Sony Ericsson C510 - First Mobile Phone With Smile Shutter Technology

Remember last post about Sony Ericsson C510? Well now it's official.

Today Sony Ericsson officially announced new member of the Cyber-shot family Sony Ericsson C510 Cyber-shot, which includes:

• Reliable 3.2 megapixel Cyber-shot camera
• Smile Shutter – clever technology that detects a person’s smile and immediately takes the photo!
• Face Detection – focusing technology of up to three faces at a time
• Auto-rotation – alter the landscape and portrait view by rotating the mobile phone
• Snapfish by HP – pre-installed application allows users to send print orders from the phone to Snapfish and have quality photo prints delivered to their homes.
• YouTube enabled – upload your videos and images straight to the web
• Photo Fix – adjust light balance, brightness and contrast simultaneously
• SMS conversation style – see your entire SMS conversation history at a glance
• Slide in lens cover and illuminated imaging Shortcuts
• Auto focus – take the best shot

“We have been leaders and innovators in the camera phone segment since the company was started,” said Sven Totté, Head of Imaging Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “Now we are delighted to unveil the C510 Cyber-shot, our most accessible Cyber-shot phone to date which includes a host of new features normally found on more premium phones. Features like Smile-Shutter, YouTube integration and Snapfish by HP integration make the C510 Cyber-shot a really fun mobile phone to use. This phone will enable us to engage new markets and consumers to our Cyber-shot phone experience.”

The C510 Cyber-shot supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100. C510 Cyber-shot will be available in selected markets from Q1 in the colours Future Black and Radiation Silver.

Sony Ericsson C510 at a glance

Networks:
C510: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 - UMTS/HSPA 2100
C510a: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 - UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
C510c: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900

Size: 107 x 47 x 12.5 mm
Weight: 92 grams
Colours: Future Black, Radiation Silver
Main screen: 262,144 colour TFT, scratch-resistant, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
Phone memory: Up to 100MB
Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 400 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs
Standby time UMTS: Up to 350 hrs
Video call time: Up to 2 hrs 20 min

Camera: 3.2 megapixel camera, Auto focus, Up to 3.2x digital zoom, Smile Shutter, Face detection, Photo fix, Photo light, Video light, Picture blogging, Video blogging, Video recording
Music: Media player, Album art, Mega Bass, PlayNow, TrackID, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP), Music tones (MP3/AAC)
Web: Access NetFront Web browser, Web feeds, Photo feeds
Communication: Speakerphone, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibrating alert, Video calling
Messaging: Email, Picture messaging (MMS), Predictive text input, Sound recorder, Text messaging (SMS), Instant messaging, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Chat view
Design: Navigation key, Auto rotate, Picture wallpaper, Wallpaper animation
Entertainment: Media, YouTube, 3D games, Motion gaming, Java ,FM radio with RDS, Video streaming, Video viewing
Connectivity: Bluetooth technology, Modem, Synchronisation, USB mass storage, USB support
Location-based services: Geo tagging of photos (cell-id), Google Maps
Organizer: Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Flight mode, Notes, Phone book, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer

In-Box:
Battery, Charger

Optional:
IM502 Camera Phone Tripod, Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-PV715, Digital Photo Frame IDP-100

Available in selected markets from Q1 2009.