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Sony Ericsson C905 Unboxing Review |
Plemix.com
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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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Muhammad-Oli
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Nice mini-review. It certainly looks to be an amazing phone. 
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juniji
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Excellent work on the review, photos etc. Thanks. |
adnansanni
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Nice review. |
jakontil
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makes me want to get one 
nice mate!
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Bhavv
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Very nice review =D
It actually made me like what I initially thought was a big, ugly, brick phone.
Now it looks more like a beefed up K800i, which was my best  phone so far.
But I dont need that camera lol.
The blue lights and USB stick for the M2 card are brilliant additions, is that USB stick available to buy seperately? I might just bother upgrading from my 512 Mb M2 card if it is ^^
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altemyr
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Someone said that the camera is very slow, it took 7 seconds to take a photo (1 second to start the camera, 1 second to autofocus and 5 secods to save the picture and get ready for the next picture) Is that true? I made a very unscientific ckocking with my K800i and it took less than 4 seconds alltogether. |
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On 2008-11-03 09:14:34, Bhavv wrote:
is that USB stick available to buy seperately? I might just bother upgrading from my 512 Mb M2 card if it is ^^
[ This Message was edited by: Bhavv on 2008-11-03 08:16 ]
the usb m2 card adaptor, the ccr-70 is available to buy
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GENUIN[....]7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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plankgatan
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On 2008-11-03 06:20:59, jakontil wrote:
makes me want to get one
nice mate!
me to but with a decent firmware
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ok guys, this is maybe a sensitive question. but is it possible that this awesome pictures on Flickr.com is taken with a different cam module ??? (whas it the same exmor sensor as now ??)
or is it just the firmware who makes this different ??? (likely yes)
someone who have some facts ???
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NightBlade
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Great mini-review, indeed! Very nice pictures.
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hehe guess where my c905 is coming from.
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On 2008-11-03 09:27:16, >500 wrote:
On 2008-11-03 09:14:34, Bhavv wrote:
is that USB stick available to buy seperately? I might just bother upgrading from my 512 Mb M2 card if it is ^^
[ This Message was edited by: Bhavv on 2008-11-03 08:16 ]
the usb m2 card adaptor, the ccr-70 is available to buy
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GENUIN[....]7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Thanks, I found it here for only £7.99:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/M[....]2-USB-Card-Reader/Product.html
I'll buy one along with an 8 Gb M2 card soon. |
muffins
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Thanks for the review.
I hear the build quality is very cheap, lost of creaking and the slide and buttons not very satisfying to use also the battery covery is very cheap plastic that is flexible like it was on the w880i.
Is this true? |
hansen
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The slider is definitely not rock solid, especially not when slided up. Its lower part can and will get skewed sideways. This and the fact that the lens cover rattles around in its closed position makes me feel a lot less confidence in using this phone and is quite a let down for me since I planned buying a new phone for quite some time.
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plankgatan
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honestley, when i tried (black, rubbery-plastic) c905 i thought it was good for a slider...i didnt feel any creaking at all..........BUT remember, it after ~2-4 months use you really feel/see how the build quality is..(it take some months for the keypad, etc, to loose it stiff feeling)
of course it isnt the same robust feeling as k750/k800/c902, candybars is allways more solid,
(i havnt tried samsung 8510 though, but i heard it should be a little more robust, but it also cost ~£600 in store ....c905 cost ~£400...thats quite much cheaper)
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