Samsung PL80

The Samsung PL80 compact camera is an entry-level point and shoot model pitched in at an affordable price. It offers a range of simple to use features in a package that is designed to deliver results with minimal fuss.

The Samsung PL80 is pleasant to use, with some smart and useful features. In the long run, however, you may wish you'd spent slightly more cash on a better camera. The PL80 may give you a good set of specs for the money, but you can't really say the...

With 5x zoom and optical image stabilisation, is the PL80 good value for money?

Can the Samsung PL80 exceed the expectations of a budget camera?

Having recently looked at a dual TFT screen from Samsung this modern looking (mine was bright red) digital camera looks near normal. But not that long ago a 28mm wide angle lens and 5x optical zoom would not be normal.

Samsung has long wanted a slice of the lucrative digital compact camera market, but past offerings have often failed to excite. While shunning some of the quirky designs and dubious build of previous entry-level models, the new PL80, with its a...

Good points: Takes high quality pictures with good definition. High internal memory of all camera's on test. Smooth zoom. Drawbacks: When zooming, pictures appear blurred on screen until an image is captured. Little confusing menu setup.

alaTest has collected and analysed 10 user reviews of the Samsung PL80 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk.

Camera is good quality and light weight. looks and feels a little cheap though against my old camera which was also a samsung. But good never the less

When i first received this camera I was really pleased, the focus and picture quality was great and all the different modes was really good, however less than a week later the screen started to break, there were thick black lines across the screen...