Samsung SC-HMX10 8GB Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom (SDHC compatible)

Product Description

The SC-HMX10 High-Definition Camcorder has a 10x optical with 100x digital zoom and 1.5M pixel CCD with Electronic Image Stabilizer for remarkably clear pictures, viewed in the 2.7" LCD display. The memory can be expanded through the SD-HC and MMC slot. By offering a choice of shooting in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, Samsung ensures the entire image is captured for playback on everything from older TVs to your newest, wide-format HDTV screen. Thanks to the PictBridge function from this camcorder, you no longer have to first download your pictures onto your PC before printing. Simply connect a USB 2.0 cable to your PictBridge compatible printer and watch your photos appear. Play videos, transfer images, music and documents quickly and easily. The SC-HMX10 with its USB port allows for easy uploading of MPEG4 movie clips and JPEG still images to a PC. Dimension - 61.567.5117.5 Weight - 310 grams

Customer Reviews:

Great HD option for the money.......2007-12-26

So far I'm loving this very little camcorder. It's exactly the size I wanted and with 8 gigs of built in memory it will get about 90 minutes of 720p footage. The video quality looks nice considering the size and price of the unit (it's 720p, not 1080p and you can tell the difference...image stabilization works great). I have gone fully hi-def in my house and the HDMI port on this camera was a must. The touchscreen and audible feedback is fantastic. The battery outlasts the memory which is a plus. I haven't hooked it up to my PC yet to edit video, but I fear no codec problems....I've conquered many of those before. Also, you can edit directly on the camera so unless you are adding effects or credits there is no need for PC editing. The first downside is the same downside for all hi-def camcorders....you need a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD burner to put movies on disc. I will be experimenting with other options such as streaming video from PC through my network, using memory cards etc, but in the end I know a hi-def burner will be best. The second downside is the LED light for filming in the dark. It takes quite a journey through the menu to turn on the light. You would think there would be a simple button on the camera to toggle this on and off, but even with the light on it's not very bright and it's a blueish hue so not very natural looking. I was surprised to see it had no "night vision" feature, even my 4 year old mini-dv cheapy camcorder has that feature. The other downside is I do not believe there is a flash for taking photographs. Not a deal killer because who buys a camcorder for taking pictures? Overall I'm very pleased.

A true review of the Camera, not a complaint about one feature........2007-12-17

This is definitely a camera with its own pros and cons, but the harsh reviews it is getting are completely unbiased. I have had virtually none of the other reviewed problems stated in the previous comments.

As for the camera itself it is very light, and it is much smaller that I thought it would be which makes video recording a snap, pair it with the switchable hand positions and you have a camera that can be used for extended periods of time. It also has pretty good low light performance, I tested it while Christmas light looking and the video came out quite nice. But it can be a bit sensitive to certan colors of light, if the light is a soft orangish color it can make you videos look a bit stranger than they already did in the light. As for video play back on your pc I simple copied them on to my pc, and they started automatically, they played natively in the zune software. I also copied them on to my flash drive and played them on my Xbox 360 with no problems at all.

Of course not everything about this camera is prefect. For one the internal memory is very slow co copying and reading files of the camera, I could not plug it directly into my 360 and play the files off of it. This does not seem to effect the normal recording operation of the camera though. And of course the video quality isn't perfect, but is about what you would expect for a consumer camera that can be found for as little as $650 dollars. The video has a few artifacts and an overall home movie feel, but its by no means terrible its quite nice looking, even though its no like watching an HD-DVD. For the price its the best bang for the buck.

Fatal Flaw : Unacceptable as a camera source.......2007-12-01

No doubt you have read many useful reviews of this camcorder, and I agree that it does an excellent job recording movies and pictures to its flash memory. But unlike every other camcorder I've ever used this one has a fatal design oversight that makes it totally unsuitable for outputting a live video signal into any other source such as a DVD recorder, a video tuner card, video mixer, or a VCR. The problem? When connected as a camera the SC-HMX10a/b/c always displays a certain amount of viewfinder information in the output. When I web stream a live presentation or record it to DVD for resale it is not acceptable to see the word STBY in bright green letters throughout the entire video. Not only that, but each time you operate the zoom control the zoom graphic pops up on the recordings to show where the zoom is being set. If you try to outsmart the camera by pressing the record button it will only change the STBY indicator to a big red recording dot, which will go into your output along with the zoom icon every time you zoom. Second-level Samsung support confirms these design "features" cannot be overridden. Very reluctantly I must rate this product unacceptable for use as a camera source. I tried both S-video and composite output with the same result.

don't buy it you own a Mac.......2007-12-01

I bought this camera because of size and was really excited to get started. The first movie was ready to go into my Mac and it locked up and would do anything then the camera wouldn't turn off. I exchanged it for another one thinking it was just bad luck! My second one did the same thing and now the camera is on and won't turn off until I return it tomorrow.

I also tried to plug it in a PC with no luck!

Differing opinion.......2007-11-30

I do not fully agree with the previous posters comments. The camera is quite good and extremely compact. With SD memory cards increasing in size and reducing in price, it seems like a great way to go. In regards to the AVCHD recording format, this camcorder and many others from Sony and Canon have the same issue, which was the lack of support from software makers to adopt it. But this has all changed, there are some products from both the MAC and PC, Final Cut Express 4 and Nero 8 respectively that natively handle AVCHD and can edit and convert it into any format. The hardware requirements to run this software seems to require a fairly newer computer, but nothing on the extreme side.

Just my take on it.

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