Hmpf - I got a present, dammit

Skybird · 12-22-16, 08:50 AM

"Many dogs are every rabbit's death..."

I got a present yesterday, not for christmas, but as a thanks, for I helped that family's kids out of a mess. The father learned that I do not own a smartphone, and he is partner and co-owner of one smartphone shop in nearby Osnabrück - and so i got a smartphone as a present.

Was mach ich denn jetzt bloß...?

Truth being told, some longer time ago I already was considering it, to have a navigator and a good camera in all compactness with me on my tours and trips, as a WLAN-driven device only, like a tablet. I do not want to have a full contract, and could need some minor data volume just to allow asking for train delays while travelling, little things like this and so forth, or to get a map of some train station in all detail. And so this morning I learned that I could have a minimum prepaid data volume for a nickle and a dime, I do not surf with this thing, and so 100 MB and 2 Euros per month and 9 pence per minute telephoning is sufficient, since I hate telephoning anyway, especially mobile. I can beef it up if it is not sufficient. The Osmand software is offering superior maps and good navigation with offline maps stored on the device, i already know it from my tablet, and the GPS sensors are sufficiently sensitive. The camera has 13 MB, a superb semi-pro interface, and shoots surprisingly good photos in good and medium light conditions (its a Huawei P9 lite), the camera really surprised me. Camera also offers nice tricks to compensate, to a certain degree, for lack of light when shooting in the dark. It cannot replace my old analogue SLR equipment of course, but it trumps my old digital 8MB camera by Canon easily - and that is quite a surprise. They do miracles and wonders with those microscopic optics. I did a test-printout in Din A4 an hour ago - and at that size it revealed no compromise in sharpness and contrast (I did some minor picture edits, however, with a very light hand).

Curse of the good deed. Smartphone-resistant Skybird finally got done in. Weep with me, brothers, I'm moving closer to the final doom.

12-22-16, 08:50 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Hmpf - I got a present, dammit "Many dogs are every rabbit's death..." I got a present yesterday, not for christmas, but as a thanks, for I helped that family's kids out of a mess. The father learned that I do not own a smartphone, and he is partner and co-owner of one smartphone shop in nearby Osnabrück - and so i got a smartphone as a present. Was mach ich denn jetzt bloß...? Truth being told, some longer time ago I already was considering it, to have a navigator and a good camera in all compactness with me on my tours and trips, as a WLAN-driven device only, like a tablet. I do not want to have a full contract, and could need some minor data volume just to allow asking for train delays while travelling, little things like this and so forth, or to get a map of some train station in all detail. And so this morning I learned that I could have a minimum prepaid data volume for a nickle and a dime, I do not surf with this thing, and so 100 MB and 2 Euros per month and 9 pence per minute telephoning is sufficient, since I hate telephoning anyway, especially mobile. I can beef it up if it is not sufficient. The Osmand software is offering superior maps and good navigation with offline maps stored on the device, i already know it from my tablet, and the GPS sensors are sufficiently sensitive. The camera has 13 MB, a superb semi-pro interface, and shoots surprisingly good photos in good and medium light conditions (its a Huawei P9 lite), the camera really surprised me. Camera also offers nice tricks to compensate, to a certain degree, for lack of light when shooting in the dark. It cannot replace my old analogue SLR equipment of course, but it trumps my old digital 8MB camera by Canon easily - and that is quite a surprise. They do miracles and wonders with those microscopic optics. I did a test-printout in Din A4 an hour ago - and at that size it revealed no compromise in sharpness and contrast (I did some minor picture edits, however, with a very light hand). Curse of the good deed. Smartphone-resistant Skybird finally got done in. Weep with me, brothers, I'm moving closer to the final doom. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.