Production Notes: I’ve Found a New Baby

The DV.COM reviewed Samsung SC-HMX20C Full HD camcorder. Stefan Sargent, the reviewer wrote an interesting story.

I’m thinking it’s about time I write a column without getting on a soapbox. No ranting. I promise. Just plain, straightforward, honest, true-blue journalism.

Let’s just talk about my new baby.

Samsung SC-HMX20/XAAC

She’s a Samsung SC-HMX20C/XAA camcorder. Records FULL 1920 x 1080 at either 60i or 30p on its own internal 8GB of memory or on a push in SDHC Flash Card. This is not 1440x1080 HDV, this is the real thing. OK, the VBR compression is high but the result is terrific. Oh, I forgot, she also shoots slo-mo at 300fps; however the image size drops to a miserable 448x336. Perfect for golfers but not for PLUs (people like us).

You can buy 8GB Transcend SDHC cards at 30 bucks each at NewEgg here. That will give you 71 minutes of true HD recording — actually 142 minutes if you use the built-in memory as well. Compare $30 for a 8GB SD card with the cost of a SXS Sony 8GB EX1 card @ $487 here. That’s $30 vs. $487! Unreal.

Dear techie freaks, the link to all of the groovy Samsung data is here.

Here are stills from my Sony HVR-V1U vs. Samsung SC-HMX20C shoot out. The Sony V1U is roughly $4,500, weighing in at 4 lbs — the new Samsung is $850, weighing in at 1 lb.

Now spot the difference! Hmmm. Samsung is cheaper and lighter. Sony wins on picture detail but not by much. You can download 105 MB of 1920x1080 ProRes QuickTime files here.

But that name SC-HMX20C/XAA! Poor dear. Whatever happened to real names like Tahoe, Ranger, Impala, Edsel? Did the car manufacturers steal them all? (Not a rant. Just a passing comment.)

How would you like to be called, SC-HMX20C/XAA? I guess “SC” would do for short. But wait, Samsung have a SC-HMX10. So we can’t call you just plain “SC”. Maybe, “SC 20.”

“Good morning SC 20. Nice to meet you.”

“I am not a number - I am a free cam!”

“I agree. You are not a number. I name you SUSIE. My Little Black-Eyed Susie.”

“Free! Free! Free at last! Be seeing you.”

“Come back Susie, you’re not that free. But I’ve got to say I’m glad that you’re here. I’ve always had a small, cheap camera to throw around. In my days of film, it was a Bell and Howell Autoload.

Bell and Howell Autoload 16mm camera

The Autoload takes 50ft pre-loaded 16mm film cartridges. Mount it on a helmet for chase sequences and parachute jumps. Put it on conveyor belts with an assistant ready to catch it at the other end. Leave it in the middle of The Avenue of Americas and cars drive right over the top of it. Despite all the adventures, my 16mm Autoload never got hurt.” “

Wow! Am I going to have fun with you!”

Casio EX-F1 still camera/camcorder

“Hope so, Susie. I was interested in the Casio EX-F1. But it’s really a still camera that does movies. Then I discovered you with the same Sony IMX017CQE CMOS chip inside, but a real movie camera.”

“I know the Casio EX-F1, my cousin, sort of.”

“Susie, here’s the plot: we’re sending you up in a helicopter tomorrow.”

“Noooooo! Perhaps we could start with a conveyor belt shot.”

“Conveyor belts?! No such luck. The local San Rafael quarry isn’t talking to me since I let NBC News use my quarry explosion shots.”

San Rafael Rock Quarry hillside blast.

We are alone. I’ve left Susie in the edit suite, she can’t hear me. First her good points. Her movies look almost as good as my Sony HVR-V1U. Stunning. I was blown away. Better pictures than the overrated Canon HV20 (eBay for you my girl).

I did a three-camera shoot off here. At first glance Sony and Susie are equal — if you look really hard, the Sony V1 is a tad sharper but that could be just a sharpness setting. To the average viewer they look the same — the big difference is Susie’s zoom is nowhere near wide enough.

Susie with an aspheric RedEye wide angle. She’s cozy on a REDpod.

Susie needs a wide angle lens attachment for run and gun shooting. With the help of a 49mm to 62mm ring, I’ve added a RedEye aspheric. It’s a trade off between picture quality and getting a usable wide angle. On many shots, wide is better than pin sharp.

The viewfinder is bright. In low light Susie outperforms the Sony V1. Flipping from 60i to 30p gives an extra boost to low light performance.

Switching from 60i to 30p is simple. Changing the shutter speed is a pushover. There’s manual exposure and focusing. Mike audio in is a mini jack with no level control.

