LG KC780, a slim 8 megapixel camera phone with special features that make it ideal for shooting portraits. The LG KC780 is a slim slider phone at just 13.9 mm thick, but manages to include a large 2.4-inch widescreen LCD. The phone is designed to ensure that its myriad camera features are convenient and easy to use. A Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens ensures that the LG-KC780’s camera takes high quality photos that are sharp and clear.
Several of the LG-KC780’s smart technologies focus around the most expressive part of a person, the face. Face Detection automatically finds and focuses on people’s faces to allow photographers to take clearer pictures. Part of this feature relies on LG’s Smile Detection technology, which can recognize the angle of people’s mouths and adjust focus for faces.
Other people-focused features on the LG KC780 include easy-to-use shot modes that help make people look their best. With Smile Shot enabled the camera automatically triggers the shutter when it determines that the subject is smiling. And with Beauty Mode users can remove spots and imperfections on people’s faces, making sure the faces appear bright and clear in photos.
Great memories can happen anywhere and the LG-KC780 has a number features that ensure great shots no matter where they are taken. The LG-KC780 can almost see in the dark with adjustable light sensitivity up to an amazingly high ISO 1600. If an image is too bright, however, LG’s SmartLight™ setting automatically fixes it. A built-in Image Stabilizer ensures that pictures come out clear and sharp, even in shaky situations.
For those times when a picture is not enough, the LG KC780’s D1 Video recording captures DVD-resolution video of every exciting moment. This means that movies captured on the handset will still look great when played back on a large screen TV.
The LG KC780 is a full featured handset and includes the latest in mobile phone technology, including Smart Bluetooth, which opens up a number of new options when the phone is connected to a personal computer. For example, the phone’s camera can be used as a webcam for use in online conversations. Unlike USB webcams, this world’s first feature means that the camera can easily move with the user, as long as the phone stays within Bluetooth range.
Transferring the 8 megapixel photos that the phone takes is also far simpler thanks to Bluetooth. In addition, Smart Bluetooth makes it easier to send and read text messages, allowing them to be typed and viewed on the computer. The LG-KC780’s fun goes beyond its picture-taking capabilities; Motion Sensor Games make it easy to get into the action.
LG KC780 will go on sale in November 2008, in Europe, later expanding to CIS and Asia, including India, Thailand, Hong Kong and China. LG expects that the LG-KC780 will build on the leadership the company established with its multimillion selling Viewty and enhance its lineup of 8 megapixel camera phones, along with the recently released an 8 megapixel touch screen multimedia phone, LG Renoir (LG-KC910).
LG KC780 Specification
Date Announced 2008, 4Q
Network Technology GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dimensions (mm) 107 x 52 x 13.9 mm
Weight (g) 119
Display
Screen Size : 2.4 inches, 240 x 320 pixels
Screen Color : TFT 262k colors
Design
Type : Slider
Antenna : Fixed Internal
Memory
Phonebook : 1000
Internal(MB) : 140 MB
Expansion : microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB
Battery
Battery Type : Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh
Stand-by (hrs) : up to 450 hours
TalkTime(min) : up to 360 minutes
Entertainment
Ringtones
Polyphonic :
MP3 Yes
A2DP Yes
TV Receiver Null
FM Radio Yes
Video Record Yes, up to 30fps
Video Support DivX6, MP4
Audio Support MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, RA, AMR
Voice Support voice memo, Voice Recording, Speaker Phone
Games Yes
Messaging
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
EMS Yes
Email Yes, IMAP/POP3/SMTP
Connectivity
HSDPA Null
EDGE Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 2.1
3G No
GPRS Class 12
Infrared (IrDA) No
USB Port Yes
Software
Java (J2ME) Yes ,Java MIDP 2.0
WAP Yes Ver 2.0
Platform / OS
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML
Predictive Text Entry T9
PIM Application alarm, clock, calendar, calculator
Other Application Document viewer (DOC, XLS, PDF, PPT)
Personals
Themes Yes
Caller ID Photo caller ID
ProfileID Yes
Camera
Lens Type CMOS, 8.0 Megapixel
Digital zoom
Max. Resolution 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Yes
Night Mode Yes
Extra Features Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus, Camera face and smile detection, Beauty shot
Photo Format
Video Yes, up to 30fps
Video Format 720×480
