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Sargent Gabrielle is using an Evo

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lol... sorry but thats an HTC Incredible... An evo would have a silver line on the bottom shoing its kickstand

No it's an evo you can see the red where the kickstand is.... just wish I knew who was holding it

Tilde88 said:
lol... sorry but thats an HTC Incredible... An evo would have a silver line on the bottom shoing its kickstand
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it does have that. plus the back of the incredible is completely different than that.

Yup...up yesterday on Engaget.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/10/screen-grabs-evo-4g-captures-illicit-in-progress-surgery-on-the/

Nondescript Van said:
it does have that. plus the back of the incredible is completely different than that.
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Yep its an EVO...I watched that episode last night. Our EVO is quite an awesome mobile device!

Tilde88 said:
lol... sorry but thats an HTC Incredible... An evo would have a silver line on the bottom shoing its kickstand
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with the added lol, that was a huge fail

I love how on their Evo, the Sprint logo is so bright and colorful.

Ha-ha I saw it too.... made me laugh, there was also no annoying t-mobile ring on Brenda's phone that episode... as for real life, I just used my phone to take pictures of a home burglary and they came out better than our little 3mp cannon pics from our issued cameras... so handy.....
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Atrix's Camera, How to Improve?

hi
We all know that Atrix's camera is one of its down sides.
What are you suggestions to improve quality of photos?
any software, settings, etc?

What settings do you use for your camera?
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I guess downloading other apps is the main way to improve it. Nothing can be done about it's poor light capturing sensor tough.

I like the camera I dunno what your talking about. I find the hdr camera really helps.
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2.3.4 camera is excellent. I have taken my best phone pictures with it ever.
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I like the atrix camera.
on 2.3.4

Just read consumer reports and the Atrix got 3rd for best camera phone. And I think it's got pretty good quality really...
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First of all dont judge the camera by looking at pics on the ATRIX screen, it sucks
Transfer to pc and see
Next thing camera is better on GB
Next best software is LGcamera and not HDR camera
Try it ,it has loads of settings and works really good

Im actually going back to an iPhone 4 because of the camera on my Atrix. Nothing really compares once you you've had an ip4.
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totalimmortal363 said:
Im actually going back to an iPhone 4 because of the camera on my Atrix. Nothing really compares once you you've had an ip4.
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You will miss the 4G and 2 processors though. I know the iphone4 has a good camera.
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totalimmortal363 said:
Im actually going back to an iPhone 4 because of the camera on my Atrix. Nothing really compares once you you've had an ip4.
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why would you switch to THAT phone just because of the camera? lol.

I can't say I see big difference. Maybe your settings not set to widescreen or the largest. I took an awesome pic the other day but lost it in the whole rooting thing by accident but I won't go back to Iphone 4 because of it...besides my son would be p.o.'d if I took my phone back LOL

totalimmortal363 said:
Im actually going back to an iPhone 4 because of the camera on my Atrix. Nothing really compares once you you've had an ip4.
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Yep, nothing compares to over saturated pictures from the iphone

BravoMotorola said:
Yep, nothing compares to over saturated pictures from the iphone
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Pretty sure it's well known that the iPhone 4 has one of the best if not the best camera on a phone due to the high quality sensor it has.

I love the atrix and its camera. Maybe because i've never owned an iphone I don't get all the hooplah
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edgeicator said:
Pretty sure it's well known that the iPhone 4 has one of the best if not the best camera on a phone due to the high quality sensor it has.
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Well its not the best (nokia n8 probably is), its good....for a phone. Honestly though have you never used a decent digital camera before? I would never base a phone purchase (at least at this time) on the camera when you could spend $100 buying a used p&s off ebay that would blow the iphone away for photos. If photography is what u care about buy a cheaper phone and a dslr to go with it.
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helifixer said:
Well its not the best (nokia n8 probably is), its good....for a phone. Honestly though have you never used a decent digital camera before? I would never base a phone purchase (at least at this time) on the camera when you could spend $100 buying a used p&s off ebay that would blow the iphone away for photos. If photography is what u care about buy a cheaper phone and a dslr to go with it.
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He didn't mention real cameras. In the world of phone cameras, the iPhone 4 is near the top along with Nokia n8. Of course any stand alone camera will blow away any phone camera.

Voelker45 said:
You will miss the 4G and 2 processors though. I know the iphone4 has a good camera.
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My iPhone 4 was a lot smoother than any other device I've ever had, Atrix included. Sorry.

