensive testing, but i have recieved calls and missed calls and txt messages and it works great as well as a contact call plugin =)
I will also be looking for alternative wrist bands, even though the original one is ok its only slightly uncomfortable because it is somewhat elastic.
12-10-10
Currently uploading 3 videos of my initial review of the first day of use, as well as a video of the custom wrist band i had put on to replace the wrist strap it originally came with, the videos are gonna take a few hours to upload since there 1080p and about 2gb's a piece and this is the second time since the first time failed uploading at some point so hopefully it will get uploaded fully or else i will have to reconvert the vids to 720p and try again later but for now here are pics of the new wrist strap i put on.
This is a wrist strap i got at a local mall , the strap cost me $35 installed and its a 24mm band but trimmed at the mounting points to 20mm to fit on liveview's wrist strap mount, there is a issue though doing this will expose the back and allows the live view to popout of the mount, im looking into how to remedy this by putting some sort of thick fabric or something behind to help prevent it from popping out.
When my videos get uploaded you will see how it pops out.
also in the pictures there is a custom zagg protector put on just the other day , got it for free so its a crappy job by zagg lol. Can't complain for free.
1'st video of my review is up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukKes5EJlOc&hd=1
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THE REST OF THE VIDEOS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS OF UPLOADING.
12-11-10
2nd part of my video of review is up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxjvkOwGDSs&hd=1
3rd part of my video of review is up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCt_HpdWxao&hd=1
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12-13-10 - RECONNECTION FIX TEST'S
Sooooo good news after having some issues here and there really not as bad as others with other android phones, I may have found a solution to fixing the reconnection issues, I rarely get disconnected, so I'm unsure if this fixes that issue, but the problematic issue I had was reconnecting from the liveview being off or when my bt was off as well as being disconnected, but I found a way and still testing to make sure its a viable solution to fixing the reconnection issues.
Ironically I waited the whole day waiting for a disconnect after trying the fix the first time and it seemed to work so just need further testing
12-20-10 - RAIN TEST
So a test i wasn't intending doing, happened..
Its been raining a lot in california and i was rushing it outside to get into the car and as soon as i was inside i noticed my liveview had popped out of my watch mount.. i search everywhere in the car and decide to go look out side in the rain.. well
it was in a puddle =\ fully soaked in water..
i grab it run into the car, the screen still works fine doesn't seem like theres water inside maybe a lil but it wouldn't connect to my tab. So i turn on the heater and put it on the vents and leave it there for about 10mins or so, as i do this i keep checking and still not connecting tried doing my fix for reconnection and no luck as well as restarting the tab..
Well finnally after doing my fix one last time i was able to connect, ironically the liveview was pretty hot but the screen was fine no water or anything.. so i guess the liveview can handle some rain even a puddle .. few..
Video of my reconnection fix up this week.. sorry holiday delays.
12-23-10
So i figured out how to keep the watch from popping off i'm going to post a video of what to do but basically what i did was use a piece of clear scotch tape and ran it through the opposite side of the usb charge port on the band (harder since the band can't be easily removed with how tight its attached to my watch mount) and just left enough tape to put on the live views side and some on the bottom so now the tape acts like a hinge so when i need to charge it i just lift it up without removing it from the band and i can charge it and NEVER have to worry about it popping off anymore =)
Thanks man, look forward to the updates as I'm interested in one of these too. Currently on sale at play.com in the UK for £50
UPLOADING VIDEOS NOW daym 3 parts 2gb's a piece gonna take a while to process lol.
and i did find a wrist strap that works great on the LiveView, it uses 20mm standard strait end bands, i was able to get a shop to use 24mm rubber straps and trimmed the mounting points to fit 20mm so the strap looks wider and looks great with the liveview's wristband mount.
i will have pics up later on as well as u can see the wrist band on the videos when there uploaded.
Cheers look forward to it, also will want some decent alternative straps too. My watch battery just died and it'll cost as much to send off and have done professionally (otherwise will lose water resistance in a regular shop) than to buy the LiveView for now!
Hi hope you can solve a issue. I also want use my Lv connected and working with my Samsung Tab.
I hope you can help me
thanks in advance
I am also interested in the Sony Ericsson LiveView to use with my Galaxy Tab. But did not find many information about it and especially in combination with the Galaxy Tab.
I am very interested in your findings!
