Very nice article!
It's true that LG Viewty : KU990 can't beat the performance of a 3-year old Canon Ixus cam, but then again, show many any mobile phones that can.
If we keep in mind that this is a mobile phone first, camera second, then i think we can accept its performance relative to the other products in the market.
The truth is, any pics beyond 1600x1200 resolution would look awful because of the pixel-bleeding. However, anything below that and the pics are really nice.
LG Viewty is perfect specially for the "cant-miss-this-i-have-to-photograph-this" kind of moments.
The picture and the video capabilities are top notch, and i would argue the phone is one of the best in the market right now (let's exclude Sharp phones from this, shall we. =)
Check out some of the photos i took using LG viewty:
LG Viewty : KU990 - AT&T » Photos