At an affordable £150, the Samsung i8 packs in a 2.7" touch screen control, making easy work of both the 8.1megapixel camera with digital image stabilisation and PMP (Personal Media Player) for listening to all your favourite mp3s.
That's right, you can plug your 'phones into your camera/mp3 player and listen along - much like many modern mobile phone devices, but with a proper camera! The idea's not new - anyone familiar with Samsung's i-series will recognise that the i8 is a skimmed-down version of the more expensive (and complex) i7.
As with many current compacts, there's must-have Face Detection technology, high ISO (to ISO1600 for low light situations), MPEG4 video mode, and Digital Image Stabilisation (to assist in countering camera shake while shooting).
Also packed into the 195MB of internal memory is Samsung's World Tour Guide - a function providing instant access to travel information covering 2,600 regions in 30 countries.
So if you're off backpacking this year, then the Samsung i8 is likely to be the ideal traveller's choice, available February 2008.
www.samsungcamera.co.uk
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