

Hopefully this means that future models will continue to exhibit a higher standard, and if the S85 is any indicator then this may well be the case. Thankfully the company has recently trimmed its range to just 19 models, from a high a few months ago of no less than 36 different cameras, and naturally it is the less successful models that have been dumped. Others, such as the L700 have been somewhat mediocre, but few of them have been genuinely bad. Some of them, such as the NV10 have been very good indeed, with sleek styling, innovative controls and superb Schneider-Kreuznach lenses. I have been mostly impressed by Samsung’s digital cameras over the past couple of years. I hope this isn’t becoming a habit, because I’ve got another one today, in the shape of the new Samsung S85.

Over the past few weeks I’ve reviewed a couple of good sub-£100 budget compacts, namely the Nikon CoolPix L11 and the Pentax Optio E40.
