Camera
Pressing the camera button converts the LG VX8100's internal screen into
a viewfinder. Built on CMOS technology, the VX8100's 1.3-megapixel camera
captures images up to 1280 x 960 px in resolution. Advancing significantly
from the days of thumbnail-sized pictures, which were more of a novelty
than practical, the VX8100's camera takes photos high enough in resolution
to make decent prints.
Fitting approximately 50 images, consumers who want to conserve memory
can snap pictures at lower resolutions (640 x 480 px, 320 x 240 px, 176
x 144 px, and 160 x 120 px) to store up to 100 photos.
The VX8000 was the best camera on the market, with high-resolution images
clearly captured with outstanding exposure and color representations. Unfortunately,
VX8100's accuracy representations have digressed, partly due to the sensor
change from CCD to CMOS. Improved through manual setting adjustments, the
VX8100 is still better than most cameras on the market, just not the VX8000's.
Using the navigational keypad, users can adjust Brightness Level (Up
/ Down) and 8x Digital Zoom (Left / Right). Additionally, an abundant array
of camera filters and controls are incorporated including White Balance
(Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent), Color Effects (Normal, Sepia,
Black and White, Negative, Solari), Self-Timer (3, 5, and 10 seconds), Night
Mode, and Flash.
 Encoded
in 3GPP2 codec (MPEG-4 and H.263 Video, AAC, AMR, and QCELP Audio) format,
video clips up to 176 x 220 px in resolution can be recorded. Limited to
15 seconds in length and 15 frames-per-second, the VX8100 takes advantage
of MPEG-4 for delivery of video and audio. Video adjustment settings include
Brightness, and White Balance. Computer playback for clips requires QuickTime
6.5.
Basic Features
Powered by the same Qualcomm MSM6500 chipset in the VX8000, the VX8100
is optimized for Verizon Wireless' 3G network. Built on an all digital dual-band
CDMA (800 / 1900 MHz) network, consumers who rely heavily on analog should
be wary.
LG rated the VX8100's 1000 mAh Li-Ion battery at 3.75 hours and 163 hours
(6.8 days) of talk and standby times respectively. However, those are under
optimal conditions. Handset manufacturers and carriers often list talk-time
and standby-time ratings with disclaimers about variable performance and
often refer to the times they publish as maximum times.
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