LG KU990 Viewty
The LG KU990 Viewty is a beauty. It may well be the only phone that competes with Apple’s iPhone in terms of style and features. However some consider that due to the way powerful 5 mega pixel camera this LG Cell Phone ranks much higher than the iPhone. The Viewty is a wonder to use and in terms of features and applications it is a powerhouse.
Some of its more prominent features are 3G support for faster uploads and downloads and for video calls. 5 Mega pixel camera with image stabilizer, it can record videos at 120 frames per second, has a 3 inch display and can playback videos in the DiVX format. The only problem with this phone is the lack of hot-swapping the memory, meaning we have to turn off the phone in order to remove the memory card.
Design:
The dimensions of this LG cell phone are 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm which makes it almost the same size as the iPhone, and weighs only 112 grams. On the front of the phone we have an impressive 3 inch touch screen display having a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. Below the touchscreen we have 3 normal keys, the green call key, the red end key and the clear key. The clear key can be used as a backspace key in text editing or to go up one level in menu. Above the display there is a secondary VGA camera. This secondary camera can be used in 3G video calls since taking self photos on a VGA camera in the presence of a 5 mega pixel camera will be kind of stupid. 
On the left of the phone we only have the port for the charger/data cable/headset. While on the right side of the phone there are a number of keys, we have the dedicated camera key, a key lock function, which can also be used to take pictures with image stabilization and finally we have a slider key that changes camera modes between still camera, video camera and image gallery.
The back of the phone resembles the look of a professional digital camera. LG Mobile Phones have added a 5 mega pixel camera to the Viewty with Schneider-Kreuznach optics. The camera also has a hardware jog wheel that is used for zooming while taking pictures, it can also be used for adjusting the brightness and for zooming in and out of images in the gallery. The hardware jog wheel is also used to control the volume. The camera also has a strobe flash. The odd thing is that the camera lens is not protected by a lens cover of any sort. I dont know why LG Cell Phones did not feel the need to protect such an expensive lens?
Camera:
The canera of the KG KU 990 is nothing short than impressive. It is capable of taking images at a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. It uses the entire 3 inch display as a viewfinder and the experience is wonderful. Like mentioned before the camera is controlled by 3 keys, one is the dedicated camera key or the shutter key, the other is the hardware lock key which can also be used to activate the image stabalizaton feature of the phone and the third is the hardware jog wheel that is used to digitally zoom in and out of photos and also to adjust the brightness levels.
[smartads]The camera comes with a strobe flash. A strobe flash lies somewhere between an LED flash and a XENON flash. The flash does a great job and is what can be expected from a 5 mega pixel camera flash. The camera also comes with a focus asist beam similar to the ones found in professional digital cameras. There are several different shoting modes to choose from i.e. landscape, beach, party, portrait, night, sport, high sensitive, continuous shot, panorama and frames. The continuous shot and panorama are worth checking out.
The video camera results are nothing short than remarkable. Looking at the results it looks like the phone was designed just to take videos. The results are excellent. The KU 990 Viewty can record videos in VGA resolution at 30 frames per second while at QVGA resolution it can record at an amazingly high frame rate of 120 frames per second. And the best pat is that all videos are encoded in DiVX format so that they don’t take up too much space.
Specifications:
Display: TFT touchscreen, 256K colors, 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches.
Network: 2G Network: Tri-Band(GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900). 3G Network: HSDPA 2100. Signal can be increased via a Cell Phone Booster.
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh, Stand by time: 430 hours, talk time: 4 hours.
Size: 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm. Weight: 112 g.
Camera: 5 MP, 2592?1944 pixels, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps, QVGA up to 120fps), strobe flash; secondary VGA videocall camera.
Features: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, WAP 2.0/xHTML, pre-installed and download able Games.
Connectivity: GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps, EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps, 3G: HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps, Bluetooth: v1.2 with A2DP, USB: 2.0
Memory: 100 MB shared memory, microSD card slot supporting up to 2 GB card.
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Thanks for posting the article, was certainly a great read!
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Thx for reading Eric, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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What would the price be for this phone?
