Reviews by jtowle2001
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB (White)
Price: $299 - $299
Problems Found iPhone 3G09/15/08
- Pros:
- Apps, Browsing, e-mail all good
- Cons:
- Bluetooth connect buzz, low volume, no movie mode
I have a Lexus RX400H, when making a call using bluetooth through Lexus, a very loud 2 second BUZZ comes on, it's awful. Then the volume from the called person is much lower than on my Motorola phone. The Bluetooth through Lexus cars was reported a year ago by Lexus, why hasn't it been fixed?
Why no movie mode? I can record hundreds of minutes on my Razr2 V9 with 2-GB MicroSD plugged in, but can't record any movies on iPhone 3G with 16 GB.
Call forwarding selections are limited. If you use simultaneous ringing (feature on some telephone services) and the iPhone is off or out of range, none of the other lines will ring because you cannot setup call forwarding to a phone that doesn't answer instantly. AT&T voice mail grabs the line, rendering all the other lines useless.
On the Motorola phone, I can setup the forwarding to a 2nd line I have with answering machine that doesn't answer immediately, so other phones on the ringing list will ring long enough to get answered.
AT&T supports this feature, but iPhone hasn't made it one of the selectible options. This, for me, is a problem when including the iPhone in the list of lines that are ringing simultaneously (which is a great feature).
As a cell phone, one would expect features at least as good as other phones, but sad to say, the iPhone is a great entertainment device, but as a cell phone, leaves a LOT to be desired. It's clearly not better than other cell phones, and actually has severe limitations in my view.
And why no movie mode? What's up with that?
Fix the phone. PS: I'm running the latest 2.1 OS in the phone. They blamed AT&T for dropped calls, but the 2.1 clams to have fixed this. Hmmm. Who's fault was the dropped calls if fixing iPhone OS fixes the problem?
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18K
Price: $ - $
Excellent Camera10/29/07
- Pros:
- Stabilization, Intelligent auto settings, manual focus, closeups to 1 inch, etc
- Cons:
- Zoom feature is VERY fast, you gotta be quick or you zoom too much !!
This Panasonic camera makes closeups, scenery, nighttime shots, auto and manual focus settings, and color settings a breeze. It has two auto modes, one is like many others (automatically setting focus, speed, f-stop, etc) but Panasonic has this Intelligent Auto mode that is far more advanced, letting you take almost perfect photos in any light condition, any focus situation, etc.
Editing photos and zooming into individual pixels, it's amazing how well the stabilization works.
In the manual focus mode, a digital zoom is used like a magnifying glass, zooming in on the center of the image and letting you set the focus on very fine detail. You have to see it to believe it, but it's VERY impressive.
Panasonic makes impressive TV production cameras, and professional video cameras, and this is an excellent example of their camera design knowledge.
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