The LG Renoir KC910 is a touchscreen phone with smooth edges, a shiny-bright casing and an overall look that is very tidy. The key feature of the Renoir is an 8-megapixel camera that comes with a sizeable lens cover and a dedicated shutter button so that budding photographers will have no problem taking pictures.
There’s face detection and smile detection so that the camera takes a picture the second that somebody smiles. Pictures taken in daylight have a good colour and sharp quality according to some mobile p[hone reviews and there’s an inbuilt flash for poorer lighting conditions. But be warned, the xenon flash does not illuminate dark conditions adequately. You can use the GPS to geo-tag your pictures.
The camera also shoots videos and slow motion footage, if you want to video a fast-paced action shot. You can also view DivX or Xvid films but not all resolutions are supported so, if that’s important to you, check the specification before you buy the phone.
As well as using Renoir’s GPS to geo-tag, you can also use it for navigation and you can connect to the internet using HSDPA 3.5G0 as well as Wi-Fi.
On the plus side the phone has an integrated Dolby sound system but on the down side it has no 3.5mm headphone jack.
The Renoir holds its own against other camera phones but its other functions do not come up to scratch. To check out other phones like this, look at the Samsung i8910HD and Samsung Tocco Ultra.
