No camera hardware key

[MarlonUk1]

I just have been reading reviews of Xperia Go, I was taken aback by one detail. NO CAMERA HARDWARE KEY? but still on the review it says it can still take photos under water... how?

[Uliwooly]

Wet finger tracking technology

http://www.sonymobile.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/xperiagoxperiaacrosp...

Key features for Xperia go

• 3.5” Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity
• 5MP fast capture camera goes from sleep to snap in just over a second
• Scratch resistant mineral glass display with wet finger tracking
• Highest level of dust and water resistance in a smartphone – IP67 Rating
• 1Ghz dual core processor gives consumers super fast performance
• Launching on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Available in black, white and yellow colours
• Xperia go will launch in the US market under the name “Xperia advance”

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[MarlonUk1]

that wet finger thingy only works if the phone screen or your finger is damp or as it says when wet, it does not work when submerged,

[Uliwooly]

Perhaps a Xperia Go user can test it

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[MarlonUk1]

yup, can't wait, this something terrible,.. for me atleast. :smileygrin:

[Sicis]

theres a lot video reviews. Screen doesnt react underwater same like xperia active, but active has camera key.

[JohnSt]

The phone cannot take pictures underwater. Any reviews that claim otherwise are wrong. The touch screen will not work at all underwater, and water will even cause random touch input (in other words, if you get it wet it will press random buttons on its own).

What you have to keep in mind though is that the Go is not a waterproof phone designed for submerged use. It is a water resistance phone designed not to break if you accidentally get it wet occasionally. That said, I do think they could have put a camera button on it. I suppose maybe they intentionally chose not to in order to discourage use in water. The phone is not waterproof and can break if exposed to water for too long or with too high pressure.

[MarlonUk1]

@Sicis: yes, i am well aware of the limitations of the screen, and you are right, the xperia active has this key, I wonder why they removed it on the Xperia go.

@JohnSt: Xperia Go have IP67 certification, though it is not encouraged to use it underwater the certification states that it can survive 1 meter underwater for 30 minutes.

without the key, it can only take videos underwater..

[JohnSt]

That's not really what the certification is. 1 m for 30 minutes means with absolutely no movement at all of either the phone or the water, not actual use. A watch that is water resistant to 30 meters won't necessarily survive a trip to the shower, for instance. Regardless, the point is that this is not a phone designed to be used in water. You are in essence complaining that it can't do something it's not designed to do.

[MarlonUk1]

can you give me references for that?

Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code

I did not know giving my opinion is the same to complaining,