INSM Sin said:
why would you switch to THAT phone just because of the camera? lol.
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Its been the best phone I've ever owned. The most consistent and the fewest issues.

totalimmortal363 said:
Im actually going back to an iPhone 4 because of the camera on my Atrix. Nothing really compares once you you've had an ip4.
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Except a real camera, if picture quality is that important to you then buy a camera. The Atrix camera is fine for a phone and not any worse than the iphone imho.

[Q] does anyone know what this ring around the camera is?

I saw this over android central and was wonder what that is.
http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites...ecache/w550h500/postimages/276955/bumper7.jpg

abhele said:
I saw this over android central and was wonder what that is.
http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites...ecache/w550h500/postimages/276955/bumper7.jpg
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I saw that too, I think it might just be a screen protector they have on there? But if it is I'd like to know what kind! Looks nice!

Photojojo add on?
I voided my warranty.

I thought for a second my eyes deceived me when I saw the original video on that. First reaction was, is my n4 fake? I'd also like to get that protector if it is one
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They had on Google+ a hint of it being something for a camera lens.
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Looks like the metal ring you use with those cheap magnetic optical attachments on ebay.

threeclaws said:
Looks like the metal ring you use with those cheap magnetic optical attachments on ebay.
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+1 almost sure of it
http://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Magnet...GG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1355095823&sr=8-10

jt.61 said:
They had on Google+ a hint of it being something for a camera lens.
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They just posted this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lZzxCWdh-M&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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[Q] Anyone ever used external lenses?

Hi I'm curious about external lenses. Found some on the net fisheye, macro, wide angle etc. Did anyone ever use these? How they affect photos. I'm thinking to give them a try but don't know anything about lenses and if they worth money or not :silly:
here some link if interested:
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
http://www.amazon.com/BestDealUSA-Angle-Macro-Mobile-Camera/dp/B007VI3S1M
http://www.amazon.com/180°Fisheye-iPhone-Camera-Notebooks-Cameras/dp/B005C3CSR8/ref=pd_sim_p_4

sMtt said:
Hi I'm curious about external lenses. Found some on the net fisheye, macro, wide angle etc. Did anyone ever use these? How they affect photos. I'm thinking to give them a try but don't know anything about lenses and if they worth money or not :silly:
here some link if interested:
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
http://www.amazon.com/BestDealUSA-Angle-Macro-Mobile-Camera/dp/B007VI3S1M
http://www.amazon.com/180°Fisheye-iPhone-Camera-Notebooks-Cameras/dp/B005C3CSR8/ref=pd_sim_p_4
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I have the photojojo lenses. They work very well. With the fisheye lens you can see a black rim on the edge of the photo. They are attached with a magnet that you put around the rim of the camera lens. I would recommend them. Just so you know the photojojo lenses ane not any different from the no name Chinese ones. They will work with any smartphone camera. Here is a review.

I have , I bought them on amazon , search patazon camera lens kit ,mine came from China but I like them a lot. They where about 17 bucks including shipping.
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They're completely worth the money. I have telephoto, fisheye, macro and wide angle lenses. The telephoto lens is particular useful since digital zoom sucks.

Where did you find the telephoto lens and which one. How does it stay on the phone?

I have some pretty cool sometimes I hate carrying the lenses around
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I have a xtremeguard protector on the back of mine. Will it stick to that fine? and will it still fit under my hard case?

quality of pics was poor.

Fisheye
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g2uzer said:
Fisheye
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That pizza looks good bro...

melcali said:
That pizza looks good bro...
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Lol , just wanted to take a pic of something so you could see the fisheye effect ,that was the first thing a saw lol . if you guys want any more demos let me know. When I have time I can take more pics
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Pic with Macro pretty please?
I live in Asia, I can probably get one shipped from China at a pretty cheap price, but I'd like to know how it performs, thanks!

jiayit said:
Pic with Macro pretty please?
I live in Asia, I can probably get one shipped from China at a pretty cheap price, but I'd like to know how it performs, thanks!
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OK I'll take some when I get home today. I will also post the link where I bought them as well. ,
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jiayit said:
Pic with Macro pretty please?
I live in Asia, I can probably get one shipped from China at a pretty cheap price, but I'd like to know how it performs, thanks!
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Its hard to take a steady shot lol. My hands are real shaky, BTW this is indoor shot with very low light so I used a flashlight to get some light. When you use these lenses the flash is blocked .
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They look pretty good. Thanks for sharing!

