Sony Ericsson C510 review
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- 3.2 MP Cyber-shot camera
- no xenon flash
- no GPS receiver
The Sony Ericsson C510 is a stylishly designed mobile phone and is packed full of the highest quality imaging technologies. The C510 is the most affordable Cyber-shot mobile phone to date making it more accessible to the consumer. Measurements for this exciting and fashionable phone are 107mm x 47mm x 12.5mm and weighs only 92g making for a great handset to be used with ease and to be carried or stored easily. With the 2.2 inch TFT screen displaying over 262k colours with screen resolutions of 240 x 320 pixels any photos taken will look crisp and very clear. We believe the Sony Ericsson C510 mobile phone will be hard to put down, what with call times available of up to a massive 10 hours plus video call time up to over 2 hours with stand-by time of up to 400 hours.
Sony Ericsson C510 Review – Camera & Imaging
Now we'll get down to the real feature that is at the heart of this fantastic mobile phone and that is the Sony Ericsson's C510 imaging qualities. The 3.2 mega-pixel camera function comes with the highest of quality features which include 3.2x digital zoom to zoom on the more distance of objects, Face Detection meaning the phone will automatically focus on the faces in the photo, Smile Shutter this feature will the camera automatically take a photo when the subject smiles, there is a Photo Light to brighten those darker surroundings, Photo Fix this feature will adjust the light and contrast after the picture has been taken, Auto-Focus, Geo Tagging and Picture Blooging allowing the user to put their photos on-line in seconds. Recording video footage is also a great a feature as the C510 mobile phone has video recording capabilities. With the video function there is a photo like the camera light to brighten dull and dark environments plus the Video Blogging technology enabling the user to share their footage with friends and family by putting them on-line within moments. Enjoying video streaming is possible also on the handset. There is an illuminated short cut key that offers fast and easy access to the camera feature. To view any images captured on the elegant Sony Ericsson C510 mobile phone in either portrait or landscape mode the user just simply needs to rotate the handset.
Sony Ericsson C510 Review – Music Entertainment
For entertainment quality besides the brilliant 3.2 mega-pixel camera feature the user can enjoy the built-in music/media player system on the Sony C510 mobile phone. There is an FM Radio with RDS technology, Bluetooth Stereo with A2DP technology, Album Art, Mega-Bass to really give those tunes more a kick and tone, Muisc Tones in MP3 and AAC music formats, PlayNow enabling the user to download music straight to their phone and TrackID allowing the user to record a few seconds of a track and have all the details of the artist and album sent to the handset within seconds. The user can make their new C510 Cyber-shot mobile phone sound unique by choosing a ring-tone of their choice with Music Tones function. There is only 100 mega-bytes of built-in internal memory with a memory card support for a Memory Stick Micro M2 which will provide a huge amount of storage space for all the users photo's, videos, music and downloads.
Sony Ericsson C510 Review – Internet & Connectivity
Accessing the internet from a mobile phone is a way of life these days and more and more people are using their mobile phones facilities. The C510 uses the built-in WAP 1.2.1, WAP 2.0 XHTML, Web Feeds and Access NetFront web browsing technologies all which a speedy connection to net and a marvellous quality of service. Connectivity technologies included to provide a smashing service and speedy data and transfer rates are Synchronisation, Modem, Bluetooth, USB Support, USB Mass Storage and PictBridge. The networks supported on the C510 are GSM-GPRS-EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSPA-850/1900/2100 enabling the user use their C510 mobile phone whilst abroad.
Sony Ericsson C510 – Messaging Services
Sending a message is a great way to stay in contact with friends and family the user can choose from the following options of services. SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), Instant Messaging with the assistance of Predictive Text Input, Exchange ActiveSync and Emailing. Which ever service the user chooses they can get their messages, pictures or even videos sent in no time at all.
Sony Ericsson C510 Review – Gaming & Applications
Another form of entertainment to the user is the gaming facilities supplied on the fabuloous Sony Ericsson C510 mobile phone. The user can choose to play the Java and 3D games available and with the Motion Gaming technology the user can really get into the game interactively. YouTube has become ever so popular and now users can access this site instantly from their mobile phone and can enjoy viewing and save clips.
Application tools are a fantastic way to stay organised and stay on route to any destination with the tools available on the Sony C510. The Google Maps feature ensures the user will be get lost, the Tasks, Timer, Alarm Clock, Flight Mode and Calculator tools to name a few are all there to benefit and assist the user with most tasks at hand.
Sony Ericsson C510 Review – Summary
The Sony Ericsson C510 Cyber-shot mobile phone really is a competitor with camera phones. Ok the Sony Ericsson C905 mobile phone features an 8.1 mega-pixel camera the C510 really does feature the same highest imaging technologies along with the Sony Ericsson C902i. The Sony C510 has style and elegance packed full of the latest technologies and entertainment qualities and is more affordable than other leading mobile phones.
