The Samsung ES15 is one of the cheapest digital cameras you will find from a recognised brand. As you would expect from a camera in this price bracket the emphasis has been placed more on ease of use rather than packing in all the latest buzz features. In fact the ES part of the name stands for Easy and Simple.

So what features do you get? Samsung has included a 10 megapixel sensor and a 3x optical zoom lens. There is a 2.5 inch LCD screen for composing photos and accessing the menu system. To help anyone who is new to photography there is help text built in together with descriptions for the various camera functions.

The ES15 has a beauty mode to improve the appearance of portrait shots. Using this mode reduces the appearance of blemishes and any darker spots on a face. You can control the degree to which Beauty Mode affects a picture.

Other features that can help you take better portrait shots include face detection, a red eye removal tool for shots taken using flash and a special self portrait mode. The self portrait mode emits a beep when the face or faces are lined up properly for a shot.