Sony Ericsson have recently filed a patent for a new method to zoom in/out on pictures with our mobile phones – while its primary focus are imaging-savvy handsets like the company’s latest and greatest C905 (although it doesn’t have this feature), it’s not unthinkable that they will actually find a way to implement it into stand-alone digital cameras. As the patent application reads, all you need to do to move the phone closer to the object in case you want to zoom in and, on the other hand, to zoom out you will need to step back a little. Apart from a bundled camera, this technology also requires built-in motion and proximity sensors in the phone. The only question remains is whether this gimmicky feature will actually jump off the paper and get into Sony Ericsson’s phones, since basically it doesn’t sound like a major breakthrough and some might still give their preference to the conventional way of zooming.