Panasonic VS3 Camera Phone Specifications

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This phone is basically the same as the VS2 which has a wider range of colours whereas this phone has X-Changeable covers.

VS3 Phone Features

Music ringtones (MP3)
Polyphonic ringtones
Java™ games
Icons (can be customised)
Themes (pre-installed)
Wallpaper
Integrated 1.3 Megapixel camera
Video playback / recording
Tri-band
GPRS
WAP 2.0 / WAP 1.2.1 Protocol Stack
WAP push
Panasonic Box browser
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Cell Broadcast
SMS (Short Message Service)
Concatenated SMS
One push SMS (view message by opening flip)
SMS chat
EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
Web Mail (internet mail subscription service)
Message illumination (feel the “emotion” of a message)
Group send
Message / illumination templates
T9 predictive text input
32 MB shared user memory (2 MB of this for MMS storage)
Infrared
USB
4-way navigation key with select button
Alert mute / camera key (video record or shutter button)
Macro mode switch
Multi-function key
One push button to open phone
Side up and down / volume keys
Shortcuts
Status LED / illumination light
Two soft keys
Yellow keypad background
Alarms (5 alarms, recurring supported, 5 minute snooze function)
Calculator
Calendar (month, week and day views)
Date / time (12 or 24 hr display)
My Media (storage for media files, templates etc)
Reminders
Voice recorder (Up to 3 minutes maximum, works during call)
World time
Active flip
Internal antenna
Keypad lock
Phone lock
SIM lock
Strap hole
Clam shell form factor (auto opening)

Alerts / Ringtones

MP3 ringtones
40 chord polyphonic ringtones
Yamaha polyphony chip
Voice recordings as ringtones
Keypad tones
Low battery warning tone
Startup and shutdown tone
Vibrating alert
Downloadable ringtones

Games

3D soccer
Sonic the Hedgehog™ from ©SEGA
3D gaming
Java™ MIDP 2.0 and vibration support
Downloadable Java™ games

Display

TFT
16 million colours (approximately) *
QVGA
Approximately 300 Candela per square metre screen brightness
2.2 inches
10, 30 or 60 second adjustable backlight duration
B rightness adjustment

Camera

CMOS (Nu-Maicovicon sensor technology for improved performance)
1.3 megapixels
4x (1 to 25 level) digital zoom (dependent on image size)
Brightness adjustment options: -2, -1, 0, +-1, +2
Image quality options: Normal, Fine, Super fine
Image size options: Small (160x120), Main display (240x320), Medium (320x240), Large (640x480), Extra large (1280x1024)
Macro function (10 cm focus range, turn external switch)
Multi-shot mode (up to 15 shots at 320x240 size with night mode off)
Night mode
Photo effects: Normal, Sepia, Monochrome, Negative
Self portrait mirror
Self-timer (5 or 10 seconds)
Shutter sound (choice of 5, cannot be switched off)
Video capture
Photo editor (add frame (at 320x240 size or below), trim and clear shadow)
The phone menu can display how many pictures can be taken with remaining memory

Video Capture

Brightness options: -2, -1, 0, +-1, +2 (can't change while recording)
Duration: MMS mode (10 seconds) or Extended recording (up to 1 minute)
Video Formats: H.263, MPEG4
Resolutions: 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF)
Self-timer (5 or 10 seconds)
Effects: Normal, Sepia, Monochrome, Negative
2x digital zoom that cannot be changed during recording
The phone menu can display how many video clips can be recorded with remaining memory.

Call Management

Alert mute (turns alert off prior to answering)
Any key answer
Automatic answer (with headset)
Automatic redial (up to 10 attempts)
Call barring
Call divert
Call hold
Call logs (dialled, missed and received)
Call timer / costs
Call waiting
Caller groups (up to 20 and can be renamed)
Conference call (up to 5 participants)
Fixed Dialling Number (allow calls only to SIM contacts)
Integrated hands-free speaker
Multi-character phonebook search
My Number (store own numbers in phone / on SIM card)
Phonebook (up to 500 multi-field entries + SIM)
Photo, ringtone and illumination caller ID
Profiles (5 preset)
Send My Number (show or hide your number to others)
Speed dial (keys 2-9)
Voicemail

Connectivity

IrDA (SIR, slow infrared)
USB v2.0 (cable is optional)
SyncML/OMA
PC synchronisation and data exchange via Handset Manager software on CD-ROM

Network

Tri-band GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz
GPRS Class 10 (4 + 1, 3 + 2)
Manual and automatic network selection

Standard Package **

Standard VS3 handset
830 mAh Li-Ion battery
Charger
User guide
CD-ROM

Accessories **

EB-BS001 battery for a spare
EB-US002 USB data cable
EB-CBX800 branch cable
EB-EM001 stereo hands-free headset
EB-EMX800 mono hands-free headset
EB-CA001 AU, EU, UK or US travel charger
EB-CD001 car lighter charger
EB-KA001 vehicle cradle

Dimensions (excluding protrusions)

96 x 46 x 18.2 mm

Volume

77 cc

Weight

98 g

Power Management ***

Battery: Li-ion, 830 mAh

Talk-time: between 2 and 6 hrs
Standby time: between 150 and 370 hrs
Charge time: up to 150 mins

* Approximately 16 million colours for JPEG and video recordings, 65,536 colours for other formats
** May vary by region and operator
*** Subject to local and network conditions

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