Sony Ericsson C510 specification
- 3.2 Mega-pixel camera with, Autofocus, Flash, Photo Light, 3 x Digital zoom, Smile & Face detection & Geo tagging
- Video Player with 3GPP, WMV, H264, H263 & Realvideo formats
- Video Recorder with QVGA Format
- Additional camera for Video Calling
- Picture Wallpapers & Animated Wallpapers
- 2.2 inch TFT display with 262k colours & 320 x 240 pixels
- Music Player with MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, AMR Formats & TrackID
- MP3, AAC & Polyphonic Ringtones
- Built-in RDS FM Radio
- Handsfree speaker phone
- SMS, MMS & Instant Messaging
- Predictive text Messaging
- Email (SMTP/IMAP/POP3)
- Voice recorder
- Accelerometer sensor for Auto Rotate
- Java™ Games, Motion Gaming, Built-in Games & Downloadable games
- Personal organiser with Phonebook, Alarm Clock, Clock, Calendar, Calculator, To Do List & Stopwatch
- Caller ID & Call Log (Missed/Dialled/Received)
- Voice Activated Name Dialling
- YouTube™
- 100 Megabytes of memory with Memory Stick Micro™ memory support
- UMTS, 3G HSDPA, HSCSD Bluetooth® with A2DP & USB Connectivity
- GPRS & EDGE Technology
- Quad band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM, 850 GSM & UMTS 2100 Networks
- WAP 2.0 XHTML & Access NetFront™ Web Browsers with RSS Feeds
- Talk time 10 hrs
- Standby time 400 hrs
- Size 12.5 x 47 x 107mm
- Weight 92 grams
Sony Ericsson C510 consumer reviews
Read what other thought of the Sony Ericsson C510. Why not add you own Sony Ericsson C510 review by clicking the Add your Review tab above.Rating: out of 5.
Okay, but seen betterHad this phone for 6 months with nothing but problems with it. It keeps cutting out and developed a fault saying insert SIM all the time at random intervals. Had it repaired 4 times over a month at the Carphonewarehouse and eventually they exchanged it for a C902 which is much better. The guy in the shop said they have had loads of the C510's coming back due to this error and its costing Sony a fortune. Apparently its a software issye they can't repair! DONT buy it! Get a C902 instead, its a much better camera and much faster software!
Rating: out of 5.
I WANT ONE!! 
I really like this phone and I have had no problems with it at all. It has everything I wanted:
1. Easy to use;
2. Small and light;
3. 3G;
4. MAC and PC compatible which was a must for me;
5. Easy to update the software - you can even do this over the air so it's that simple;
6. Packd with plenty of features and the camera is fine;
7. Sony Ericcson's support is also great and their website is excellent if you can't be bothered to read the manual or don't know how something works;
8. The price is very reasonable.
Personally I think this 'phone is great value. I have mine in energetic red which looks quite cool but I guess with mobiles a lot is down to personal preference and what one person likes another one will not. It's a case of love it or hate it and I love it!
Rating: out of 5.
Okay, but seen betterI've already Added one comment of 3 days experience with C510. Now after using three weeks ....the review is as follows.
I’ve purchased C510 about three weeks back and continually facing the issues. This phone is released in the market without proper quality check.
• Its camera is not user friendly, most of the time photo became fully black when shoots
• In night or in bulb light. Its flash and exposure are not seems synchronize. Some times flash glows early and snaps expose later so fully black picture remains.
• Image not seems stabilize; have panning image if object is moving.
• Many times it send “Busy tone to caller when press the call pickup button”.
• One major problem Its screen get split in two parts and screen’s mirror image appears twice on the screen.
• Some time screen get freeze and not work for some time.
• It’s Speaker is not audible, sound loudness is very low.
• It is not good audible if receiving a call.
Before this I was using K750i and I was really very happy with that one.
I’m facing these Major issues and not enjoying my new phone, Please help me out to replace my phone. I've also written this to Sony Ericsson company.
Regards
Chandra Sharma
Rating: out of 5.
Okay, but seen betterI've purchased this phone because I was interested to shoot pictures, earlier I was using K750i and I was very much happy with his Quality and performance. After loosing that phone I brought up with C510, and after handling last 3 days I found that it’s not very featured as compare to my old one. Picture quality is also not very enhanced, the display of menu and some internet features was enhanced but not useful for me, I’m interested for photo side.
Snaps are good in Day light for outdoor shooting, but very bad in indoor or bulb or tubes light. Sound quality also not enhanced, it’s like cheaper phones and loudness is also very dim.
Few features I’ve tries to find like how to set screen light setting, I want the light glow for complete call duration. Not able to find many of these settings.
Overall I’m not satisfied with this phone after investing huge money. Wastage of money, Its previous versions like K750 or K790 was more powerful and user friendly.
Rating: out of 5.
I WANT ONE!! A very nice phone
I've had that phone for a while now, after an 6680 NOKIA phone which was a total waste of money. I'm thrilled with it. I rarely crashes, pictures are nice enough (for it's extra cheap price) with nice features like face recognition and slim size. I've thrown an 4 Gig memory card in it, and it is still super fast. I definitely recommend that phone.
Rating: out of 5.
Don't buy it 
A nice looking phone with some fancy features, if your main purpose to buy this phone is for taking pictures, do yourself a favour and stay well clear.
I have just been upgraded to this phone from a K800 that I've had for over 2 years. I told my supplier that picture quality was of upmost importance and shots I have taken with the K800 beat the C510 hands down.
I tried to take a picture of something yesterday in broad daylight, and the object was still, every shot I took was blurred and nothing I did would correct it.
This has got to be one of Sony Ericsson's worst phones ever brought out and I have had many over the years.
Stay well clear!!!
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