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Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Cyber-shot line to sport Smile Shutter

Friday, December 12th, 2008

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It’s been rumoured for a while that Sony’s ‘Smile Shutter’ technology will be implemented in Sony Ericsson’s future line of European Cyber-shot phones. Among these are three phones, codenamed Filippa, Frances and Kate.

Now, SEMC Blog has a bit of an update on the technology as well as a logo of it. As most of you had already guessed by now, Smile Shutter will automatically take a picture of people in focus when they smile. You can override the Smile Shutter function by pressing the shutter key a second time, if that’s what you want.

Contrary to what SEMC Blog states, Smile Shutter is not a new feature to Cyber-shot devices though, as the Japanese 5.11-megapixel W61S has had this feature since its announcement almost a year ago. The aforementioned phones will however be the first Cyber-shot branded handsets to feature it in Europe.

Source: SEMC Blog

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Sony Ericsson’s Christmas gift tips

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

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Sony Ericsson has just sent me a list of their Christmas gift tips of the year. The list the following phone gifts includes:

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 – Flagship phone of the year, combining both work and entertainment with the unique panel solution and large touch-sensitive display. Read our large review of the XPERIA X1 here!

Sony Ericsson C905 – Camera flagship phone of the year, with what’s probably the best mobile camera right now and a variety of advanced features.

Sony Ericsson W595 – Music slider with stereo speakers, a youth-appealing design and an excellent price. I wouldn’t doubt for a second that it’s going to end up under many Christmas trees this year. Read our preview of the W595 here!

It’s not all about phones though, and the list includes some accessories as well, all featuring Bluetooth:

Sony Ericsson MBW-200 – Cool Bluetooth watch for the female audience that will vibrate upon messages and calls, and also enabling you to perform simple actions on your phone via Bluetooth.

Sony Ericsson HBH-PV-715 / 720 / 740 – Sony Ericsson’s most advanced Bluetooth headsets yet that are bound to impress both technically and visually.

Sony Ericsson MBS-200 – Wireless Bluetooth speaker with a small OLED display to show song information. A 3.5 mm jack input makes it possible to use this speaker on a standard wired connection as well.

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Video: Snapping with the C905

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

This is just a short experimental video featuring the C905 and some upclose macro shots that should come in handy in the future. Basically, it’s a sneak peak of what we’ll be able to do from now on, and I thought I’d add the C905 to gain some attention. Let us know what you think!

We haven’t got any details as to when we’ll post a review of the C905, but we’re hoping to do so this month. We’ve also got a rather nice comparison coming up soon. Here’s a hint of what it’s about:

By the way, we’re closing in on a total of 36,000 views for our videos at Blip.tv – thanks for all the views, hopefully you didn’t regret pressing the play-button :)

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Gallery: Sony Ericsson C905

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Promised you guys and gals a photo gallery of the sharp-shooting Sony Ericsson C905, and here it is. Sorry about the blue tint, my flash wasn’t set properly. Either way, I hope you can enjoy it anyway :)

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C902, C905 & Nikon D80 night shoot-out

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

I promised that we’d post a duel between Sony Ericsson’s C902 and C905 as well as a Nikon digital SLR camera, which ended up being the ageing 10-megapixel Nikon D80. In the photos there is a significant difference in terms of the size of the elements from the C905 and D80’s photos and the photos produced by the C902. This is caused due to the lower camera resolution on the C902. There’s hardly any visible difference between the C905 and D80 as the C905 shoots in 3:4 format and the D80 shoots in 2:3 format.

The following pictures are 100 percent crops that are straight out of the cameras. All cameras were set to auto, and left to decide everything themselves. We’ll provide full size samples in the upcoming full comparison, but the crops should do for now.

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We’ve tried Sony Ericsson’s sharp-shooting C905

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Today we received the new Sony Ericsson C905. It comes in a pretty standard piano black box with “8.1 megapixel” printed on it. It’s pretty obvious that Sony Ericsson wants to compete against its competitors with what is technically speaking a false statement, but let’s not go into details about that now.

When you get the C905 in your hand for the very first time, you get a feel of quality. The rubberized backside feels exquisite, and the sliding mechanism really is top notch. Fortunately, some might add, as it would have been an utter disaster had it not been. (more…)

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Sony Ericsson claims UK top spot with C905

Monday, November 17th, 2008

It is now clear that the Sony Ericsson C905 is going to be a massive success. Sony Ericsson has just topped the weekly UK sales statistics with a brand share of close to 29 percent following the launch of the C905, Mobile News reports. Sony Ericsson’s UK share has grown three percent since the launch of the C905, making it the second best selling contract phone.

- “This is a really good result”, said Dave Hilton, marketing manager at Sony Ericsson UK and Ireland to Mobile News.

Also according to the week 44 statistics published by GfK, Samsung takes the second place with Nokia in third.

Source: Mobile News

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Sony Ericsson launches C905 Flickr photography competition

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Sony Ericsson now gives you the opportunity to become Sony Ericsson Official Photographer 2009. If you’ve got a hidden photographer in you, you should definitely take part of Sony Ericsson’s newly launched C905 photography competition at Flickr.

The five individuals that get the most ‘Favs’ will each receive a C905 to keep. These five will then have to continue in the competition only using the C905, and taking pictures of motives selected by Sony Ericsson. The five will have one day for each motive. The individual with the most combined ‘Favs’ will win the title of Sony Ericsson Official Photographer 2009.

To enter the competition you have to be located in the UK, either have a Flickr account or register one, and upload a ‘never before published online’ portrait shot taken by you. You must also tag your photo with the following tags: sony ericsson, c905, photography competition.

Too bad this is UK only. I would have loved to take part of it.

More details about the competition, as well as many beautiful competition entries, over at Flickr.

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New Sony Ericsson Ad Campaign Features The C905, Babes

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008


Surely you didn’t think Sony Ericsson would settle for a measly commercial to fully advertise its new imaging flagship? Well, I’ve got some news for you. Word has it that they’ve signed a five-figure deal with FHM (For Him Magazine), an international monthly Men’s Lifestyle magazine, to promote the C905 cameraphone in the December issue, just in time for the holiday season. They’re really pushing on the image quality and have a photo to prove it. NSFW image after the break! (more…)

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“C905 – Big Pictures” campaign website launched

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Sony Ericsson has just recently launched its website for the C905 campaign. The website shows a few of the camera highlights with real full-size camera samples that look, well, rather discouraging. Sony Ericsson really has to get the camera software right on this one if they want to market it on anything but an incorrect camera resolution.

The “Big Pictures” video commercial has been on TV for a short bit of time now, and I’m sure you’re eager to see it. I had a feeling that Maximys at SEMC Blog would have posted it, so I had a quick look there just now, and my feeling was right. So, without further ado here’s the video and the making-of video just below, as well as a link to the campaign website just below the videos.

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Check out the campaign website here.

Video: SEMC Blog

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