That depends on where you live
H, I’m fine. so I’very happy to see the LG KC990 and I want to know how can i buy this mobile.
Maputo, Mozambique
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i was just wondering, how do you turn off the shutter noise on the LG KU990?
Hey there vilaivan,
Unfortunately there is no easy way to mute the camera shutter sound. You will have to edit some files in the firmware.
If youre willing to do that then you will need the EFS file manager, google it to download it. After its connected to the phone go to:
LGAPP>>Sounds>>Default Sounds>> and delete or rename sound 3
once you do that then when you select sound 3 in the camera settings it will be muted hence no shutter sound.
If you still need more help then you should contact me via the “contact me” page. Then I will be able to help you in more detail.
Hope this helped
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Hi Admin,
Just want to know the procedure to mute the shutter sound for LG Arena mobile.
Could you please provide me the URL for EFS file manager?
Here you go: Download EFS File Manager
Hey,
Thanks…But this file is not for LG Arena. Kindly provide me the EFS File Manager URL for LG Arena.
The link I gave you was for the Viewty not the Arena.
LG Arena is a relatively new phone and at present does not have any EFS file manager or any file manager. Im afraid you will have to wait for someone to develop it.
Thanks for your prompt response.
Is there any other way to mute camera shutter sound in LG Arena?
Currently, there is no way to mute the shutter sound like it is for the viewty.
But have you tried taking your pictures in silent mode. Before taking your picture, select your silent profile and then maybe you wont hear a shutter sound. If that works then every time you want to take a silent picture you will have to select the silent profile first.
I hope this solves your problem. If it does then please let me know by replying here
It costs about £100 as of 20 Aug
Hi,
I tried selecting to Silent profile and took a test shot with the Arena. It didn’t mute the shutter sound and the other sounds when in Camera mode. I’m also trying to find a way out to mute the sound but to no avail.
Btw, i dun like the currency converter supplied. It is pre-assigned with 5 countries and it doesnt allow ppl to edit or add a new currency. Is there a way i can do it? or is there an app out there that can be used on the arena for this purpose??
Arena should be able to install java applications..
Try these java currency converters:
-http://www.getjar.com/products/27807/Currency
-http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Business/Convertors/Currency-Converter-for-Java-27380.shtml
Thanks Admin for the camera sound tip! EFS worked great!
Im glad I could help
i wanna ask that how could i just turn off the shutter sound of camera when taking pictures plz reply on my email address donkhattak1988@yahoo.com
khattak, i have already explained above.. if you want to mute the shutter sound.. just rename the sound file to something else.. and I dont email.. you should come back here to check for any updates on your comment
hey i was wonderin, iv downloaded the efs file manager file from the link dat u have provided. how do you connect the file to the mobile phone.
poh, i ve already explained the method.. are you asking how to connect to the EFS software to the phone or how to copy a file from the computer onto the phone?
sorry, im not really good with electronics and noticed i wasn’t really precise with what i asked. yeah i was wondering how to connect the efs software to the phone.
Thats ok.
To connect the EFS file manager to your phone, first off connect the phone to your PC via the USB cable, then open the EFS file manager, once it opens click on EFS file explorer. Then click connect.
try to be careful when you are in EFS file manager, with that you can possibly damage your phone if you don’t know what you’re doing
ok thanks for replying so quick. yeah i’ll be careful. thanks for the help. much appreciated!
Glad I could help
hi, like to know can the above mentioned steps be applied to LG GT505 to mute the camera shutter sound?
Never had any experience with GT 505. Sorry
Hix, I have same problem with my LG GT 505. I can’t mute camera noise. Can anyone help me?
I have never used LG GT 505. But if it is using the same firmware/software as that of Viewty then you should be able to follow the same method explained above. Have you tried connecting your GT 505 with EFS file explorer?
Hi, I have a LG gt505 and i have the same pb with camera noises. I couldn’t connect my phone with EFS file explorer. I have tried all 3 variants: photo sync, usb memory and pc suite. Is there any other method to my problem? Thankyou
camera noises? as in u want to mute the shutter sound?
show the price of lg ku 990