Sony Ericsson Cedar - user opinions and reviews
- marujii
- tVX
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to all those who plan to buy SE cedar or zylo
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I bought zylo a month ago,and i post a message concerning the issue of VGA video frames rates..if u have read it..I would like to apologize for giving u the wrong message..at that time,i though the problem has to do with the folder management..that doesn't solve the problem..i got it wrong..and would like to clear this..
now,I am very sure that it isn't,the truth is..it is a variable frame rates camera for taking video,which only gives you 29.XX maximum frame rate under strong sun light,in the low light situation or even indoors with bright fluorescent or incandescent light,u can only get 8 or 5 frames of vga video..jerky,lousy,terrible video
their is only 2 option for zylo,u can either choose video for MMS or VGA.for the cheaper sibling cedar..u won't get anything better.
VGA 30frames is just a gimmick by SE,I felt being cheated by SE...i would prefer CIF 30 frame rather than getting VGA 8 frame.
IF video recording is important to u...don't buy zylo or cedar
- Droid,java,s60
- Kxx
When u speaking about java phone , SE still number one for a java phone. The Cedar is low budget java phone with nice feature inside now. Support 3.5 G tech, 3.5 mm hole for audio, nice keypad on curve candy bar model, mini usb hole. Etc etc.
Finally a java phone is never die.
SE always win with a java phone.
- Samir
- tUn
Anonymous, 20 Oct 2010I think there is some problem with ur network. Try using another sim....Its not a sim issue. I have been using the same sim with nokia 2700 and never had problem. Always received calls while using internet. I took my cedar to sony service center, they checked it and sent it for replacement. Hope new piece comes clean!! I love this phone...
- radec
- sEL
Ganda Pangaribuan, 22 Oct 2010Its only Rp.900.000,- Greenheart, eco friendly materials. 3G, Video Call, Google Maps, X-Pictu... moreI bought it only 885,000 rupiah at Jambua Dua Bogor
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- PBR
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2010hey, is this video problem in naite, elm n hazel too???Yes, it's happened with my hazel too.
- Anonymous
- PDS
Vijay, 22 Oct 2010 Abhi, My Friend, Your Opinion is right to the Point..... CEDAR is a Budget Phone, One Can... morehey, is this video problem in naite, elm n hazel too???
- Ganda Pangaribuan
- wrb
Its only Rp.900.000,- Greenheart, eco friendly materials. 3G, Video Call, Google Maps, X-Picture Story (Movie Maker -w/ music). Perfect Phone!
- Vijay
- Kht
abhi, 22 Oct 2010Hi vijay ,
yeah I agree that frame rate can drop to 8fps in cedar bcoz I am having Naite from... more
Abhi, My Friend, Your Opinion is right to the Point.....
CEDAR is a Budget Phone, One Can't Expect Miracles from it.. Moreover, when high-end phones can't deliver what is promised why treat our little CEDAR like it Shattered the dream of UR Dream Phone. I agree that it's not the perfect phone(In My Honest Personal Opinion, there is no such thing as a 'PERFECT PHONE' it's just a concept like any other & I thing only the person who is using it can tell if it is 'PERFECT' for His/Her Purposes)but it does have more feature than any other phone in the given price bracket. The Issue with low ring volume can/may be rectified in the coming firmware updates. It too early for it to deemed unworthy...
I would also like to point out the ignorance of an established company like SONY ERICSSON in presenting the true facts about their product. In fact I did send a mail to SONY ERICSSON regarding the Video Issue & they were not decent enough to reply me back.... I don't find that Professional at all....!
- Gopu
- utc
Hi... I bought this for just 1 month back. all its functions are good except its sound. its very worst in sound.... we not even know is our phone is ringing....
- abhi
- TL5
Vijay, 22 Oct 2010Hai Abhi, Sorry 4 being absent for so long, I was very busy with my work... I see that there h... moreHi vijay ,
yeah I agree that frame rate can drop to 8fps in cedar bcoz I am having Naite from about 8 moths and I just checked its frame rate in low light conditions, it also drops frame rate to around 8 or 10.
For those guys who r saying that video rec. of Naite is better I would say it's actually not better.
And yeah vijay I remember that when gsmarena reviewed samsung omnia HD the same frame rate drop was the problem with it.
So If a high end device like that can drop frames that why expect superb video rec. from cedar.
- Vijay
- PBx
abhi, 21 Oct 2010Look bharat I don't have any grudge against u but I don't believe its 8fps.