If you’re as confused as I am about how Susie’s 1/1.8” sensor compares with Canon’s HV20’s 1/2.7” or a 1/2” sensor, try reading this. I could be wrong, but it seems Susie’s sensor is bigger than 1/2”.

Now the bad.

First off, the REALLY bad. When I transfer the files from the card or her internal memory to my MacPro disc drive, QuickTime can’t read them. I emailed Samsung USA and they know nothing.

A passing good Samaritan, Mei Lai Wah, saw my video on Vimeo and posted:

By installing the avc1Decoder QuickTime component by MyCometG3, available free on Apple's download page, I can view 1080 60i clips from the Casio EX-F1 on a MacBook Pro.

I found MyCometG3 using Version Tracker and installed it. Bingo. How I love instant success. I could actually see the files in QuickTime. Whoo hoo! I can even import into FCP at a full 1920 x 1080. But editing ain’t easy. Susie’s timeline in FCP hates any other format. Perhaps I’m doing something wrong.

I’m lucky, I have a nanoConnect box and a BlackMagic HD-SDI card. I feed HDMI from Susie into the nanoConnect — then to the BM card. I can import right into FCP. It’s a real time transfer but it works and I get a normal ProRes timeline.

The camera is well designed but the docking cradle for HDMI out and power in╔ sucks.

HDMI comes out from a docking cradle. Whoever designed this gismo should go back to college and wear a DUNCE cap for a week. The camera sits at a crazy angle and the unit only works on mains power.

The manual comes on a CD. I had to print out 133 pages and get them bound at Kinkos. Shame on you Samsung, $850 bucks and you can’t print a $5 manual? And it’s not very good manual either. Says that a shutter speed of 1/30 will make the action appear slower. Huh? Will 1/250 make it go faster?

Here’s another classic from the manual, copied and pasted for your enjoyment: Face Detect might be displayed even if the subject to be recorded is a person like although its not a person.

Come on, Samsung. Hire a good technical writer who can speak and write in English.

Susie loves to ride on my Jeep. Today she wanted the Raynox DCR-FE180PRO lens.

All cameras have their good and bad features. Love the good and forgive the bad ones. Susie’s REALLY GOOD feature is her weight. She weighs just 1 lb.

You don’t want to put a heavy camera on an auto suction mount nor at the end of a 20ft. polecam. As for flying your new Sony EX1 up in a model helicopter — forget it. Susie to the rescue. She’ll go anywhere. Yes, today it’s the helicopter ride.

“Noooooo!”

“Susie, you’ll love it. I promise you.”

Last minute check out from Mars. Hang on tight, Susie!

I’ve teamed up with Oscar and Mars from Stratus Vision.

Mars, who designed and built the 'copter, is mounting Susie onto a lightweight aluminum plate. The neat thing is that Susie’s video output goes to a tiny transmitter so that Oscar, who is controlling the camera mount’s pan and tilt servos, can see exactly what Susie is shooting.

I switch her on — press the record button — and she starts instantly (so unlike my Sony V1). We’re good for 71 minutes of record time at 1080i. I run back to my Sony on a monopod, ready to shoot the takeoff.

The moment of truth. Susie takes off for the first time. “Wheeee! Geronimo!”

Mars spins up the electrically powered rotor blades — choof, choof, choof, and then, sheer magic — Susie takes flight. The video coming from the air is great and vibration free. Amazing! Better and cheaper than shooting from a real 'copter.

Oscar, Mars and I are excited. We are shooting an HD movie from the air and what we’re seeing is silky smooth. Good girl Susie. We love you madly.

Oscar controlling the camera, me (white shirt) shooting the flight, Mars piloting the chopper.

Susie is my third video camera. I wouldn’t use her as my prime camera, but for shoots that need an HD camera weighing almost nothing, she’s perfect. Now to fire her out of a cannon.

“Nooooo! I love the chopper but please not the cannon!”

Stefan Sargent has a production company in San Francisco. He has made a zillion TV commercials, pop videos and corporate films. Stefan's docs have been screened on the BBC, the Discovery Channel and somewhere else. You can find Stefan's Web site here.

If you would like to read the original script, please link to http://www.dv.com/columns/columns_item.php?articleId=196604125

YP-T10 3rd Firmware Update

Samsung released the 3rd firmware of YP-T10.

Following is an instruction video from Michael explaining the changes in the 3rd f/w.

Here is the summary of the firmware changes.

