Main Review

Carrying around your MP3 player and camera can often end up weighing your bag down. Samsung’s i85, however, counters this problem by combining an MP3 player, portable media player and an 8MP, 5x optical zoom compact together in one stylish body. Usually when a camera attempts too much it often fails with the basics, yet the i85 does well. All of the features expected with a camera in this price range are here, such as a 3in LCD, shake reduction and face recognition.

Design
The design of the i85 is striking, with a sleek brushed metal body available in four colours. Button positioning is logical, yet the user interface does tend to confuse with misguided abbreviations.

Image Quality
Images have a tendency to appear over-sharpened and fringing is evident throughout the frame, though colours are well produced.

Verdict

A jack-of-all-trades, master of several, combining camera with video and MP3 player

Reviewer: WDC Team