A guy named vijay... moreHai Abhi, Sorry 4 being absent for so long, I was very busy with my work... I see that there has being a lot of debaite on the topic of video frame resolution & frame rates going on about CEDAR here. I would like to point out something here.... Someone commented here that the FPS or framerate was 8fps. well, he may be true....partially! The i found out is that if u record video outdoors(in Good Sunlight)the FPS is 15(14.97) to be exact BUT if it is indoor or worse at low light(Night especially)it drops down to 12, 10 or 8FPS. So, I think the person was right when in a way when he said it was 8FPS BUT wrong in way When he said it was only 8fps. I would also like to Quote one of Follow posters here(Mr.marujii) 'i bought zylo 4 weeks ago,video is vga 30frame,BUT sometimes it falls to only 5frame...then i move all the video clips(mtv) not taken with the phone to a sub folder i created and then it's back to normal'. I think there is a Limitation with the Hardware in CEDAR.. May be that reason behind the Difference in FPS rate...
Abhi, if you remember the SAMSUNG i8910 Omnia HD had the same problem... Quote form the GSMARENA Review....
'In almost all the cases the framerate was variable and went below the promised 24fps giving the videos somewhat choppy looks. We aren't talking disastrously many dropped frames but there are about one every second in some videos. You might not even notice that if shooting slower moving objects but more rapid movements looks bad. The Samsung Omnia HD is not really the soccer mom's dream.'
- vneevarp
- 2SP
The Sony Ericsson Cedar is a fantastic phone for those who value functionality.
My first 2 phones were Nokias. I changed to Sony Ericsson because even the very basic of Nokia phones - the 2100 and the 2600 gave me software problems! I then bought a Sony Ericsson K510i in the grey market. It's screen had a defect and since I bought it grey, I could not get it repaired. I gave it back to the guy because of a certain goodwill we shared. I then bought the same model with bill. I used it for nearly 3 years and never found it lacking in any way.
Due to rough handling, it finally started falling apart but was still working well. I decided to buy another phone. I even contemplated buying the same model(K510i) second hand if someone was selling. Unforunately, it was not so popular. Even panels were unavailable.
I thought a touchscreen phone would be easier to use and I wanted one which could open MS Office documents and PDF. Sony Ericsson with such features was expensive. So I reluctantly settled for a Nokia 5233. I realised that I had made a mistake. After being used to the K510i's friendly and easy user interface, the 5233 was a nightmare. There were menus and submenus for the simplest of applications and it behaved like an old PC.
I then discovered that the SE Cedar was within my budget. It was announced but was not released even in October 2010. I looked everywhere in Bangalore but could not find a store which had it. I finally got it couriered from Trivandrum.
I must say, it's a beautiful phone. Tastefully designed and has everything I need at my fingertips without going into complex submenus. I don't need to press half as many buttons as the Nokia 5233 to dial, message, go to the calendar ir set the alarm.
The Cedar even has something called 'conversations' - You can scroll down a string of messages you've sent and received from your contacts. No going to inbox and sent items.
The user interface is a joy. Other interesting feature for me are Google maps, interface with the PC to backup contacts and messages, 3.5mm audio jack socket, nice keypad, customisable shortcuts and it even feels nice in my hand.
- Anonymous
- 2SP
The Sony Ericsson Cedar is a fantastic phone for those who value functionality.
My first 2 phones were Nokias. I changed to Sony Ericsson because even the very basic of Nokia phones - the 2100 and the 2600 gave me software problems! I then bought a Sony Ericsson K510i in the grey market. It's screen had a defect and since I bought it grey, I could not get it repaired. I gave it back to the guy because of a certain goodwill we shared. I then bought the same model with bill. I used it for nearly 3 years and never found it lacking in any way.
Due to rough handling, it finally started falling apart but was still working well. I decided to buy another phone. I even contemplated buying the same model(K510i) second hand if someone was selling. Unforunately, it was not so popular. Even panels were unavailable.
I thought a touchscreen phone would be easier to use and I wanted one which could open MS Office documents and PDF. Sony Ericsson with such features was expensive. So I reluctantly settled for a Nokia 5233. I realised that I had made a mistake. After being used to the K510i's friendly and easy user interface, the 5233 was a nightmare. There were menus and submenus for the simplest of applications and it behaved like an old PC.
I then discovered that the SE Cedar was within my budget. It was announced but was not released even in October 2010. I looked everywhere in Bangalore but could not find a store which had it. I finally got it couriered from Trivandrum.
I must say, it's a beautiful phone. Tastefully designed and has everything I need at my fingertips without going into complex submenus. I don't need to press half as many buttons as the Nokia 5233 to dial, message, go to the calendar ir set the alarm.
The Cedar even has something called 'conversations' - You can scroll down a string of messages you've sent and received from your contacts. No going to inbox and sent items.
The user interface is a joy. Other interesting feature for me are Google maps, interface with the PC to backup contacts and messages, 3.5mm audio jack socket, nice keypad, customisable shortcuts and it even feels nice in my hand.
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