Sony Ericsson announce C510 Cybershot and C905 software update!

Sony Ericsson have made an announcement that will come as music to the ears of camera phone fans everywhere with their latest press release. Firstly, there is the announcement of the new Sony Ericsson C510 Cybershot, an entry level camera phone that promises to bring high end camera features to the masses. And secondly, there is the news that the Sony Ericsson C905 Cybershot, Sony Ericsson’s first foray in to the world of 8 Megapixel camera phones, will get a software update that will bring a whole host of improvements to that already impressive camera.

The Sony Ericsson C510 Cybershot features a 3.2 Megapixel camera, which, while slightly underpowered when compared to it’s bigger brother the C902 and the flagship C905, manages to pack in some new technology. First off, there is the addition of Smile Shutter, a clever piece of technology (also known as smile detection) that automatically takes the photo when it detects your subject smiling. Then there is the upgraded face detection that is capable of focusing on up to three peoples faces. And lastly there is support for Snapfish, a service that lets you send print orders for Snapfish to professionaly print and deliver to your home!

In addition to the excellent camera features, the C510 also a competent music player with the usual Sony Ericsson extras such as TrackID to compliment support for a variety of file types and expandable memory. Video recording and uploading to YouTube is also supported to further cement the C510’s multimedia credentials. Connectivity is covered by HSDPAmobile broadband but sadly no Wi-Fi, though for the price this is expected so sell for this is hardly surprising. Lastly, the C510 includes the must have feature of the moment; an accelerometer for all kinds of motion based gaming goodness.

As for the C905 software update, Sony Ericsson have stated that the main benefits will include Smile Shutter which will give the C905’s camera Smile detection support, full YouTube support, WayFinder 8 for GPS Navigation, the aforementioned Snapfish and finally SMS/MMS conversation style which gives users an overview of the whole conversation at a glance. Due to start shipping pre-installed on the C905 next month, fear not if you’ve already got yours as Sony Ericsson have also stated this will be available for download on their website in mid February.