It seems like the Photojojo is the most reliable one. But for 50$? Too expensive. Are there any other alternatives in amazon/ebay? It would be awesome if it would be a set.

ibarra21 said:
It seems like the Photojojo is the most reliable one. But for 50$? Too expensive. Are there any other alternatives in amazon/ebay? It would be awesome if it would be a set.
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Search patazon camera Lens kit on amazon. I'll try to remember and post a link when I get home
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815338
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g2uzer said:
Search patazon camera Lens kit on amazon. I'll try to remember and post a link when I get home
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815338
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Thanks.
The 1 star reviews are mostly from iPhone users, and most 5-star reviews are from android users. I might get this one then. Thanks again.

ibarra21 said:
Thanks.
The 1 star reviews are mostly from iPhone users, and most 5-star reviews are from android users. I might get this one then. Thanks again.
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Yeah they mainly leave 1 star cause it blocks the flash. ,like I said before the patazon kit I got came from China so it took a long time to get but overall I don't regret getting them. Good luck:thumbup:
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I bought a cheap one from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007VI3S1M/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There are cheaper ones, but that is the one I bought. I did not see me using the fisheye so that saved me money.
Here are pictures of an eye and a cable for my headphones. That cable has nasty stuff in it!

Night time video comparison. Htc One vs S4 vs Z

Don't know if this has been posted here before but anyways here goes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlx4_qlB6vA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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zodiac100 said:
Don't know if this has been posted here before but anyways here goes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlx4_qlB6vA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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The HTC one looks rubbish from that.
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RE: HTC One - I think pulling in extra light can sometimes be 'too much' making things bright rather than detailed.

decadan1977 said:
The HTC one looks rubbish from that.
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I really posted it for people to compare the two heavy weight cameras, S4 and Z. The fact that the camera on the One is crap is old news.
I'd like the conversation to focus on S4 vs Z.
Htc one couldn't compete so let's leave it to one side.
Personally I think the Z won it because the S4 looked a bit over exposed in some scenes while the Z maintained the best image quality throughout. If Samsung release an update to fix the over exposure, I'd put both cameras neck and neck.
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zodiac100 said:
I really posted it for people to compare the two heavy weight cameras, S4 and Z. The fact that the camera on the One is crap is old news.
I'd like the conversation to focus on S4 vs Z.
Htc one couldn't compete so let's leave it to one side.
Personally I think the Z won it because the S4 looked a bit over exposed in some scenes while the Z maintained the best image quality throughout. If Samsung release an update to fix the over exposure, I'd put both cameras neck and neck.
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Both the Z and S4 use the Exmor RS so yeh, it comes down to software tweaks.

zodiac100 said:
I really posted it for people to compare the two heavy weight cameras, S4 and Z. The fact that the camera on the One is crap is old news.
I'd like the conversation to focus on S4 vs Z.
Htc one couldn't compete so let's leave it to one side.
Personally I think the Z won it because the S4 looked a bit over exposed in some scenes while the Z maintained the best image quality throughout. If Samsung release an update to fix the over exposure, I'd put both cameras neck and neck.
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Well on that note. The Z looks more natural. S4 looks good but I prefer to see it as my eyes intended. Just my opinion.
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Hard to tell which is the most natural because I have no freaking clue how it looks in real life.
But HTC one definatly has an awful camera.
S4 & Z looks just about as sharp, but the colour saturations are completely different. I think the Z has the better "real-life quality" Because there's no way it's completely pitch black outside and buildings being that yellow.

HTC one was awefull, throughout the video the colour was way too yellow and laggy. I thought it was very disappointing for a phone which was made out to have a revolutionary camera.
On the other hand, The xperia z seemed to have a purple tint which made it look weird in some cases (didn't the iPhone 5 have that issue?). But overall the colour was a lot better and more true to real life colours than HTC.
The S4 was amazing, it had no awefull colour tints and footage was smooth and colour was better than the two of them put together.
Anyway, that's my opinion, I prefer the S4's camera Despite me being a Sony fanboy lol
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The video of the Arc de Triumphe the s4 made it look a little over bright. Was a daily commute for me when I lived in France. Passed it many times in the twilight hours. Again eyes see what they see. Think it's a matter of preference. But do like the S4. Have 1 in my household also.
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S4 is the winner here,only if it's a true comparison.
It has more details,color reproduction is more accurate.
The Z has less details,and magenta tint.
Did you make this comparison or you found it somewhere?
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gm007 said:
S4 is the winner here,only if it's a true comparison.
It has more details,color reproduction is more accurate.
The Z has less details,and magenta tint.
Did you make this comparison or you found it somewhere?
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Found it on YouTube. It's made by a French tech site. I personally found the Z to be the best. I doubt very much that the buildings could have been that yellowy as some have said already.
The Z maintained the best quality throughout.
As for the HTC, don't really want to talk about that. I'd seen enough well before this video to know it's camera is the poorest seen on any flagship for some time.
S4 and Z were close but I think the Zs camera used its brain a bit more. The video was better calculated as far as the settings used.
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The S4 looks like its filtered some how. You notice it more when you see the street lights. The Z captures that halo effect of the light, where as the S4 is completely halo free - definitely filtered.....
The only issue I have with the Z night time video recording is that it has a hard time focusing on objects coming towards you and tends to make the video visibly "jitter" - almost as if it was applying a kind of face tracking to high speed objects..... This of course is the software, as I downloaded a JB Camera app and it massively reduced this issue.

