Typical price: £115
What is it: 8-megapixel compact camera with MP3, PMP, file storage and tour guide features
What we think: Plasticky and undistinguished, even with the fun extra functions
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 9 September 2008
Tags: Samsung, Samsung i8, LCD screen, battery life, comic book
We like:
Plenty of fun extra features, such as tour guide, help function, MP3 player and PMP
We don't like:
Clunky zoom; plasticky body prone to fingerprints; poor screen
You might also need:
Memory cards for all your films and music
CNET UK judgement:
The Samsung i8's tour guide, MP3 and video-playing capabilities would make this stand out from the crowd if wasn't such an undistinguished camera. Cheap-feeling build quality, a terrible zoom and noise issues mean this isn't the best of the i series
Full review:
If you can put cameras and MP3 players in phones, why can't you put MP3 and video players in a camera? If this idea strikes you as just wrong, you probably won't be a fan of the Samsung i series. The i8 is the latest in this line of all-singing, all-dancing point-and-shoots. Continue Reading...
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