Games Added
1. BombBomb
2. BubbleSmile
3. Chicken Runaway

GUI
1. Added 10 new themes

Added Functions
1. Deleting files

2. Displaying text horizontally

Music (added music codecs)
1. Added AAC
2. Added aacPlus

Movie
1. 100 bookmarks

Review summary of the Samsung YP-S5

The Infosynkworld.com reviewed Samsung YP-S5 as follows. S5 got a Good grade.

In a big way, the Samsung YP-S5 is the most competitive MP3 player from Samsung, even more than their flagship YP-P2. It doesn't fill a room with sound, no surprise there, but it does use the speaker intelligently to back up some of the other bonus features on the device. The alarm clock, for one thing, was versatile and loud, with battery life that makes it great for travel. And the Bluetooth phone functions were a clever surprise, especially when paired with the speaker for speakerphone capabilities. We still think Samsung needs to think twice about all those touch buttons, and some serious interface redesign is in order, both on the device side and the desktop software. But with its unique capabilities, the Samsung YP-S5 fills a wide niche. And did we mention the music sounds great? Release: April 2008. Price: $170.

Pros: Excellent sound quality and battery life. Surprisingly good alarm and speakerphone features.

Cons: Small speakers still sound small. Interface could use redesign, and maybe throw in some real buttons. Samsung Media Studio needs serious improvement

Design - Good

The Samsung YP-S5 is a unique design for MP3 players, though it won't be so new to diehard Samsung fans. With its slide-out stereo speakers, the YP-S5 updates the Samsung YP-K5 player we saw more than a year ago, though the changes aren't too significant. We like the look of the new player better. While the K5 was a glossy obelisk, the S5 uses a glossy front with a soft touch black exterior around the rest of the player. The device is a bit smaller than its predecessor, and has a gentle angle to it, making it more visually appealing.

Unfortunately, Samsung stuck with the no-button theme for which they seem to be fond, and we think its time for the fat lady to sing on this design concept. The touch buttons are less responsive than hard buttons, and lack the acceleration and subtlety of the iPod's scroll wheel. Also, the player seriously needs a volume rocker. Instead, the only button performed two tasks. It turned the player on and it activated "hold," which kept us from pressing the touch buttons accidentally, which always happened when we tossed the player into our pocket without engaging the hold switch. It's a bad sign when a player's only button keeps you from doing things.

Interface - Good

Samsung's interface is simple and pretty, but it could stand some improvement. First of all, browsing long lists of songs was strangely both jumpy and slow. The imterface jumps page to page, but doesn't accelerate quickly through letters. Second, the organization structure could use some rethinking. Samsung players mostly share the same interface, which keeps secondary functions like Bluetooth phone controls and the alarm clock features hidden under submenus. That makes sense on other models, perhaps, but we think the S5 might be more useful as a Bluetooth speakerphone and travel alarm clock than as a player, at least for some customers. These important features should be high-level menu options, while pictures and videos, which should be a secondary feature on this device, could be buried deeper.

Sound - Very good

Samsung players have always impressed us with their sound quality, and the YP-S5 is no different, at least through a good pair of headphones. The included earbuds aren't horrible, they certainly weren't as bad as the torture devices included with the YP-K5, but they aren't the buds we chose to do our close-listening audio tests, either. The device couldn't handle advanced formats, like Ogg or any lossless files, but it played the standard MP3, WMA mix just fine. In fact, MP3 files encoded at a respectable bitrate sounded very good on the S5.

With the speakers, the sound was clean, but not very powerful. We didn't get much distortion, if any, at higher levels, but we also didn't hear much bass, let alone feel a nice thump. Alarm clock sounds, shrill as they are, were even louder than music, but as a travel alarm clock, the Samsung YP-S5 made a nice fit. When it was time to fill the room with sound, however, we turned to other options.

Features - Very good

The Samsung YP-S5 includes more features than it needs, but has some innovative ideas packed in that work surprisingly well. The player can handle music, JPEG photos and MP4 videos, and videos looked fine on the small, low-res screen, but this is more of a novelty act than the S5's real purpose. The alarm clock was a good feature, and we liked being able to set up multiple alarms on the device. But we wish we could have chosen different songs for each alarm. Instead, you assign one song as the alarm track, and that's the only song that will play on time, besides the included alarm tones.

The Samsung YP-S5 also has some of the Bluetooth phone features we saw on the Samsung YP-P2. When paired with a Bluetooth phone, the YP-S5 will not only stop playback during a call, it will actually let you answer, using the built-in microphone and your normal headphones to take the call. Also, the phone packs a primitive dial pad so you can even dial a call from the YP-S5, which then acts as a handsfree device for your phone. When the speakers are open, you can use the S5 as a Bluetooth speakerphone, which is an especially neat trick, and it worked pretty well in our tests.

