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for a guy like me who puts premium on the camera part of the phone, this "dust" seems like bad news... hope SE people clears this once and for all so that everybody would be enlightened

i still love SE phones!
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Posted: 2007-10-22 16:23:05
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just checked now and the spec isnt there anymore. should i still change the phone or not?
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Posted: 2007-10-22 22:32:09
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well if the dust was there once there is a chance it will be there again....if it bothers you that much then replace it.....but surely if it comes and goes it will be easy to blow out?

maybe try opening the battery "hinge" and blowing upwards towards cam lense when there is no battery in.....maybe this will solve any dust probs?
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Posted: 2007-10-22 23:42:56
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how many k850 is it around the world (for the moment)...100000, 500000, 1000000 ??....i dont know, but i know its many. and i think most of this "1000000" k850-owners havnt got dust under their screens.

the only person ive read who got dust under the screen is one guy here on Esato...there is maybe 40-50 k850-owners here on Esato....so the chance to get dust under the screen, seems very small.

see you
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Posted: 2007-10-23 00:07:05
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@plankgatan

Well maybe you should read again as it is not just one person and really you think a million K850's have been bought already? how many are like yours bug free i wonder? or are you going to say that's just one person as well? Just look around the Forum at how many people have a problems with their K850's and how many threads there are on the different problems.

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Posted: 2007-10-23 01:51:29
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Even one spec of dust under the lens cover can affect an image. Especially with flash photography. If one bit of dust gets under the cover in matter of weeks/days imagine how bad it will be in couple of months - especially if you carry the phone in your pocket. Consider dust getting under the screen cover - it's the same effect, one day you notice a spec here and there and then next thing you know there is dust everywhere. It would seem to me that there must be some flex in the back cover and plenty of openings for dust to find it's way in. Therefore, a simple foam seal around the camera lens is not going to stop dust finding it's way to the lens. It will be interesting to see if this becomes a real problem.

I still don't understand why SE went with an exposed glass either. It's already at risk of scratches and grease accumulation. It only stands to reason that the cover will eventually scratch as it will need to be cleaned often. Poor design consideration.
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Posted: 2007-10-23 04:06:36
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having the lens cover inside the glass protector is plain stupid design in the first place.
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Posted: 2007-10-23 04:14:15
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I've got lot of dust between the lens cover and the plastic glass
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Posted: 2007-10-29 11:39:57
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You know I feel really sorry for you guys who have gone out and bought the K850. So many faults have been reported, questionable image quality, but I think this issue of dust is unforgable. And, do you know what is funny - there are actually pictures of dust on the lens in the first reivews. Have a look at http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-k850-en.shtml. The Picture below (from mobile-review.com) appears to show dust under the lens. I think it does anyway because if you actually look closely at most of the other pictures you'll see the spec of dust in the same spot as well as the nice crack that developed in the back of the phone.


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Posted: 2007-10-29 12:04:15
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that's bad. i think i'd skip K850 this time
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Posted: 2007-10-29 12:22:08
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