Samsung's early Digimax compact — 2MP CCD, 3x zoom, optical finder, SD/MMC, AA power, 2002
The Samsung Digimax 240 was a 2-megapixel digital compact announced in October 2002, launched alongside the Digimax 101 and 201 in Samsung's early consumer digicam range. It dates from the period when Samsung was establishing the Digimax brand against far bigger Japanese rivals, and survivors are now bought mostly as Y2K-era digicams.
It uses a 2-megapixel 1/3.2in CCD producing images up to 1600 x 1200, behind a Samsung SHD 3x zoom (5.2-15.6mm, roughly 39-117mm equivalent) at f/2.5-4.8. Composition is by real-image optical viewfinder or the small 1.6in LCD, sensitivity spans ISO 100-400, and a five-mode internal flash covers close range. It records 320 x 240 AVI clips, stores to 8MB of internal memory or SD/MMC cards, connects over USB with NTSC/PAL video out, and runs on AA batteries.
As a shooter it is basic even by 2002 standards, which is exactly the appeal for digicam collectors: low resolution, punchy early-CCD colour and an optical finder for battery-sipping use. It suits students of the aesthetic more than anyone needing dependable image quality, and the modest zoom covers snapshots only.
Confirm it powers up on fresh AA cells and that the 8MB internal memory lets you test even without a card; for cards, stick to small-capacity SD or MMC as high-capacity SDHC will not be recognised. Check the 1.6in LCD for fading, the optical finder for haze, and the flash for a full recharge cycle. USB transfer needs old drivers on some systems, so a card reader is the practical route.