Monday, March 23, 2009

Le Renoir – LG’s entry into the 8 Megapixel arms race


The KC910, more commonly known as the Renoir, is LG’s heavyweight entry into the 8 Megapixel cameraphone smackdown, and looks set to be a serious contender for the top spot ‘neath the old Christmas tree this year.
The Renoir follows in the wake of the Viewty, one of LG’s most successful touchscreen ventures so far, and as such bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor in terms of both functionality and appearance. The Renoir rolls with the same look as the Viewty, with the front of the phone being dominated by a large 3″-plus touch sensitive display, and the rear taking on the appearance of a high-end digital camera.
As we know, the Renoir matches both the Sony Ericsson C905 and the Samsung Pixon in terms of Megapixel count, and like the Pixon, it also comes with a large touchscreen UI. We reckon that the Renoir has the edge over the rest when it comes to imaging – as well as a powerful camera, it comes with a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, Xenon flash and autofocus, as well as the ability to adjust the focus manually should you wish. Blink detection and face tracking also come included, making quality picture taking on the Renoir an effortless affair.
According to the stats we’ve seen, the camera is also capable of recording video at 30fps at VGA resolution and at up to four times that in QVGA 120fps; the TV-Out functionality allows you to view your recordings on a TV screen at near-DVD quality; yet another throwback to the good old Viewty.

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