Kodak & Motorola Motozine ZN5 Camera Cell Phone Officially Announced

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Kodak and Motorola have at last taken the wraps off their up and coming Motozine ZN5 camera cell phone which brings both company’s expertise in digital imaging and handsets together resulting in a cell phone that puts in a sterling performance as both a cell phone and a compact camera – though the 5 megapixel sensor on offer is notably less than that offered by Sony Ericsson’s recently announced C905 ‘Shiho’ Cyber-Shot handset which sports 8.1 megapixel resolution image capture.

The Motozine ZN5 comes with auto focus, Xenon flash, 4x digital zoom and panorama image stitching capabilities as well as Kodak Perfect Touch technology post processing serving to enhance images colours and brightness and one touch uploading of captures – via USB, WiFi or Bluetooth – to Kodak’s Gallery online application. Kodak’s Easyshare software is also included in the bundle.

Thanks to the aforementioned Bluetooth connectivity, images captured with the Motozine ZN5 can also be printed wirelessly when the handset is paired with Bluetooth capable printers (such as Kodak’s All-in-One printers) as well as at Kodak Picture Kiosks.

As far as other functionality is concerned, the quad-band GSM/EDGE Motozine ZN5 comes with CrystalTalk technology, dual compatibility for GSM and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), support for SMS, MMS, IM and personal e-mail, integrated FM tuner and Motorola’s ModeShift technology serving to adapt the ZN5’s keypad according to the phone’s mode of operation.

Due for release in China next month, the Motozine ZN5 is expected to roll out internationally over the course of the year though specific details concerning availability, the handset’s release schedule and unit pricing is not detailed in Kodak and Motorola’s joint press release.

Personally, we cannot help but think that unit pricing is going to be a key issue in terms of the ZN5’s success (or demise) when you take Sony Ericsson’s recently announced 8.1MP C905 ‘Shiho’ Cyber-Shot handset (link offered above to our posting concerning the C905) into consideration on the basis that, given a choice between the two, if we were looking for a cell phone/compact point and shoot camera combo the latter handset would win out hands down.

[via Press Release]