LG KU990 Viewty

Posted on: April 15, 2009 by admin

Make no mistake, the LG Viewty, despite the unusual name, is a whole lot of high-tech loveliness stuffed inside the current handset style-of-choice; the touchscreen monolith! Yes, under the hood you’ll find an auto-focus 5 megapixel camera, video shooting at both 30fps VGA and 120fps QVGA and 3G with HSDPA connectivity. The Viewty is one serious camera phone.

Features

The Viewty has an excellent 3” touchscreen, with haptic feedback!
Take very high quality pictures using the 5 megapixel, autofocus camera with strobe flash. A second lens on the front panel is used for 3G video calls.
Shoot and then edit videos with the comprehensive video editing suite built-in.
Just about every connection available can be found in the Viewty; choose from 3G, HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE and a 2.0 USB socket too.
TV-Out socket for watching slideshows or video playback.

Is it a Phone? Is it a Camera?

No, it’s the LG Viewty; a terminal case of a mobile phone which thinks it’s a proper digital camera. Leave the Viewty face down on a table and people will mistake it for one, making it clear LG planned for their range-topper to blur the line even further than it has been before. Thankfully, the pictures taken with that 5 megapixel lens are very high quality, vibrant and detail rich. There are many options to choose from when taking pictures, with everything from white balance and colour tone adjustment to a timer to be found.

The video shooting ability of the Viewty is as impressive as the still performance. Switchable between 30fps VGA and 120fps QVGA, the fun really begins once you have finished filming, as LG have excelled themselves with the editing features. Adding scrolling text, little effects and music tracks is simple and adds a whole new dimension to a regular camera phone. It’ll keep you occupied for ages!

Touch Me!

The LG Viewty is slightly larger than the other well known LG touchscreen phone, the Prada, but it does share some of its software including the fish that swims around the screen and responds to your touch. The interface has been overhauled and is faster and feels more precise than the Prada, plus the inclusion of haptic feedback improves the experience greatly. Even the photo gallery has been enhanced, with photos able to be shuffled around the screen with your finger!

Using the Viewty for more mundane, everyday operations is pleasurable too, something enhanced by the comprehensive array of connection methods. Fast internet is never far away thanks to the 3G and HSDPA options, while a document viewer, expandable memory and organiser make sure the Viewty is practical too. An MP3 player with DivX video option completes the package.

Summary of the LG Viewty

The Viewty is an outstanding camera phone which instead of skimping on other features, packs as many as possible into a slim, attractive casing complete with the ultimate in interface coolness; the touchscreen.

Watch out for the LG Viewty Smart, the LG successor for the popular KU990, which features the new sleek and smooth S-class touch interface with multi-touch, 3″ Touchscreen, an 8 Megapixel Camera, A-GPS and a host of connectivity features.

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