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Re: Razr on July 11th at TMobile?! Video Recording Activated?
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| It says "Video Camera" does that mean that video "recording" is
activated on the TMobile branded Razr as opposed to the Cingular version?
SFB
mvl_groups_user@yaho
o.com wrote:
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> Thanks. It was on the site at 7:30 this morning. It is now.
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| David 2005-07-15, 10:55 pm |
| I saw that too on their website. Called customer service today to
double check and they say that no, there is no video recording mode.
So, looks like someone posted the wrong info on the T-Mobile website.
Anyone have any idea why they'd have video capturing enabled in
overseas models but disable it for the US market? Are they just gonna
wait a few months, after a lot of people have already bought a v3, then
enable the feature and call it the "new and improved" v4 and get people
to buy new phones all over again? :-)
Anyone have any luck flashing their Razr to allow video capture? I did
ask the T-Mobile guy if it would void the warranty and he said yup,
like I guessed he would. Can u flash your phone using a Mac, or does
that only work on a PC?
I also noticed in the V3's specs that you had the choice of various
sounds the camera would make when taking still pictures, including a
click and "silent." Can that be true in the US market? I thought that
US regulators had mandated that all cell phone cameras had to make some
sort of audible noise so people would know a camera was in use, so I
wouldn't expect "silent" to be a choice they could give you.
In article <LfOdnSjCa_UvM0_fRVn-iw@comcast.com>, SFB
<news@spenceburton.comNOSPAM> wrote:
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> It says "Video Camera" does that mean that video "recording" is
> activated on the TMobile branded Razr as opposed to the Cingular version?
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> SFB
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> mvl_groups_user@yaho
o.com wrote:
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| BruceR 2005-07-16, 6:55 am |
| I have mine set to silent so the only sound when a picture is taken is a
soft keypad beep. Which US regulators would have the authority to
mandate a certain type of sound when taking a picture anyway? It would
be totally unenforceable and would have to apply to ALL cameras and even
then would probably not be constitutional.
Video Capture and other features can be enable with a reflash and no,
you can't do it with a MAC. Obviously making changes to your phones
internal software will void the warranty.
From:David
nobody@nowhere.com
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> I saw that too on their website. Called customer service today to
> double check and they say that no, there is no video recording mode.
> So, looks like someone posted the wrong info on the T-Mobile website.
>
> Anyone have any idea why they'd have video capturing enabled in
> overseas models but disable it for the US market? Are they just gonna
> wait a few months, after a lot of people have already bought a v3,
> then enable the feature and call it the "new and improved" v4 and get
> people to buy new phones all over again? :-)
>
> Anyone have any luck flashing their Razr to allow video capture? I did
> ask the T-Mobile guy if it would void the warranty and he said yup,
> like I guessed he would. Can u flash your phone using a Mac, or does
> that only work on a PC?
>
> I also noticed in the V3's specs that you had the choice of various
> sounds the camera would make when taking still pictures, including a
> click and "silent." Can that be true in the US market? I thought that
> US regulators had mandated that all cell phone cameras had to make
> some sort of audible noise so people would know a camera was in use,
> so I wouldn't expect "silent" to be a choice they could give you.
>
>
> In article <LfOdnSjCa_UvM0_fRVn-iw@comcast.com>, SFB
> <news@spenceburton.comNOSPAM> wrote:
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| I just checked online in HowardForums.com and everyone there states that
the TMobile Razr does indeed come with 8 seconds video record
capabilities. If you go to the online manual, which they told me about,
on the TMO site.. it also details the video record capabilities...
I guess Customer service just doesn't know...
SFB
David wrote:[vbcol=darkred
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> I saw that too on their website. Called customer service today to
> double check and they say that no, there is no video recording mode.
> So, looks like someone posted the wrong info on the T-Mobile website.
>
> Anyone have any idea why they'd have video capturing enabled in
> overseas models but disable it for the US market? Are they just gonna
> wait a few months, after a lot of people have already bought a v3, then
> enable the feature and call it the "new and improved" v4 and get people
> to buy new phones all over again? :-)
>
> Anyone have any luck flashing their Razr to allow video capture? I did
> ask the T-Mobile guy if it would void the warranty and he said yup,
> like I guessed he would. Can u flash your phone using a Mac, or does
> that only work on a PC?
