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Sony Ericsson’s K810i and K550i/K550im :  Two new Cyber-shot™ phones to help make sure you never miss a shot
OCWorkbench team 6 Feb 2006

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K810i and K550i/K550im

Singapore – 6th February 2007 – After shipping 4.5 million of its Cyber-shot™ camera phones since the launch of the K790i/K800i, Sony Ericsson today introduces two new phones to the Cyber-shot™ phone family. Delivering Cyber-shot™ phones to a broader audience, these phones help make sure you never miss a shot.

The K810i Cyber-shot™ phone is a sleek, high performance device boasting a 3.2 megapixel camera, including auto focus and Xenon flash. Innovative new applications such as PhotoFix help to further improve the quality of your pictures, even after you have taken them. Illuminated Camera Icons to the side of the main keypad, which light up when in camera mode, allow the user to access camera menu options at the touch of a button.

As a complement to this, the K550i Cyber-shot™ phone delivers the benefits of the Cyber-shot™ phone in a compact (14mm thin) form factor that places ease-of-use at its heart. Equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera with auto focus plus advanced LED photo light and active lens cover, the K550i helps ensure that you’re always ready to shoot and share the best possible images. Add to this Bluetooth™ technology and Picture Blogging and you have a camera phone that takes the complexity out of sharing quality images with friends and family.

As a distinct variant of the K550i, the K550im is the first Cyber-shot™ phone to support i-mode™, the operator service that gives direct access to a huge range of multimedia content and email.

"Worldwide, consumers are realising that the best digital camera is the one you have with you," says Peter Ang, Director, Product Marketing, Sony Ericsson Asia Pacific. "The K800i established this and positioned the Cyber-shot™ phone as a credible fusion of phone and camera. Now the K810i and K550i are moving the market forward. They introduce new applications that equate to real improvements in the customer experience, as well as presenting these phones to a whole new audience."

The K810i will appeal to those regularly using their mobile phone to capture quality shots while on the move. Its slender good looks belies its high specification; it’s not only a UMTS device for high-speed picture blogging, but also one of the most advanced camera phones available. When in camera mode, the Xenon flash with red eye reduction will help to achieve great picture results in low light conditions. Equally, the new Illuminated Camera Icons will allow the user to select advanced camera settings (such as picture size and self timer) by simply clicking on one of the hard keys; so there is no need to navigate into the full camera menu and risk missing that special shot.

If a photo needs some improvement after it has been taken due to poor light conditions and lack of contrast, then the new PhotoFix solution can optimise brightness and picture contrast at the touch of a button. Meanwhile, if a user is shooting a moving object (perhaps at a sporting event), then the BestPic™ feature will let them take nine photos in quick succession and they simply choose the best one.

Sharing your pictures is easily done with the K810i Cyber-shot™ phone thanks to a host of connectivity options. Picture blogging allows you to upload your shots to your own blog site, whilst Bluetooth™ technology and USB 2.0 make it easy to share photos with friends or connect to your PC.

The K810i Cyber-shot™ phone is a UMTS 2100 (GSM 900/1800/1900) device available within Q2 2007. Both will be available in two stylish colours: Noble Blue and Golden Ivory.

Even if you are new to camera phone photography or the Cyber-shot™ phone menu, the new K550i is designed to be used intuitively. Simply by sliding open the lens cover, the camera is activated and the Cyber-shot™ menu appears in the phone’s screen, which at 1.9" serves as a clear viewfinder.

Once an image has been captured, sharing it can be done in a number of ways with the K550i, each one a simple process: Picture Blogging again makes it easy to send images to a blog site; support for Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) allows the user to transfer images easily between compatible devices and Bluetooth™ 2.0 provides for easy sharing with other phones and Bluetooth™-equipped devices. If a user wishes to print out their latest holiday pictures, PictBridge makes it possible to print directly via USB (provided in-box) from the K550i to a compatible printer, further simplifying the process.

As the first Cyber-shot™ phone to support i-mode™, the K550im (distinct from the standard K550i) gives the user access to a world of Internet content and email at the touch of a button. Following on from the popular K610im, the K550im delivers a rich experience for handling imail, browsing the Internet and viewing content; all with the superior imaging capabilities synonymous with Cyber-shot™ phones.

