The Samsung PL150, announced in January 2010 (the TL210 in North America), is one of Samsung's 'DualView' compacts — the family that pioneered the front-facing second LCD for framing selfies years before the word was ubiquitous.
It combines a 12-megapixel-class 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with a 5x optical zoom (27-135mm equivalent), optical image stabilisation, a 3-inch rear LCD and the party trick: a 1.5-inch front LCD that shows a live preview for self-portraits, doubles as a child-attracting animation display, and shows a countdown timer. Video tops out at 720p and storage is on microSD.
Its significance is as an early, charming answer to the selfie phenomenon — Samsung's DualView line (starting with the ST550/TL225 in 2009) genuinely invented the front-screen selfie camera, and the PL150 was its accessible mainstream model. That novelty, plus CCD colour, is exactly what today's UK digicam buyers are hunting.
UK used-buying checks: test the front LCD first — it is the reason to buy the camera and dead or scratched front screens are common since they sit unprotected on the fascia; double-tap/front-button activation should switch it reliably; run the zoom for errors; check the microSD slot spring; confirm the SLB-07A-type battery holds charge as it is a less common Samsung cell than the BP70A; and inspect the glossy front panel for the scuffing these picked up in handbags, which hurts resale.