Camera
Built with a protective hardened glass, the V3m's 1.3-megapixel camera
lens is activated by pressing the dedicated Camera Key, turning the LCD
into a viewfinder. Snapping photos up to 1280 x 1024 px in size, consumers
can leave the digital camera at home, since the V3m can capture high-resolution
photos to make great prints.
Only about 50 images can be stored at the maximum resolution, but users
can lower image quality to 640 x 480 px, 320 x 240 px, or 160 x 120 px to
store up to 1,500 photos on the internal memory.
The 4x digital zoom lets users get closer to the action, but resolution
is lost since it merely crops the image rather than moving in. The RAZR
V3m also integrates several image correction features and options including
Brightness (-3 to +3), Lighting Conditions (Automatic, Sunny, Cloudy, Fluorescent,
and Incandescent), Image Quality (Fine, Normal, and Economy), Color Effects
(Normal, Sepia, Black and White, and Negative), and Self-Timer (Off, 5 sec,
and 10 sec).
Video up to 15 seconds can be recorded as well. Captured clips are encoded
in 3GP codec (H.263 and AMR format), taking advantage of MPEG-4 for delivery
of video and audio.
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the same camera as the V3c, the V3m's photo quality is mediocre compared
to other devices on the market. While considerably better than VGA cameras,
many manufacturers are integrating 2.0- and 3.2-megapixel cameras into handhelds.
While the camera lens is good enough to take still images for 4x6 prints,
the video recording capabilities are blurry and grainy at best, not usably
for anything much more than amusing clips.
Basic Features
Released for Verizon Wireless, the original Motorola user interface has
been replaced with a preconfigured Verizon menu found on other devices in
their network. Exhibiting an overly simplistic layout, the menu structure
is fast responding, but leaves only the bare essentials in usability.
The dual-band RAZR V3m operates only on Verizon Wireless' digital networks
(CDMA 800 / 1900). Thus rural coverage may be spotty where analog reception
may be better.
Motorola rated the RAZR V3m's 780 mAh Li-Ion battery at 3.33 and 325
hours (13.5 days) of talk and standby times respectively, offering improved
battery life over the V3c. However, measurements are under optimal conditions
where manufacturers and carriers often refer to the times they publish as
maximum times.
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