Samsung's obscure late-2000s 10.2MP compact — 34-102mm equiv 3x zoom f/2.8-5.2, aluminium body, SD storage.
The P1000 was a little-documented budget compact from Samsung's late-2000s point-and-shoot range, listed on Samsung's UK support site under the code EC-P1000. Secondhand-market sources date it variously to 2008 and 2010, and it received almost no press coverage in English-language media, making it one of the more obscure Samsung compacts to surface regularly on eBay. Note that sellers and buyers frequently confuse it with the Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 tablet and the Nikon Coolpix P1000; this record covers only the Samsung compact camera.
Specifications reported by used-camera databases include a 10.2-megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD and a 6.2-18.6mm zoom (roughly 34-102mm equivalent, a 3x range) with a maximum aperture of f/2.8-5.2. The aluminium body was sold in black, silver and purple. Sources list a Samsung SLB-10A rechargeable lithium-ion battery, SD card storage with around 10MB of internal memory, and shutter speeds from 8s to 1/1500s.
This is a basic automatic snapshot camera and its main appeal today is as a cheap CCD-era compact; documentation is thin, so it suits buyers who want a simple pocket camera rather than anyone needing verified detail or accessories that are easy to source. The SLB-10A battery it shares with many other Samsung compacts is still widely available as a third-party part.
When buying used, confirm the listing is actually the Samsung compact camera and not the identically named Galaxy Tab tablet, which dominates P1000 search results. Check a battery and some means of charging are included, that the lens extends without error messages, and that the screen and flash work. SD cards are standard, but cameras of this age may reject large-capacity SDHC/SDXC cards.