Samsung HMX-U10 Pocket Camcorder Review

Here is a review from FutureLooks.com about Samsung U10 camcorder.

The pocket camcorder market is as popular as ever, because people want a simple and easy way to record videos on the go. As this market continues to mature, people are expecting higher resolution videos and additional features without taking away the ease of use. The Samsung HMX-U10 represents the first entry into this arena by Samsung and, on paper, it sounds quite a bit more appealing than many of its direct competitors. Does it deliver? Let’s find out.

Features at a Glance

As with other devices in this niche, the Samsung HMX-U10 was designed with ease of use in mind. All you have to do is turn it on, hit the record button, and your digital memories are stored onto the SDHC memory card that you have stowed into the side.

Available in your choice of black, purple, red, green, or silver, the U10 will capture full HD video on the go, dialing up to 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution should you so desire. You can also ramp it down to lower resolutions if you’re trying to keep the file sizes down.

Aside from its remarkably slim profile, the U10 also features a unique 7-degree body shape. This seems to come from the same philosophy that brought us the Alien Eye HMX-R10, also from Samsung, since this gives you a more ergonomic angle from which to shoot your videos.

Other highlights from the feature set include a time lapse recording feature, the ability to take up to 10-megapixel JPEG still photos, USB charging, a 2-inch color LCD, H.264 recording format, component video output, and a 90-min built-in battery.

What’s in the Box?

Opening up the box, you’ll find almost everything that you need to get started with your Hollywood movie-shooting career. Talent doesn’t come bundled, so you’ll need to bring that to the table yourself. You’ll also notice the lack of an included memory card, so you’ll need to invest in a good-sized SDHC card too.

Inside, you’ll find the Samsung U10 pocket camcorder itself, as well as the AC wall charger, USB cable, special component video cables, tripod adapter, wrist strap, quick start guide, user manual CD, and other supplementary documentation.

It’s a bit of a shame that Samsung didn’t include some kind of carrying pouch to go with it, because the assumption is that a pocket camcorder like this would best appeal to frequent travelers and road warriors. There is no lens cover, after all.

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Review by Futurelook.com: Samsung SC-HMX20C

The Futurelook.com reviewed Samsung SC-HMX20C as below. The Futurelook.com

Earlier this spring, we reviewed Samsung’s SC-HMX10A, an HD camcorder that gave us a 1080i resolution, touch screen controls and photo functionality, all in a package not much bigger than a Coke Can. Although we were fairly impressed with the HD quality of the playback, especially via the built in HDMI port, we found the camera function to be a fairly useless feature that ended up being a “miss the moment” rather than “capture the moment” feature. Has Samsung succeeded in improving on their previous work with the introduction of the Samsung SC-HMX20C? Let’s find out!

What’s New in the SC-HMX20C?

Compared to its predecessor, the SC-HMX10A, the SC-HMX20C moves up to a full 1080p, which seems to have no affect on it’s recording time compared to 1080i on this unit. Both resolutions give you approximately 71 minutes of maximum quality HD on the 8GB of internal memory vs the 4GB of internal memory on the SC-HMX10A. The SC-HMX20C also ads in a slow motion capture feature that allows you to take 10 second clips at 60 fps for those more dramatic slow motion moments. When you play back a 10 second clip, it actually stretches itself back out to 50 seconds. The results look very similar to some cameras that record 300 fps clips.

I was curious to see if they improved the somewhat limited camera functionality. Although you still can’t push the button to immediately take a picture (it just beeps at you saying no now), they did implement something called “Dual Recording” which essentially allows you to take a still capture while recording in any of the video recording modes. Of course, this means you are limited to the resolution that you are recording and you can’t just hit the photo button without recording. Still limited, but at least they’re trying to improve it. Samsung also adds a real flash to the camera and a Megapixel upgrade from 1.61 to 6.4 (4.0 effective) gives the camera improved resolution for stills.

More specific information can be found in the Samsung SC-HMX20C manual which can be downloaded here.

What’s Inside the Box?

Compared to the SC-HMX10A, the packaged essentials are identical. Samsung still doesn’t throw in an HDMI cable for you, but they have included the regular AV cables, component video cables, Cyberlink HD Software CD and manual CD, power adapter, cradle, remote control, carrying bag and of course, the SC-HMX20C itself.

One notable addition to the bundled package was the inclusion of these core filters that were not included with the SC-HMX10A. The instructions ask you to attach them to the power adapter, AV Cable and the non existent HDMI cable. Although I never did end up using them, I guess they are nice to have.

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