Sony Cyber-shot K800 and K790 Camera Phones

Sony Cyber-shot K800 Looking more camera than phone in the pictures I have seen, Sony Ericsson, have introduced two new phones with the Cyber-shot name. The K800 and K790 camera phones deliver new level of imaging quality with 3.2 megapixel digital camera systems built in. And unlike most other phones, it also has an autofocus, flash and what Sony calls BestPic, an imaging technology to help you capture the images you want. These are the first handsets to carry the Cyber-shot brand.

K800 is a dual-mode UMTS/GPRS phone and the K790 is a Tri Band EDGE phone. Both are available from Q2 2006.

“With the Cyber-shot™ phone we aim to create a new lifestyle of ‘imaging communication’ by combining Sony Ericsson’s unique mobile applications and Sony digital imaging technologies,” said Rikko Sakaguchi, Senior Vice President, Product and Application Planning, Sony Ericsson. “Our aim has always been to innovate and create new values for the mobile life, and with the Cyber-shot™ phone we will enable anyone to enjoy an entirely new level of communication –taking quality pictures of anything, anytime and anywhere, and sharing their precious moments with others.”

The handsets have a classic Sony Ericsson design, with a large screen and responsive, tactile keypad with a sleek and stylish dual front phone design. Turn the phones horizontally and there you have a digital still camera. Simply slide the active lens cover downwards and a user interface similar to that of a Cyber-shot™ camera automatically appears.

A completely new feature developed by Sony Ericsson is BestPic™, which ensures that you never ‘miss’ an important picture. Press the shutter button once and get 9 full quality 3.2 megapixel pictures to choose from in a time sequence – 4 pictures before and 4 pictures after the actual image you captured. All 9 pictures are displayed as icons on the display. Simply scroll backwards and forwards through the 9 images and save the ones you like best.

The Sony Ericsson K800 is a dual-mode UMTS handset while K790 is a Tri Band EDGE handset. Both products will be commercially available in Velvet Black and start shipping globally during Q2 2006.

K800 and K790 – Features at a glance:

Imaging & Messaging

  • 3.2 Mega pixel with Auto Focus Camera
  • Xenon Flash
  • BestPic™
  • Video and image stabilizer function
  • 2.0” QVGA 262K TFT display
  • Active lens cover
  • Photo keys
  • Cyber-shot™ user interface
  • Memory for 100 pictures (at 3.2MP), 64 MB internal user memory
  • Video recording/playback
  • Adobe picture/video PC SW
  • 16x Digital zoom
  • Auto red eye reduction
  • DPOF & PictBridge
  • Time line view of pictures
  • Picture Blogging (powered by Blogger)
  • PictureDJ ™ and VideoDJ™
  • Standard push e-mail (P-IMAP) support
  • VGA camera for Video Telephony (no VGA camera in K790)

Entertainment

  • Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ support)
  • Video Player
  • Music DJ™
  • OMA DRM phase 1.x
  • Streaming Audio/Video
  • 3D games
  • A/B buttons for horizontal games support
  • RDS FM radio

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth® 2.0
  • IrDA
  • HTML Full Browser with RSS readers
  • USB 2.0 Mass storage
  • External antenna connector
  • Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot
  • Flight mode
  • Multitasking

Other

  • USB cable, stereo portable handsfree and PC software in the box
  • Talk time: up to 7 hours GSM/2.5 hours UMTS
  • Standby time: up to 350 hours
  • Size: 106 x 47 x 18 (22) mm
  • Weight: 115 grams
March 1st, 2006 Posted by David in Camera Phone, Sony Ericsson at 8:55 am Comment Now! »
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