>
> I also noticed in the V3's specs that you had the choice of various
> sounds the camera would make when taking still pictures, including a
> click and "silent." Can that be true in the US market? I thought that
> US regulators had mandated that all cell phone cameras had to make some
> sort of audible noise so people would know a camera was in use, so I
> wouldn't expect "silent" to be a choice they could give you.
>
>
> In article <LfOdnSjCa_UvM0_fRVn-iw@comcast.com>, SFB
> <news@spenceburton.comNOSPAM> wrote:
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| Ooopsie. Did some Googling this weekend and it looks like I had
confused some proposed legislation from last year with actual law. When
I had bought my camera cell phone last year, I remembered reading about
all sorts of uproar about people being able to sneak photos while
pretending to be on the phone, etc. I guess this was when cameras
started becoming a common feature of cell phones. So looks like, from
the articles I could find online, that there was proposed legislation
in Congress to outlaw sneaked photos with cell phone cameras under
skirts, in areas where people expect privacy, etc. and a proposal in
California to require all cell phone cameras there to emit an audible
noise. Couldn't find anything that indicated if any of the the proposed
legislation passed or not, so I would assume it didn't. One of the
articles I read did say that a law had been passed in South Korea
requiring a noise from a cell phone camera, so I wouldn't doubt that
Congress might try to pass a similar law here in the States.
-David
In article <kaZBe.14372$3o4.4195@tornado.socal.rr.com>, BruceR
<brNOSPAM@hawaii.com> wrote:
quote:
> I have mine set to silent so the only sound when a picture is taken is a
> soft keypad beep. Which US regulators would have the authority to
> mandate a certain type of sound when taking a picture anyway? It would
> be totally unenforceable and would have to apply to ALL cameras and even
> then would probably not be constitutional.
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| Greg P 2005-07-19, 4:55 pm |
| On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:52:47 GMT, David <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
quote:
>Ooopsie. Did some Googling this weekend and it looks like I had
>confused some proposed legislation from last year with actual law. When
>I had bought my camera cell phone last year, I remembered reading about
>all sorts of uproar about people being able to sneak photos while
>pretending to be on the phone, etc. I guess this was when cameras
>started becoming a common feature of cell phones. So looks like, from
>the articles I could find online, that there was proposed legislation
>in Congress to outlaw sneaked photos with cell phone cameras under
>skirts, in areas where people expect privacy, etc. and a proposal in
>California to require all cell phone cameras there to emit an audible
>noise. Couldn't find anything that indicated if any of the the proposed
>legislation passed or not, so I would assume it didn't. One of the
>articles I read did say that a law had been passed in South Korea
>requiring a noise from a cell phone camera, so I wouldn't doubt that
>Congress might try to pass a similar law here in the States.
>
>-David
I remember the big hoopla about that. There was even a woman on
national tv screaming because someone could sneak photos up her skirt
with their phone without her knowing it. (Wouldn't she think it odd
that someone talking on a telephone was up her skirt? People these
days... no common sense I tell ya)
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| I've seen both 15 seconds and eight seconds mentioned on
HowardForums.com. Can someone who actually has the T-Mo version of the
RAZR please clarify?
-David
In article <k--dnS6iOM2zFUXfRVn-2Q@comcast.com>, SFB
<news@spenceburton.comNOSPAM> wrote:
quote:
> I just checked online in HowardForums.com and everyone there states that
> the TMobile Razr does indeed come with 8 seconds video record
> capabilities.
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| brobin 2005-07-19, 4:55 pm |
| Just checked - I got 6 seconds. I'm going to flash a change to that and see
if it helps.
"David" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:190720051058441
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> I've seen both 15 seconds and eight seconds mentioned on
> HowardForums.com. Can someone who actually has the T-Mo version of the
> RAZR please clarify?
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> -David
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> In article <k--dnS6iOM2zFUXfRVn-2Q@comcast.com>, SFB
> <news@spenceburton.comNOSPAM> wrote:
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| John Richards 2005-07-19, 10:55 pm |
| Greg P wrote:
quote:
> I remember the big hoopla about that. There was even a woman on
> national tv screaming because someone could sneak photos up her skirt
> with their phone without her knowing it. (Wouldn't she think it odd
> that someone talking on a telephone was up her skirt? People these
> days... no common sense I tell ya)
Yep. I would think that anything visible to a handheld camera is even
more visible to the human eye. What's the big deal? One can see
more skin exposure at any public beach or swimming pool.
--
John Richards
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