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still uploading the videos but updated with pics of the wrist straps if anybody has questions or would like me to test something pls let me know, i still need to do more tests since its only been a day since i got it to see if this is ok for daily use.
mudstuff said:
Cheers look forward to it, also will want some decent alternative straps too. My watch battery just died and it'll cost as much to send off and have done professionally (otherwise will lose water resistance in a regular shop) than to buy the LiveView for now!
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daym, must be a expensive watch.. too bad the lv isn't water resistant =(
chihuahua said:
Hi hope you can solve a issue. I also want use my Lv connected and working with my Samsung Tab.
I hope you can help me
thanks in advance
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what issues are you having? i know there are common issues with disconnects but from my experience keeping ur memory about 50mb's seem to be working for me, i always use advance task killer and fast reboot pro with the live view and plugins exluded to keep everything in top shape, i will post up the apps im running as well as services in my daily testing.
bobvanoijen said:
I am also interested in the Sony Ericsson LiveView to use with my Galaxy Tab. But did not find many information about it and especially in combination with the Galaxy Tab.
I am very interested in your findings!
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yup thats the reason i did this, i found one but they only showed a pic of the galaxy tab with it but not actual tests along side it.
UPDATED first post with my the link to the first part of my video review!
A Sony MBW-150 Watch will also work with the Tab, one has to use a software called Openwatch that can be found on the Market.
my issues
Hi nice video (and nice home page in your TAB!!!, is it a wallapear or application?)
I have some issues with my tab as you can read in many blgs on the net.
It seems works well but avery 15-20 minutes ( refreshing time I think) it will crash!!! you can't do nothing... a tab start to vibrate... it is very, very slow.... you can't use task killer (it too slow) and you MUST restart it!!! no alternatives ways!!!
reading an blog we are waiting some patch from SE... maybe.
Mow I use a LV just like a clock!!!
Any idea? ( i will waiting your video)
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daym, must be a expensive watch.. too bad the lv isn't water resistant =(
what issues are you having? i know there are common issues with disconnects but from my experience keeping ur memory about 50mb's seem to be working for me, i always use advance task killer and fast reboot pro with the live view and plugins exluded to keep everything in top shape, i will post up the apps im running as well as services in my daily testing.
yup thats the reason i did this, i found one but they only showed a pic of the galaxy tab with it but not actual tests along side it.
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A Sony MBW-150 Watch will also work with the Tab, one has to use a software called Openwatch that can be found on the Market.
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yeah i'm aware of that, just didn't like the 2 line display on them as well as pretty expensive for the nicer designs.
chihuahua said:
Hi nice video (and nice home page in your TAB!!!, is it a wallapear or application?)
I have some issues with my tab as you can read in many blgs on the net.
It seems works well but avery 15-20 minutes ( refreshing time I think) it will crash!!! you can't do nothing... a tab start to vibrate... it is very, very slow.... you can't use task killer (it too slow) and you MUST restart it!!! no alternatives ways!!!
reading an blog we are waiting some patch from SE... maybe.
Mow I use a LV just like a clock!!!
Any idea? ( i will waiting your video)
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Thx, the homescreen is just launcher pro with a simple background and i just have different widgets for easy access i tend to clutter my screens a lot so i can get to things with a single press.
I really recommend to check what apps you have running in the background and see if it runs better with certain apps uninstalled or forced closed, i know there is a issue with sony ericssons part but with my recent tests i do have disconnect issues even with freed memory but not as much as when i run out of memory so when i leave it sitting alone i don't get disconnect issues for a few hours , it seems ok to me for now until i run into a time when i need to know whos calling and its disconnected and i have to pull out the tab.. i'm hoping thats not gonna happen but time will tell and further testing.. i really feel that the sony liveview app is to blame for a lot of the issues.
seriously check on the app "quick reboot" try the free version and see what happens the pro one i paid for so i could exclude the live view and its plugins from restarting, but when live view is acting up i use the free version that will restart all the apps right away.. so two icons on my screen to easily remedy the connection issues. I will still have to run tests to see if i can recreate the problems and fixes.
12-11-10
2nd part of my video of review is up on the first post =)
3rd part of my video of review is up on the first post =)
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Nice review, Thanks!
Can i ask you where can i buy this wrist band in Europe?
Play.com have them on today @ £39.99 inc free del.
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/17279126/Sony-Ericsson-LiveView/Product.html
Sooooo good news after having some issues here and there really not as bad as others with other android phones, I may have found a solution to fixing the reconnection issues, I rarely get disconnected, so I'm unsure if this fixes that issue, but the problematic issue I had was reconnecting from the liveview being off or when my bt was off as well as being disconnected, but I found a way and still testing to make sure its a viable solution to fixing the reconnection issues.
