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Just got my N85 - Observations

1 replies · 1,965 views · Started 26 November 2008

So, I bit the bullet and bought an N85.

Won it on eBay for �350 posted, and used my 15% discount voucher, so really only paid �300 😊

Overall I'm very happy, but theres a couple of small niggles that i have...

First, the slider feels great when using it vertically. However, when I slide it down to go into landscape mode, the motion feels a bit clunky and just doesn't feel right.

Also, it has that stupid red LED that comes on when taking video/pictures. Ok so it's not as bright and obvious as the N95 LED, but it's still there and very annoying...

The reason this bothers me is because it means if I film underwater using a waterproof case, I will get a red reflective glow on the recording as it reflects in the water...

The overall build quality feels pretty decent too.

I'm glad I replaced my N95-1 now 😊

FaZyCrUcK wrote:So, I bit the bullet and bought an N85.

Won it on eBay for �350 posted, and used my 15% discount voucher, so really only paid �300 😊

Overall I'm very happy, but theres a couple of small niggles that i have...

First, the slider feels great when using it vertically. However, when I slide it down to go into landscape mode, the motion feels a bit clunky and just doesn't feel right.

Also, it has that stupid red LED that comes on when taking video/pictures. Ok so it's not as bright and obvious as the N95 LED, but it's still there and very annoying...

The reason this bothers me is because it means if I film underwater using a waterproof case, I will get a red reflective glow on the recording as it reflects in the water...

The overall build quality feels pretty decent too.

I'm glad I replaced my N95-1 now 😊

welcome to the ownership club...yeah my slider is the same way one way is brilliant but when you expose the media buttons it feels out of place and strange