Sony Ericsson K850 Camera phone Released

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Sony Ericsson a new camera phone called the Cyber-shot K850. The K850 brings even more true camera functionality to the world of cameraphones. The 5 megapixel auto-focus camera has a real xenon flash and a lens cover that automatically retracts when the camera is activated with the dedicated shutter button. Another camera related boon is the QVGA resolution, 30 frame per second video clip recording capability.

More features include Sony Ericsson's BestPic multi-shot capability and the new Photo Fix system for adjusting photo brightness levels with a single click. When the K850 is in camera mode, a number of icons on the keypad light up that quickly let the user know which keys access which functions in the camera, preventing unneeded menu navigation.

The phone supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and can connect to UMTS and HSDPA data networks on all three bands used throughout the world: 850MHz, 1900MHz, and 2100MHz. That should let the device connect to pretty much any GSM or UMTS network in the world. Other network related goodies include the support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync over the air synchronization of data.

MP3 and other formats of music files can be stored in the 40MB of internal memory or in an external memory card. The K850 supports both Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards as well as the industry standard microSD memory cards.

The K850 will be available in two color schemes when it ships in Q4 of this year: luminous green, and velvet blue.

Features for the Sony Ericsson K850

Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
Data GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA
Size 102mm x 48mm x 17mm
(4.0" x 1.9" x 0.7")
Weight 118g (4.2oz)
Battery Life Up to 16.5 days GSM, 14.5 days WCDMA standby
Up to 9 hours GSM, 3.5 hours WCDMA talk time
Main Display 2.2" 262k color TFT, QVGA (240x320 pixel) resolution
Camera 5 megapixel w/ autofocus
Video Video capture/playback at 30fps, QVGA (240x320) resolutions
Messaging MMS/SMS
Email POP/IMAP/SMTP
Bluetooth Yes, stereo (A2DP)
Infrared No
Java Yes
Polyphonics Yes
Memory Up to 40MB, M2/microSD memory card slot
Availability Q4 2007 (manufacturer's estimate)
More features: 512MB M2 memory stick included, speakerphone, xenon flash, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support, FM radio with RDS

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