The LG KC780 is a slider phone which has a great 8 megapixel camera. LG has announced it today and we’re going to take a look at its official features. Too bad there’s no 3G, WiFi or GPS to start with. They would have come in handy for sending lots of pictures to friends and geo-tagging them. But it looks like LG didn’t think about that!

Here are the official features:

• GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS/EDGE connectivity
• 2.4 inch 240×320 QVGA 262K color display
• 8 megapixel autofocus camera
• FM Radio
• Built-in accelerometer
• Divx playback
• 140 MB of user memory
• microSD memory card slot (up to 8 GB)
• USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
• 900 mAh Li-Ion battery, 6 hours talk and 450 hours standby time.

If you are interested in an mid-range phone with a great phone, the KC780 will arrive in Europe in November while other Asian markets are going to follow soon.

Tags: 8 megapixel, LG, LG, Mobile News

The LG KC910, or the Renoir, is finally available in Europe. Asia and Latin America will follow in November. Africa and the Middle East are next in December while China will get it in January. Something seems to be missing wouldn’t you say?

Here are the official features of the Renoir:

• Wi-Fi
• A-GPS
• 3G via HSDPA
• 8 megapixel camera
• DivX video and Dolby sound
• 3 inch, 240 x 400 touchscreen display
• 3.95 mm thick

The Renoir seems to be a worthy adversary. It has lots of camera options like the Touch Shot which lets you tell the camera what it should be focusing on. Not to mention it’s the slimmest 8 megapixel cameraphone available so far.

So LG hit me with some prices. And maybe with updated release dates for you know, only the rest of the world?

Tags: 8 megapixel, Europe, LG, LG, Mobile News, Other Brands, renoir

Sony Ericsson is taking its cameraphones very seriously. At the rate we are going we will probably have most point and shoot cameras replaced with cameraphones. We’ve seen plenty of cell phones sporting a rather good built-in camera. 5 to 8 megapixels is what we’ve seen so far and the 9 megapixel camera module is waiting to be inserted in various phone. Sony Ericsson is also rumored to launch a 12 megapixel camera sometime in 2009 so it’s not quite a surprise that the company wants to improve the features of its cameraphones.
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Tags: 8 megapixel, 9 megapixel, camera phone, Mobile News, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson

One of the leading retailers of cell phones and accessories in UK, Phones4U, has revealed that the Sony Ericsson C905 is all set to invade the United Kingdom this October. That means customers looking forward to its new 8-megapixel lens and a host of other photog-friendly features, not to mention the GPS with geotagging, will have a short wait until as early as October 10, to get their hands on this Cybershot handset. Apart from its much-talked about lens, the Cybershot C905 also has WiFi, Bluetooth, HSDPA support, GPS, and TV-out functions. Details about pricing are not known yet.

Tags: 8 megapixel, C905, Cell Phones, CyberShot, Sony Ericsson, united kingdom

The KC780 is the LG’s 8 megapixel camera phone we’ve spotted last week at the FCC and now we have a better picture of it. This LG could be the slimmest 8 megapixel camera phone so far, although the Samsung Pixon is officially measured at 13.8 mm so far. (more…)

Tags: 8 megapixel, kc780, LG, LG, Mobile News

Samsung Pixon which is an 8 megapixel camera phone which we might have already seen before as the Bresson. The Pixon’s camera has auto focus, face detection and geotagging. A 3.2 inch touchscreen will help you visualize and manage all those pictures.
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Tags: 8 megapixel, bresson, Mobile News, Pixon, Samsung, Samsung

Looks like LG wants to cover both the high and low end of things, just as it did when it entered the 5-megapixel fray with the Veiwty KU990 and KC550. As a companion to the already announced high-end KC910, LG seems to be working on a low-end 8-megapixel snapper, the KC780. The KC780 has already managed to slip by the FCC unnoticed and except for its powerful lens, it falls short (as LG expects) in many other areas. The slider is designed to work with quad-band GSM networks with speeds stopping at EDGE, and has Bluetooth, USB 2.0 support, and microSD expansion to augment the 140 megs that it houses internally. Not much to speak of, but if we are solely interested in a good cameraphone, this could serve the purpose. No details on pricing or availability, but as always, looks for us to tell you. (more…)

Tags: 8 megapixel, Cell Phones, kc780, kc910, LG, renoir

Besides the INNOV8 i850 which packs an 8 megapixel camera, Samsung has another 8 megapixel camera phone ready to be launched later this year. The Samsung Bresson M8800 is the handset I am talking about and it’s said to be launched on September 25th.
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Tags: 8 megapixel, bresson, innov8, m8800, Mobile News, Samsung, Samsung

We’ll consider this a rumor until Samsung decides to come out of the closet, but it’s hard to believe Samsung would be hasty enough to release another 8-megapixel cell phone when the first one, Innov8, is yet to be released completely. Supposedly, the Samsung Bresson M8800 will have a 3.2-inch 16-million color touchscreen display and this entry over at phones4u hints at GPS, “high-speed downloads” which could be dumbed down English for HSDPA, and a lithe body of just 15.5mm thickness. The codename “Bresson” is taken from French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, a fitting title considering its 8 megapixel lens. We have nothing else to go on other than these details and there isn’t even a picture to show what it might look like. But now that the rumor has started, we don’t think we will have to wait long to know more.

