LG Viewty Smart Phone Announced and Ships in May

The new LG Viewty Smart (LG-GC900) is finally here and comes packing with a 8 megapixel camera, video recorder (in DVD quality) as well as a 3" touchscreen display. The camera features an Intelligent Shot Mode that makes it easy to take great pictures by automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera settings accordingly. 

"Viewty is back and better than ever, with new smart camera applications that take care of all the complicated camera adjustments and processing for you," said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "Viewty Smart represents the next generation of LG camera phones, and will drive LG leadership in the industry with its innovative, smart technology."

Viewty Smart also includes the easy-to-use 3D S-Class UI, which debuted on LGs ARENA earlier this year. LG has tailored S-Class around Viewty Smarts camera features with an on-screen dial for instantly switching shot modes and a thumbnail viewer that shows recently taken photos without having to switch to the photo gallery. LG even included an easier way to zoom in and out: Simply move your finger in a clockwise circle on the touchscreen to zoom in, as if turning the zoom ring on an SLR camera. Zoom out by moving the finger in the opposite direction. Zooming in and out is also possible with multi-touch pinching and stretching.

The phone runs on a 7.2 Mbps HSDPA network, has Wi-Fi compatibility, and can upload photos over the internet at broadband speeds. With A-GPS based geotagging, friends can even see the exact spot where a photo was taken. The Viewty Smart can also store photos on its 1.5 GB of internal memory or on MicroSD cards up to 32 GB.

"With Viewty we completely changed the way people looked at camera phones. For the first time, people didnt have to put up with poor image quality for the convenience of using the cameras on their mobile phones, "said Dr. Ahn. "With Viewty Smart well change perceptions again. It wont be about having a camera phone that equals the quality of a standalone digital camera. It will be about having a smart camera phone that takes better pictures and is easier to use than a standalone digital camera."

Availability and Pricing
LG Viewty Smart will be available through operators in Europe starting this May and then launch in other markets around the world. Pricing has not yet been announced.