Available in Jet Black or Pearl White, the K550i Cyber-shot™ phone is guaranteed to stand out from the crowd. A Quad-Band EDGE device launching in selected markets from Q1 2007.

Add more to your memories

Announcing at the same time as these latest Cyber-shot™ phones are two new optional accessories, designed to let the user manage their calls and their photos with ease. The

Desk Stand CDS-65 allows the user to speedily transfer photographs between phone and PC via USB, or simply to synchronise data between the two while charging the phone. Attach a portable handsfree and the user can enjoy voice conversations while transferring images and music. They are ideal for a home or office environment and will be available from Q2 2007.

For those who are regularly using their Cyber-shot™ phone (or other compatible Bluetooth™ phone) on the move, the Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone HCB-120 attaches effortlessly to a car’s sun visor and provides for safer handsfree calling. With a digital display to show who is calling, and leading talk/stand-by times (up to 24 and 450 hours respectively), this speakerphone is a perfect complement to the Bluetooth™ functionality in K550i and K810i, and is compact enough for regular use in the car, office or home. A built-in tilt sensor ensures that the display reads the right way up.

The HCB-120 will be available from Q2 2007.

The K810i & K550i/K550im at a glance:

K810i

K550i/K550im*

Imaging:

3.2 Mega pixel camera with auto focus

Cyber-shot™

Xenon flash with red eye reduction

Picture Blogging

Active lens cover

BestPic™

Photo fix

Illuminated Camera Icons

Picture gallery

Image stabilizer

Video call Camera (K810i only)

2.0 Mega pixel camera with auto focus

Cyber-shot™

Advanced LED photo light

PictBridge

Picture blogging

Active lens cover

USB mass storage

Adobe™ Photoshop Album™

(in-box)

Music

Music player and Video player

TrackID™

PlayNow™

FM Radio with RDS

Music player and Video

player

TrackID™

PlayNow™

FM Radio with RDS

Connectivity

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot

128MB Memory Stick Micro™ in-box

64MB User Free Memory Bluetooth™ 2.0

USB 2.0

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot

PC connectivity

Push Email

64MB User Free Memory

Bluetooth™ 2.0

USB 2.0

Support Offers

17mm thin

2.0" QVGA 262k TFT

Display

Full HTML browser

RSS Reader

14mm thin

1.9" 262K TFD LCD

Display

Full HTML browser

RSS Reader

Java MIDP 2.0

Flight Mode

Speakerphone

FOTA (Firmware updates over-the-air)

Java MIDP 2.0

Flight Mode

Instant Messaging support

In-Box Contents

128MB Memory

Stick Micro™ (M2™)

USB cable DCU-65

Stereo Portable

Handsfree HPM-62

PC Tools & Software

Adobe Photoshop Album

Wrist Strap

USB cable DCU-65

Stereo Portable

Handsfree Headset HPM-62

PC Tools & Software

Adobe Photoshop Album

Accessories

Desk Stand CDS-65:

Speedily transfer photographs or synchronise your phone and PC via USB

Bluetooth™ Headset

HBH-PV710:

Lightweight & compact with leading talk and stand by times - up to 12 and 300 hours respectively

Bluetooth™ Car

Speakerphone HCB-120:

Safer handsfree calls in the car. Leading talk and stand by times – up to 24 and 450 hours respectively

Bluetooth™ Headset

HBH-PV702:

Performance Bluetooth™

headset for everyone. Classic pen form design in black or white to match the K550i/

K550im.

Availability and versions

K810i:

UMTS 2100 &

GPRS 900/1800/1900

K818:

GPRS 900/1800/1900

Talk time: Up to 10 hours (Up to 2 hours 35 minutes for UMTS)

Standby time: Up to 400 hours (GSM & UMTS)

Video call (UMTS only): Up to 1 hour 30 minutes

Available in selected markets from Q2 2007

K550i/K550im:

GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

Talk time: Up to 7 hours

Standby time: Up to 350 hours

Available in selected markets from Q1 2007

*For K550im : Picture Blogging, RSS, Pictbridge not supported

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