Sony Ericsson introduces first Cyber-shot camera phones

[Bob Crabtree]

Sony Ericsson introduces new lifestyle of imaging communication with first Cyber-shot phones

K800 and K790 camera phones deliver new level of imaging quality

28 February 2006, London – Sony Ericsson takes digital imaging in camera phones to new heights today with the launch of the K800 and K790 phones, the first handsets to carry the Cyber-shot brand, a true mark of imaging quality. Both are highly capable mobile phones with integrated 3.2 Megapixel digital cameras with Autofocus, Xenon flash and BestPic - Sony Ericsson’s unique imaging technology that allows you to capture exactly the moment you desire. K800 and K790 combine advanced image capture capabilities with high speed data transfer, making them perfect tools for shooting and sharing high quality pictures and videos. K800 is a dual-mode UMTS/GPRS phone and the K790 is a Tri Band EDGE phone. Both are available from Q2 2006.

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Looks very very nice, but the question is; do they have proper machanical shutters? Thats the real difference between 'proper' [digital] camera's and camera phones. It's the reason why they just don't cut the mustard quite yet, no matter what resolution the image sensor is. Until they put a shutter in, they will continue to have poor/low light, fast moving subject and noise issues. But then i guess they still want to be able to sell the stand alone cameras too.

But still, i want one and will probably be getting one next upgrade