Samsung i85 Review | Compact Digital Cameras | CNET UK
It must have seemed such a good idea at the time, but the Samsung i85's storage capacity is feeble by today's standards. Everyone already has music playback in their phones and iPods -- and, without that, it just looks like a rather pricey compact. Even then, the i85 could have got away with it if the interface wasn't so dreadfully slow
Samsung thinks we don't just want a camera but an MP3 player, movie player, world tour guide and storage device all rolled into one. The £190 i85 is the result: a stylish, metal-bodied, 8-megapixel compact with a 5x zoom and enough entertainment potential to keep you occupied on the plane and informed when you get there.
Positives
Don't be put off by that 8-megapixel sensor. Camera makers have gone megapixel mad of late and keep turning out bigger and bigger numbers and mushier and mushier images. The i85's shots look just fine, with more than enough detail for blow-ups.
The 5x zoom is handy, too, especially considering it stays neatly tucked away in that slimline body. The LCD is excellent, the zooming speed is fair and the autofocus is a bit quicker than average.
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