Ironically I waited the whole day waiting for a disconnect after trying the fix the first time and it seemed to work so just need further testing
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my issues
Great videos!!!
I think is the best review as I saw for LV... clear, dettailed and real!!!
I tried to use your suggestion to understand why my issue happend, I installed KILLER APP and I monitoring ALL apps background running; LAST problem came when was running: liveview, GMAIL, sportypal...no more apps. I can't stop just a LV apps.
Can you understand why?
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yeah i'm aware of that, just didn't like the 2 line display on them as well as pretty expensive for the nicer designs.
Thx, the homescreen is just launcher pro with a simple background and i just have different widgets for easy access i tend to clutter my screens a lot so i can get to things with a single press.
I really recommend to check what apps you have running in the background and see if it runs better with certain apps uninstalled or forced closed, i know there is a issue with sony ericssons part but with my recent tests i do have disconnect issues even with freed memory but not as much as when i run out of memory so when i leave it sitting alone i don't get disconnect issues for a few hours , it seems ok to me for now until i run into a time when i need to know whos calling and its disconnected and i have to pull out the tab.. i'm hoping thats not gonna happen but time will tell and further testing.. i really feel that the sony liveview app is to blame for a lot of the issues.
seriously check on the app "quick reboot" try the free version and see what happens the pro one i paid for so i could exclude the live view and its plugins from restarting, but when live view is acting up i use the free version that will restart all the apps right away.. so two icons on my screen to easily remedy the connection issues. I will still have to run tests to see if i can recreate the problems and fixes.
12-11-10
2nd part of my video of review is up on the first post =)
3rd part of my video of review is up on the first post =)
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12-13-10
Sooooo good news after having some issues here and there really not as bad as others with other android phones, I may have found a solution to fixing the reconnection issues, I rarely get disconnected, so I'm unsure if this fixes that issue, but the problematic issue I had was reconnecting from the liveview being off or when my bt was off as well as being disconnected, but I found a way and still testing to make sure its a viable solution to fixing the reconnection issues.
Ironically I waited the whole day waiting for a disconnect after trying the fix the first time and it seemed to work so just need further testing
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Any progress on this issue?
sony Ericsson answer me about my issue
"Dear ,
Thank you for contacting the Sony Ericsson support centre.
We are sorry to hear of the issues you have experienced using your Sony Ericsson LiveView with your Galaxy Tab.
We can confirm that to our knowledge the Sony Ericsson LiveView has been fully tested with your Galaxy Tab on the Android 2.2. If either your device itself or the handset is freezing when being used we can confirm this is not functioning correctly.
If you have attempted the reset and this has not resolved the issue then we would suggest you return your product to your point of sale under theirs returns policy; as it sounds like the device is faulty.
We apologise for any confusion or inconvenience caused.
Kind Regards,
Darren Sibbald
Sony Ericsson UK Customer Services"
any idea?
Where did you find the "phone connected/disconnected" audio file?
anyone knows how to find a screen protector for live view?
This has happened to me now several times and it is annoying the hell out of me. I take a batch of pictures and then go to gallery to view them. On several occasions now the pics have not been there or some of them are there but not all of them. If i then go to my files, then DCIM there are two folders shown. One called camera that holds every pic i have taken wih my phone and another called thumbnails that also holds every picture but for some of them it holds up to 9 copies of it, all with different long no's associated with it. Then later or after a reboot if i go back to gallery all of the pictures are now available to be seen. One minute i love this phone and think it is amazing, the next it just bugs me. Another thing i hope someone can throw some light on. When i take a picture and then choose to share it via message, it seems to send as a 5 second video with play and pause buttons on screen rather than just as a picture. Have i messed up some setting on my phone. Any help appreciated.
Oh final thing, you can tell it has annoyed me today, i find the picture quality indoors to be worse than useless, even setting it to night settings makes no big improvements. Took some party pics and to say that everyone was underwhelmed when i showed them was an understatement, i was embarassed and scrabbling about saying i dont think i had it set right. A phone that cost me £380 and every one of my previous phones, costing a lot less blows it out of the water for pictures indoors.
p.s. yes i have a digital camera that i use as well but loved my previous Nokia N86 for being able to take pics any time i was out if need be.
Oh and by the way, happy new year, i am genuinely sorry for the rant, but would appreciate any help offered.
