Samsung i7 - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: The Samsung i7 is much more than just a simple point and shoot digital camera. The feature list is seemingly endless - 7.2 megapixel still camera, personal media player, music centre, camcorder, portable hard drive, text viewer and voice recorder - ...

Verdict: The Samsung i7 is a winning combination of camera, music and video player that could easily replace multiple, separate devices, just so long as you remember that it's main strength is the photographic element. If you don't already own a dedicated ...

Review summary: It's another flawless-looking Samsung - with a twist. A revolving screen. We just had to take it for a spin…

Pros: Good image quality. Anti-shake works well

Cons: Sluggish zoom. Revolving screen a faff

Review summary: Shtick or twist?

Pros: Touch interface; Lots of memory

Cons: Screen-twirling twaddle

Verdict: There's no spinning the truth: this compact has a jolly touchscreen but little else to recommend it.

Review summary: The Samsung i7 is a hybrid device: part digital camera, part video player, and part MP3 player. The camera side of the device is built around a 7.2-megapixel, 1/2.5 inch CCD sensor twinned with a rotating 3-inch LCD touch screen. The way it works is ...

Pros: - Clear, bright screen. - On-screen menus are clearly labeled and well designed. - Media player features are adequate for casual use. - Wide ISO range -450 MB of internal memory included

Cons: - Screen doesn't always lock into place when rotating - Media player features are rather basic - Touch screen system was unreliable on the tested model - Accessing some features involved a lot of button pressing- Limited max aperture

Verdict: The Samsung i7 combines the features of a digital still camera, audio player, and video player into one small, well-designed device. However, it (like most hybrid devices) isn't that great at any of the tasks it performs. We weren't able to test the ...

Review summary: Samsung i7 will be available from mid-March 2007. Canon is not the only manufacturer who builds LCD which rotates through 180 degrees, but Samsung i7 digital camera features a 3.0 inch rotating screen also. With the LCD in neutral (0 degrees) the ...