I spent the weekend up in snowy Åre of Sweden – of course I shot some pics with both X10 and Vivaz and also some videos with Vivaz. Below you find some snowy landscape pics and also some videos I shot when there was an open session contest in jumping into the BigAirBag that we brought to Åre this weekend. It’s cool to see those guys and girls really spin off in creativity when they are sure that they will land softly 
I know I’m not experienced in shooting action sports and in retrospect I should have found some cooler angles to shoot from. I guess also some kind of DIY fish-eye lens would have done the tricks better since that’s what we are used to when it comes to action sports 
Please note that the scene with all the snow was a bit tricky for exposure so for some of the clips I pumped up the exposure one step manually.
First some pics shot by me and my friend Josef (first two from X10 and the rest from Vivaz):
And then some video clips, all show in 720p HD with Vivaz:
By Morg
17th February 2010.
12:09
DAM!
How could I miss this event?
If I knew about it I had definitely been there (live pretty close to Åre), especially if there was a possibility to get a “glimt” of the X10 live.
Another cool Snowkite event is scheduled in Östersund, sweden 25-28/3.
http://www.ostersundkite.se/news_28.html
Rikard: Do you know if you (SE) will be there? …or next time SE (you???) will be in Åre? 
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By @illusionado
17th February 2010.
12:31
@Sir RIK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tnx so much!!!!!!!!!!!!! i luv this!woooohooooO!
Q. Vivaz have sequence shots? like 1sec, 5sec, 30sec, 1min, 5min, 30min per image?…hows the autofocus? it has a multiple autofocus? like it will focus on many parts of the scene not just on the center…? sirrrrr..tnx..im so glad and i even dont write legibly just becoz of this happiness..hahah..(cameraphone enthusiast)
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By Rikard Skogberg
17th February 2010.
13:40
illusionado,
Glad you like it No there’s no sequence shot feature. The focus when shooting pictures has four different modes: Auto (center), Face detections (which of course can be off center), Macro and infinity. When shooting video you have two different focus modes: Auto (center) and infinity.
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By Rikard Skogberg
17th February 2010.
13:42
Morg,
sorry you missed it, would have been nice to say hello and let you try out the X10 a bit! I don’t think we have other plans for Åre this winter but I’ll ask around to find out.
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By @illusionado
17th February 2010.
13:45
wow..Vivaz is really a must-trial and must-buy phone..i nver thought i fell in luv with it when the Pro came out…how about the X10, i have some autofocus on recording vids also?
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By Tej
17th February 2010.
13:59
The Vivaz is looking like a cracking imaging phone. Despite both being 8MP cameraphones, the Vivaz shots look distinctly more detailed than the X10. There’s some quite stunning shots there. Is there any particular reason for this?
Android is not known for its imaging devices to date or its multimedia prowess. Does this have something to do with it?
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By @illusionado
17th February 2010.
14:14
where can i have the specifications for SE phones which include some detailed shots, I want to know the camera specs..the aperture etc…this one is okay but i need to see some info for my posting =D http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/products/phoneportfolio/specification/vivaz
tnx so much
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By Liam
17th February 2010.
15:27
You should have strapped a Vivaz onto a ski/snowboard to get a cool video and it would be a good test of the phone as well.
Any news on when there might be a new Satio Firmware…. ?
Thanks
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By Noc Josifovski
17th February 2010.
19:12
Oh my dear God! The photos are breathtaking especially the theme.
Sir. Rik you’ve got my attention. I am a snowboarder extraordiner and i’d really go crazy without the snow. Anyway the photos are awesome. The photos need no improvement. I really like”em, really really like”em. The saturation as I can see on the fisrt photo is good, really good. It shows the colors nicely, the white shades are sometimes problematic, they might have some issues with the other colors. I remember the k850i had a similar problem. Anyway i can’t say that the Vivaz or Vivaz Pro cought my attention as much as the X10 ( or some other phones) but since it has HD recording it’s just not natural to have some failures in taking photos.
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By Noc Josifovski
17th February 2010.
19:21
Anyone has an iPhone here? If yes please try the Opera Mini for it
engadget says it’s much better than Safari
i am sorry for the off-topic sir. Rik
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By freddy
17th February 2010.
19:59
@Rikard: Very good photographs, the white color is very HARD in photography ,is no noise GREAT.
@NOC: The snow/ing 
didn’t really like me. if snowing here, we (all) die. I prefer the sun,beach & sea .
@Rikard: I’ve something more fun and it’s called HOPPERS in Colombia. I’m very happy . I register to “Ridder” a hopper. The event is Feb. 28. I’m going to take many pictures, is the official advert for SatioA. (Satio for America) I’ve to return the hopper , but I can win a satioA
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By Noc Josifovski
17th February 2010.
21:39
freddy i love snowboarding. Before i go downhill me and my buddies listen to a small track from GONE IN 60 SECONDS. The film that is You know the scene before the grate boost and they’re all listening to a small track? Well snowboarders have a tradition even if they are not in a group to listen to a music before going downhill. And when it ends, then the fun starts
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By Noc Josifovski
17th February 2010.
21:39
By the way i for got to add these links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m_pTbV3jVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c10-Tsz7RJ8
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By Noc Josifovski
17th February 2010.
21:44
And another one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwGIe_xX9k
There are 2 more links in a previous post which are awaiting for moderation.
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By uliwooly
18th February 2010.
03:55
wow is this for real? Sony Ericsson Xperia “X20″???
http://www.androidos.in/2010/01/android-sporting-sony-ericsson-qwerty.html
The specifications and QWERTY keyboard are too good to wait for it. According to concept designer Jozef Kocúr, ‘Scarlet’ features a 4.5 inch OLED touchscreen display (480×800 pixels), an 8 megapixel camera, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1Ghz processor, 512 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM with Android 2.0 on-board.
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By hunk143
18th February 2010.
05:07
@ Rikard, Its just awesome. The images are so beautiful and the quality is astonishing. I didn’t check out the video though…
Rikard… can you please tell me is there anyway that i could connect my Satio to a projector? Please do reply.
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By Morg
18th February 2010.
10:38
Sorry for my Swedish note below, it’s only about my regrets that I missed a possibility to test the X10. :-/
Rikard: Nu fick man ju inte lite ångest när du skriver sådär!! :-/
Men, men… den som väntar på något gott…
Du!
En av mina kollegor jobbar på SE nere i Lund.
Det skulle inte finnas möjlighet att skicka med henne en testenhet för mig att prova under en helg?
Hon är nere varje vecka, mån – tors. =)
…jo, är lite avis på hennes jobb…. För att inte tala om ditt!!!
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By @illusionado
18th February 2010.
12:32
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! floods..hahah..=D
lots of people are getting talkative when we talk some sorts of camera topic..yeah! my favorite! the camera!
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18th February 2010.
13:28
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By Noc Josifovski
18th February 2010.
14:32
I am currently on a trip and an hour ago i met with a business friend and he had the x10. He’s kind of a tester and his X10 kicks a**. It really does. It’s lightning fast, like a lightning I can’t wait for main to arrive. My friend said to me IT’S WORTH THE WAIT.
I think i am gonna do a review!
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