Cheers.
pps. i do feel better after that, must be therapeutic.
hmmm as for the first problem, im not pretty sure what causes that to happen
might include what firmware/rom ur running to help find the cause...
as for the second problem, id suggest moving from the phones camera app and download vignette from the market. why u may ask, software wise it might not be as user friendly as the bundled cam app but the results are much better, dont take my word but test it out and tell me how much better ur pics turn out to be.
in general yes the cam/software/processing is not better than those old phones (hell my old c905 SE outperforms the SGS's cam wether with flash or without)
hi guys this is a general post so im sure i have the right sub-f,
Im an assistant head chef, i arrived at work today to find some items stolen from my service fridges. presumably staff helping themselves after i leave.
i have a spare samsung galaxy s gt-i9003 i plan on hiding in the kitchen and broadcasting the camera through USTREAM app, obviously the cons of this are how long the battery will last
i would like to know if anyone knows of a way i can make the video record for say 2 hours only so hopefully the battery will last until morn and i can come and save the recording, i believe if the phone runs out of battery before saving the video it will be lost right?
ok guys update i found the the motion sensor pro app., but it seems to only take one pic every 20 seconds, any video ones? ps. i am searching its just im on a short break which is why i indicate the urgency.
chisme said:
ok guys update i found the the motion sensor pro app., but it seems to only take one pic every 20 seconds, any video ones? ps. i am searching its just im on a short break which is why i indicate the urgency.
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Try checking if there are more motion sensor app on the market or over the internet. I had a program I bought off appbrain earlier last year that I was able to set the amount and time of screenshots to be taken.
But they are all battery intensive
only one i could find that works is that motion sensor pro but that has a 20 second lapse between photo's....... not very good for its use ill have to look into putting it somwhere close to a plug and leave charging still hunting thou
Hi all,
I've had my T for a week now after upgrading from an iPhone4. Originally I was eyeing up the 5 and the S3 then I spotted this little underdog that I hadn't even heard anything about. After scouting around for reviews it grew on me and after seeing it in the flesh I was sold and managed to get the last one in the Vodafone store.
I've never had an Android phone before, so I was a bit wary, but so far it is pretty much everything I expected it to be and I am really happy with it...
But I have spotted a few niggles and I'm wondering if other users have had noticed similar issues?
1) Auto brightness seems to jump around randomly at time and makes the phone look like either a. it's struggling to cope with what it's handling or b. it hasn't been implemented right and for some reason jumps between levels instead of smoothly raising or lowering the brightness. This doesn't happen all the time, mostly on the net, but I've also seen it while navigating the OS.
2) The camera is really slow to take any decent images. Quick launch boots to the camera pretty quickly but then it sits there trying to focus for the next few seconds and makes the quick launch seems pointless as it hangs fo so long after it has launched. Also any movement seems to blur the images pretty easily. Took pics of my 3 year old and my wife while we were bowling and even their arms moving as they walked back blurred!? The rest of the pic was great but it's not like they were running past the camera or anything.
3) When using Chrome does anyone else have it duplicate the last letter of every word you type? Alll off myy wordss weree lookingg likee thiss wheneverr II typedd anythingg. This wasn't happening anywhere else on the phone and after downloading FireFox I've got a decent browser, but I'm intrigued as to whether or not it was something I was doing?
4) Whenever I copy a video across I am only able to play 2-3 minutes of it even though it says that the file size is correct. All of my videos are .avi and whenever I try to copy them the phone my PC asks if I want to convert the files so that they are compatible with the phone. When I click yes my PC takes 45 min's-1hr to convert it and the file appears on my phone as a few hundred Mb but next to it the time dislpays 2-3 minutes duration. When you play it it cuts out at the 3 minute point. Is anyone else suffering this?
5) The storage capacity of the handset is only showing up as 10.8 Gb of which 1.08 is reserved space. Aren't these handsets meant to have 16Gb? Those figures are shown through the PC Companion and the settings tab on the phone.
So is anyone else experiencing the same niggles as above?
I still love the phone and I'm more than happy keeping it. I know some of the issues are down to my education but others definitely aren't and they'll end just being qwerks of the phone. If there's any way to resolve them then I'd be greatful to hear your solutions.
Cheers,
Stu.
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5) The storage capacity of the handset is only showing up as 10.8 Gb of which 1.08 is reserved space. Aren't these handsets meant to have 16Gb? Those figures are shown through the PC Companion and the settings tab on the phone.
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That's 10.8GB for the data/storage partition. They left 2GB for app storage only. 13GB total after formatting + OS seems about right.
I have the duplicate letter/word, think it's a chrome thing.
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But I prefer it to my galaxys3
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I thought id ask this here..