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Tags: 8 megapixel, bresson, Cell Phones, m8800, Samsung

We have seen two cell phones that can boast of a 8-megapixel camera as of now, but the LG KC910 has another trick up its sleeve, a touchscreen. Built along the lines of LG’s successful Veiwty, the KC910 is endowed with a 8-megapixel camera with a Xenon flash, auto and manual focus, face tracking, and smile/blick detection. It can also record videos at a whopping 120 frames, although that would probably mean recording in QVGA instead VGA resolution. Apart from the camera, the KC910 is also a multimedia behemoth, being capable of playing DivX and Xvid movies while putting out excellent sounds by way of Dolby technology. Coming to its connectivity options, this touchscreen cell phone has WiFi, 3G/HSDPA support, and built-in GPS for turn-by-turn navigation. There’s also a Jogging Buddy feature for the fitness fanatics, which uses GPS to track the user’s jogging routes and provide useful information. Photogs won’t have to wait long to get their hands on this device, as the KC910 is scheduled for an October release with an undisclosed price tag.

Tags: 8 megapixel, Cell Phones, kc910, LG, touchscreen

That was fast! It’s been less than a month since Sony Ericsson went public with its 8-megapixel C905 shooter and now Samsung comes out of the closet with an equivalent shooter of its own called the i8510. And this time, it adds some Symbian S60 flavor along with 16GB of internal storage, WiFi, HSDPA support, GPS, and an optical mouse like the one with the i900. That’s not all, as there should be plenty of juice with the 1200 mAh battery and a 3D chip inside to play some really good 3D games. The DivX support is also carried over and you can record videos at an awesome 120fps on this thing, which can be watched on its 2.8-inch 16-million color display or on your TV set thanks to TV-out. All this packed in a neat slider package! Me wants one. No idea when or for how much this will be coming out though! Meanwhile, read on for more pictures…
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Tags: 8 megapixel, C905, Cell Phones, i8510, Samsung, Uncategorized

Remember that leaked cell phone from Sony Ericsson called the “Shiho” we brought you a few days ago? Well, if you still have doubts about it being real, these pictures from ePrice, a Taiwanese website will surely convince you. As you can see from the picture, the Cybershot C905 is a tad bit bigger than a Moto RAZR in its folded form, although I don’t know why they chose that cell phone to compare with. Not bad in size for something housing an eight-friggin-point-one-megapixel camera, GPS, and WiFi among other goodies, right? We’ll just have to tough it out until the fourth quarter of 2008 to see this baby out on the street.
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Tags: 8 megapixel, C905, Cell Phones, CyberShot, Sony Ericsson

Canon unleashed two new models in its amateur-to-hobby-photographer PowerShot “A” series of digital cameras. The PowerShot A720 IS is an 8 megapixel digital camera while the PowerShot A650 IS offers a whopping 12.1 megapixel resolution, the highest yet in the A series. Having used the PowerShot A75 extensively, I am quite fond of these cameras. Easy to use, and great quality imaging are trademarks. Featuring the new DIGIC III image processor, both cameras offer faster start-up, faster autofocus and quicker shutter response times. Image quality is improved, while power consumption has been reduced - allowing the camera to extend battery life.

PowerShot A720 IS
The PowerShot A720 IS features Canon’s OIS - Optical Image Stabilization - technology for sharp and clear images and avoids blurring due to camera shake. The A720 can also capture VGA-resolution movies. With several scene modes and the usual simple control layout.

PowerShot A650 IS
The A650 IS offers 12.1 megapixel resolution and 6x optical zoom - taking it to the next level for hobby photographers. With 21 shooting modes and a 2.5″ preview LCD, the A650 offers an ergonomic grip. Put it in Canon’s WP-DC18 waterproof case and you can shoot images at depths up to 130 feet. Great for your next trip to the Ras Mohamed National Park.

Both cameras support SD-HC (high capacity SD) memory cards as well as MMC. With the new Genuine Face Detection technology, the camera can detect up to nine forward-looking human faces in a screen.

The PowerShot A720 IS carries a price tag of US $249.99, while the PowerShot A650 IS is priced at US $399.99. Both run on two AA batteries.

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Tags: 12 megapixel, 6x, 8 megapixel, A650, A720, Canon, Digital Cameras, optical zoom, powershot, scene modes