Samsung PL170

Point-and-shoot simplicity sums up the PL170. There's no manual focus, no shutter priority, no manual exposure mode; you frame the shot, let the scene modes do the thinking, and the CCD sensor captures at up to 4608 x 3456 resolution with 16.10 effective megapixels. It's built for casual shooting, not for anyone wanting creative control over aperture or shutter speed.

The body is ultracompact at 95 x 57 x 19 mm, easy to slip into a pocket or small bag. There's no viewfinder, just a fixed LCD for composing shots, and metering covers multi, center-weighted, and spot modes to help with exposure across different lighting. Samsung PL170 price in Malaysia starts from RM680.

It runs on a battery pack rather than swappable AA cells, and there's no GPS tagging built in. For a simple backup camera or a first camera for basic snapshots, the spec sheet keeps things straightforward without extra frills.