Samsung PL210

This is a point-and-shoot compact camera, not a smartphone, built for people who just want to frame and shoot. The CCD sensor reads 16 megapixels but delivers 14 effective megapixels, which was a common gap in compacts from this era. There's no manual focus, no manual exposure, and no shutter priority mode, so everything runs on scene modes and metering presets: multi, center-weighted, or spot.

The body is small, 100 x 59 x 20mm, easy to slip into a pocket, with a fixed LCD screen and no viewfinder to speak of. It runs on a battery pack rather than replaceable AAs, and audio recording is mono only. There's no GPS tagging built in either.

Samsung PL210 price in Malaysia starts from RM400. For that price you're getting a simple, no-frills compact aimed at casual shooting rather than anyone chasing manual controls or advanced image stabilization.