damn that S4 look good but Z isnt that far behind, honestly though, how many of u video record that often? and how many of you take picture a lot? if you do you should get Sony NEX

gm007 said:
S4 is the winner here,only if it's a true comparison.
It has more details,color reproduction is more accurate.
The Z has less details,and magenta tint.
Did you make this comparison or you found it somewhere?
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Can't agree with you. XZ recording has better white balance and natural, almost daylike colours. S4 recording is old news - everything's yellowish like in every night/low light video recording - it's still good, but I prefer the way XZ records it as i honestly don't like those yellow night time recordings.

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Can't agree with you. XZ recording has better white balance and natural, almost daylike colours. S4 recording is old news - everything's yellowish like in every night/low light video recording - it's still good, but I prefer the way XZ records it as i honestly don't like those yellow night time recordings.
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As i say before S4 is a winner,i am a professional photographer so no one can convince me the opposite.
Look the details and the magenta tint in the XZ's video.
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gm007 said:
As i say before S4 is a winner,i am a professional photographer so no one can convince me the opposite.
Look the details and the magenta tint in the XZ's video.
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Being a professional photographer doesn't make you right or even more qualified to judge.
I seriously doubt that the buildings looked that yellowy. Let's not get caught in minor details.
The overall image quality was better on the Z in my opinion. You obviously have your opinion but that's all it is.
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zodiac100 said:
Being a professional photographer doesn't make you right or even more qualified to judge.
I seriously doubt that the buildings looked that yellowy. Let's not get caught in minor details.
The overall image quality was better on the Z in my opinion. You obviously have your opinion but that's all it is.
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Agree 100 percent dude. I said in a reply earlier. I know that part of France rather well. And it certainly is not like that using my eyes at night. And I agree being a pro photographer certainly not any grounds to be the guru in my opinion. George Bush was a professional politician and I certainly wouldn't agree with most things he said lol
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zodiac100 said:
Being a professional photographer doesn't make you right or even more qualified to judge.
I seriously doubt that the buildings looked that yellowy. Let's not get caught in minor details.
The overall image quality was better on the Z in my opinion. You obviously have your opinion but that's all it is.
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If you don't believe your eyes there is nothing i can do.
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G1_enthusiast said:
damn that S4 look good but Z isnt that far behind, honestly though, how many of u video record that often? and how many of you take picture a lot? if you do you should get Sony NEX
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Well if you've got a misses like mine, you'll struggle to get through the day without taking at least 5 pics. Mostly of her by the way lol.
She's getting the s4 this May so I'll get an opportunity to judge them better.
I've done comparison with iPhone 5 which I'll post eventually when I have the time. The Zs problem is the heavy processing of noise which blurs out the fine details when you start cropping. It doesn't happen always, it all depends on how good a pic you take to begin with. The better it is, the less processing there is. At zero crop however, the Zs image quality is the best I've seen on a phone. The processing does improve the image quality by getting rid of the dreaded noise but fine details are blurred out when cropped. I guess it's a trade off and I doubt most people use cropped pictures anyway.
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decadan1977 said:
Agree 100 percent dude. I said in a reply earlier. I know that part of France rather well. And it certainly is not like that using my eyes at night. And I agree being a pro photographer certainly not any grounds to be the guru in my opinion. George Bush was a professional politician and I certainly wouldn't agree with most things he said lol
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Very well said. He said we aren't believing our eyes but the yellow buildings on the S4 don't support his theory. I think it's him who doesn't want to believe his eyes. Instead, he's picking up on minor details to justify his position.
Oh well! Each to his own I suppose
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