US$ 421 US$ 309.00

Samsung already launched the INNOV8 and LG offers its Renoir. And now Sony Ericsson is released C905 which is claim to fame is its 8.1 megapixel camera with cyber shot, auto focus, and image stabilizing. Well~~ say your last good byes, for here is the death of the digital camera as we know it. However, cause a big stir in the mobile community.

Standard stuff: a Battery, a Charger, a USB cable, a handsfree, CD, Manual and a USB adapter for M2 cards.


Truth be told, C905 is a bit of a brick compared to the slim line candy bar phones. However, high-quality materials’ using for creating its overweight body and it’s crafted flawlessly--C905 actually looks nice. Seems it wasn’t made for a ladies purse, but more for the meat eating, fire making male of the Sony species.


A shot on the phone slide up.


Keypad closed up. The flat keypad? My perception of flat keypad is they usually look good but suck at typing - well thanks god that this is not the case with C905. The keypad offers excellent tactility and touch orientation.


There are two additional shortcut keys above the display. The left one shows you the last photo that was taken (open the shooting mode menu) and the right one shows the image gallery (start the Scene mode menu).


At the back of the phone slide up, you may see the slider is made of some fine brushed metal and really give the C905 a more refined look.


Here is the 8 megepixel camera at the back of the phone. We like the design of the lid protecting the lens which is a new type of mechanism where the bottom part sinks when opening the lid and rises back up when closing. Well~ Gimmick! There are the Xenon flash and the LED light, the mini mirror and the lens.


When the camera is active, the camera function symbols on the D-pad light up in blue.


The camera shutter key is located on the right hand side which is illuminated in blue when the camera in action.


Besides, a volume/zoom rocker, keys for previewing and changing the shooting mode are also located on the right.


Here is the M2 card slot on the left hand side together with the charger/headphones.



We definitely appreciate the USB adapter which brings us convenience with elegant solution for data transfer from and to the card.


New Sony Ericsson Menu and icons.


Camera in action. The image on the screen looks clear.


The software is decent, offers a lot of options, like auto, face detection, macro and initial.
Face detection in action. We find that the startup and focusing is relatively quick which is within 2 seconds; however the storing process takes about 5 seconds. Well~ we love fast focusing with slow storing rather than slow focusing with fast storing, right?


We also can turn to twilight portrait/landscape depends on your needs. It has the face recognition, but there’s no sign of the more advanced smile and blink detection.


Actual photo shot by the phone in an indoor office lighting environment. C905 did not disappoint us here.


The photo is taken with Xenon flash on. Well~ very powerful!


Another shot with flash on.


And I would like to mention the battery life of C905 which is an excellent 380 hours on standby or 9 hours talk time and from our test this is fairly realistic apart from heavy use of WiFi or heavy camera use with flash of course. Although it doesn’t have a touchscreen, C905 is equipped with a very good browser, which is more user-friendly. If you are looking for the best 8-megapixel cameraphone and taking pictures with a flash, I can say C905 has no competition at the moment.

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