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Is there a way to write in 72point text and bold type? The flash problems are NOT down to covering the sensor, the LED focus-assist light or indeed the Xenon flash itself; it's a software problem. At least I hope it is, as hardware is a lot more serious.
I'm hoping it is software because I can force the flash to fire in the engineering menu. Else, it might actually be the sensor that's faulty, instead of the flash.
We've all seen the leaflet that shows how to hold the phone - although it also shows me that it's a bad design to need such a leaflet and to make people hold the camera in an unconventional way - but this isn't it.
I've taken loads of pictures where the flash simply won't fire, not even early or late. It just doesn't flash, but it's adjusted the exposure as if it has so the pics are pitch black.
I really do hope it's not a hardware problem, just as I hope SE stop pretending it's the first time they've heard about the problem. As of yesterday, some high up people at SE were certainly made aware when I demonstrated the problems!!
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Posted: 2007-10-26 00:39:24
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That's a bitch alright, and certainly a real problem
hopefully it is just a firmware prob. Can you force flash off?
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Posted: 2007-10-26 01:11:03
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Yep there's 3 flash settings - Auto/Red Eye/Off.
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Posted: 2007-10-26 10:35:01
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Hey guys... long time lurker here but thought I'd ask a quick question and, possibly, highlight a bug?
I have a Vodafone branded K850i and I cannot change the text size in the message editor. The format > Text size menu and options for Small, Medium and Large are there, but when you try and change the size, it just reverts back to Medium.
Is this a known problem, or am I just unlucky?
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Posted: 2007-10-26 12:19:33
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It's probably another bug.
With the flash settings; auto, red-eye, off; even setting red-eye (which would ordinarily force the flash), it doesn't always work. In fact, it's no more likely to work than in auto mode.
Anyway, phone is going back this afternoon for them to investigate this, and other bugs. I sincerely hope that as both of my handsets were from one of the first batches (going by the IMEIs) that it isn't a serious problem.
Credit to SE though, they're going to investigate these problems so - once again - this forum will hopefully ensure the phone is turned into everything we hoped it would be.
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Posted: 2007-10-26 12:31:51
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Hopefully the phone does get its fixes sometime soon, a product at launch is supposed to be the peak of market sales. Judging by all the replacements people are getting, the bugs plaguing the phone sure isn't helping the K850i. Unfortunate since I would also like to own this phone - minus the quirks, of course!
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Posted: 2007-10-26 19:26:23
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I have a real crazy problem.
I got 200+ MP3s and 30+ MP4 Videos on my K850. I can see all of the files in the "File Manager" in the organiser. I can even play them, rename, etc.
If I go to the "Media" menu... The Photo's, Music, and Video all say 0 Files. If I then go into either Video or Music... I get no files.
If I go into the Photo browser however... the phone crashes, goes black, then after a while I'm back on the main menu.
The phone also crashes if I start the camera, then switch over to the "View" option on the camera function slide-switch.
I've tried loads of stuff to try and fix the damn thing. To no avail. I fear a replacement is the only option, but REALLY want to fix this one. I get the feeling with how often I add/remove files, that this will only happen again.
Anyone else having this or has anyone fixed it already???
From what I have read above, the bug should have been fixed with the firmware upgrade.
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Posted: 2007-10-26 20:18:32
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Here are some great K850 flash photos! Woo hooo!!!
This is daytime, but gloomy conditions:
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Posted: 2007-10-26 21:01:14
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apotts:
No offense to you, but it looks like you have perfect examples of how botched the K850i flash is... haha.. those pictures to me seem like the flash is out of sync, hence the dark photos... if you compare it with the K800i, the difference becomes more obvious.
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Posted: 2007-10-26 22:57:07
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On 2007-10-26 22:57:07, obentou wrote:
apotts:
No offense to you, but it looks like you have perfect examples of how botched the K850i flash is... haha.. those pictures to me seem like the flash is out of sync, hence the dark photos... if you compare it with the K800i, the difference becomes more obvious.
I think he was being sarcastic. But what you said still stands. The camera has definitely taken a step backwards.
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Posted: 2007-10-26 23:06:46
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