Does anyone notice when playing back recorded videos on the device, there is a weird knocking / grinding sound while the lens is focusing?
I will upload a few videos, you can actually hear the device focusing, might be normal, but, it was never like this with my arc....its apparent on multiple set scenses, with both the UK Generic and UK O2 firmware.
I've not tested video recording yet, but the camera module is very close to the left microphone (the phone records in stereo). I am guessing you can hear camera noise on the left channel when playing back?
Macflurry said:
Hi all,
1) Auto brightness seems to jump around randomly at time and makes the phone look like either a. it's struggling to cope with what it's handling or b. it hasn't been implemented right and for some reason jumps between levels instead of smoothly raising or lowering the brightness. This doesn't happen all the time, mostly on the net, but I've also seen it while navigating the OS.
4) Whenever I copy a video across I am only able to play 2-3 minutes of it even though it says that the file size is correct. All of my videos are .avi and whenever I try to copy them the phone my PC asks if I want to convert the files so that they are compatible with the phone. When I click yes my PC takes 45 min's-1hr to convert it and the file appears on my phone as a few hundred Mb but next to it the time dislpays 2-3 minutes duration. When you play it it cuts out at the 3 minute point. Is anyone else suffering this?
Cheers,
Stu.
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#1 try an app called Lux.
#4, try using MxPlayer, not the stock player... Also you don't have to convert the files.
#1, my Galaxy Note was the same until an update. Remember this is a brand new device and the software will get better with time. Apple don't get it right either but that may have been because you were holding it wrong
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#1 try an app called Lux.
#4, try using MxPlayer, not the stock player... Also you don't have to convert the files.
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I'm using MX player and haven't had any problems regardless of what I throw at it (so far).
#5, a trick manufacturers use is to quote storage as 1000 bytes = 1kB, 1000kB = 1MB when the system reports actual memory based on 1024 bytes = 1kB, 1024kB = 1MB, etc so you get less reported than in the marketing specs.
Thanks for your input guys.
So far:
1) Autobrightness turned off and everything is good.
2) Still not too impressed with the camera. It takes too long to focus and do anything useful.
3) FireFox is still working perfectly compared to Chrome.
4) After deleting all the videos and copying them in from scratch, unconverted, they play perfectly with MX Player.
5) The memory thing makes sense but its a poor sales tactuc on the manufacturers part. In reality the customer is only concerned with how much useable memory a device has where in reality the Xperia T has a third less than you would expect. 1-2gb wouldnt be as bad but thus is over 5gb difference!!
Thanks again guys.
Noticed the camera lag seem slow when taking the pictures but whenever I look back on them they don't seem blurred.
So far I reckon Ive deleted between a third to half of my photos due to blurring.
Macflurry said:
So far I reckon Ive deleted between a third to half of my photos due to blurring.
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Might sound a silly question, but how are you taking the pictures?
I ask because I started off using the camera with the screen off and just pressing the camera button (utilising the quick shot feature). In this scenario I had blurry photos and rubbish results half the time.
I changed the camera button behaviour to just launch the camera app and then press it again (or use the on-screen button) and my photos have been good pretty much all the time.
Hold either camera button to focus.. I rarely get any blurry photos
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Quickshot seems borderline useless for image quality. But on standard photos after I wait for it to focus, even the slightest movement seem to really blur the image. On other photos it can take that long to focus that you miss your shot.
I've tried taking the ISO settings off auto today to see if that helps.
So far it's the only thing that I feel lets the phone down compared to what you would expect it to be like when you read the spec.
Macflurry said:
Quickshot seems borderline useless for image quality. But on standard photos after I wait for it to focus, even the slightest movement seem to really blur the image. On other photos it can take that long to focus that you miss your shot.
I've tried taking the ISO settings off auto today to see if that helps.
So far it's the only thing that I feel lets the phone down compared to what you would expect it to be like when you read the spec.
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The only other thing I can suggest is there might be a fault with your phone. Do you know anyone else with a T? Do you have the same problem if you take pictures with their phone?!
Hi,
great thread! This phone is one of my favourites now that I'm considering a new handset. Feel free to share any issues that those lucky enough to have one encountered. Thanks
emuX said:
The only other thing I can suggest is there might be a fault with your phone. Do you know anyone else with a T? Do you have the same problem if you take pictures with their phone?!
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I'm going to go and have a play with another one in the shop over the next few weeks when I find time just in case it is my phone but some how I just think it's the way it is.
So far it's my only remaining issue but it's not a deal breaker I still love the phone and look forward to JB next year.