World’s first auto focus camera phone

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced the release of the mova P505iS, the world's first camera phone equipped with auto focus, on November 12, 2003.

The P505iS is the second handset model released in the new 505iS series, a series of five PDC (2G) i-mode®-capable mobile phones featuring mega-pixel cameras. The model’s 1.28 mega-pixel CCD camera is equipped with auto-focus for sharp, clear photos.

The new handset has a 65,536-color TFT main LCD that doubles as a viewfinder, just like the viewfinder on a digital camera. The display-half of the body slides open (parallel to the lower body, like a jackknife), because the display is located on the outside of the body. When open, the display can also be rotated 180 degrees to face the same direction as the camera (for self-portraits, etc.).

The phone’s external storage slot accepts mini SD