LG Viewty not exactly viewer-friendly

Damian Koh | Aug 31, 2007

Besides having to trot long distances between exhibition halls, one of the things journos visiting large tradeshows such as the IFA have to deal with is rejection. Apparently we weren't allowed to hold the LG KU990 in our hands and take our own pictures. We had to get the model "guarding" the booth to hold it for us before we're allowed to snap. That's like totally ridiculous? Seriously, is there a difference? We say not. Or perhaps it's just me.

Whatever it is, the Viewty LG KU990 is making a debut here at IFA Berlin and it looks set to take on Sony Ericsson's Cyber-shots with an impressive list of specifications. Among them are a 5.1-megapixel Schneider-Kreuznach lens with both auto and manual focus, onboard Xenon flash, image stabilizer and a maximum sensitivity of ISO 800. Like the Prada Phone before it, the KU990 features a generous 3-inch touch-sensitive widescreen LCD. In use, the KU990 is actually more user-friendly than the Prada as it gives a haptic feedback when we are punching the buttons on the screen. While we weren't allowed to take pictures (again) of the camera in action, suffice to say, it looks pretty good so far.

Other features include a SmartLight technology that claims to be able to brighten pictures, even indoor one as well as those shot at night (sounds like Nikon's D-Lighting to us), HSDPA connectivity and content upload to YouTube directly. The KU990 is expected to be available in Europe from Q4. No word on when our side of the world gets it.

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sgpup says...
my good friend is right about journalists being such whiners. oh come on, don't whine about little things like these. journalists like yourself probably have tonnes of perks like travelling free, putting up in good hotels and more.

Sep 01, 2007 10:37