Transfer - Good

Samsung's transfer software has not improved since we last saw it. The interface is confusing, and not at all intuitive. Transfers are painfully slow, especially when you have to encode a video for the device. The Samsung Media Studio has a cheesy mood reading tool that supposedly analyzes your music for your mood, but more time and effort should have gone into making an intuitive, pleasant interface that was easy to manage for music transfers and playback instead of these gimmicks. Of course, you can simply use Windows Media Player instead, but if Samsung, or Microsoft for that matter, wants to compete with Apple's iPod / iTunes one-two punch, serious thought needs to go into the synchronization and sideloading half.

Accessories - Good

The Samsung YP-S5 comes with headphones that did not cause the same immediate pain and discomfort we felt with the YP-K5's strange buds, but they were still oddly shaped and slightly uncomfortable. We managed a few hours of use without soreness, but why not go for something smaller? Sound isolating buds are pretty much the way things are going, anyway, and would be an easy way to one-up Apple, who sell their in-ear buds at a premium.

Otherwise, we're continually frustrated by Samsung's avoidance of simple mini-USB plugs. Like we've seen on Samsung phones, the YP-S5 uses a very proprietary looking cable. If you forget it, you're out of luck, as it's also the way the player charges.

Battery - Excellent

To end on a high note, Samsung's player's have always impressed us in terms of their battery life. Like it's predecessor, the K5, the Samsung YP-S5 manages a full day of playback, more than 24 hours, in fact, in a single charge. We stopped testing after a day, but that's what Samsung promises anyway, so we were more than satisfied. With the speakers on full volume, which was an annoying test to sit through, we managed just shy of five hours, so we imagine Samsung's five hour estimate is for a more soothing volume.

Comparison

Compare the Samsung YP-S5 with similar products

Who is the Samsung YP-S5 for?
Globetrotters
Outdoor enthusiasts
Video lovers

Price and availability

The Samsung YP-S5 is available now for about $170 at various retailers.

For more information, please click here:

http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/portable-media/samsung-yp-s5/9268.html

Samsung S3: A New DAP from Korea, the Mp3 Player Motherland

The AkiabaraNews.com posted Samsung's New YP-S3 MP3 player. Following is the info:

This morning Samsung released news of its new Mp3 player, the S3. It will be available in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB versions and available worldwide in June.

Our little DAP (44x95x9.8mm 53g) features a 1.8” TFT LCD, supports DNSe 2.0 technology, as well as MPEG-4, MP3, WAM, OGG and TXT. As for audio playback you should expect something like 25 hrs of play time and 4 hrs of video.

SEOUL, KOREA – April 30, 2008 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has recently unveiled the S3 (YP-S3), an MP3 player true to the fundamental value that multimedia player concept is meant to provide. This is the successor to the K3, a million-seller last year thanks to its outstanding audio quality and aesthetically pleasing design.

The design and sound are even better this time around, and a video playback function has been included to expand utility. The listening experience, too, is improved by new features involving sight and touch.

The new S3 employs the upgraded version of Samsung’s proprietary Digital Natural Sound engine. (DNSe 2.0) Users get outstanding sound quality along with twelve preset “audio equalizers” (EQs) such as Concert Hall, Studio, and Rock. Street Mode assists the listener in noisy environments, and the user can adjust the EQ, 3D Sound and Bass Boost to create a customized auditory effect.

For visual stimulation, the S3 comes in five different vivid colors (black, white, red, green and blue) and offers three beautiful screen saver patterns. An LED lighting effect is linked rhythmically to the on-screen images for greater listening enjoyment.

Samsung engineers sampled the hand shapes of numerous users to improve the form factor and design for optimal gripping comfort. The corners have been rounded off while the back of the player is curved by being set at different angles horizontally and vertically to provide the best feel in the hand.

S3 users can play music, watch video clips, listen to and record FM radio broadcasts, view photographs, read text, and be awakened by an alarm. The suite of multimedia features includes five fun built-in games. Also set for launch is a speaker cradle (YA-SD210) that provides a new music listening environment that integrates the design concept.

The S3 comes in with storage capacities of 2, 4 or 8GB, and will be available in June worldwide.

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You may click the following link for more info:
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-15928-Samsung+S3%3A+A+New+DAP+from+Korea%2C+the+Mp3+Player+Motherland.html

Images of Samsung YP-S3 MP3 Player

Samsung is releasing YP-S3 MP3 player soon. Here are images of YP-S3.
There are various colors.

Like an iPod, S3 has a pretty docking station. It looks like a little spaceship.

Here are the earphones.Black is also available.

Image of Samsung YP-S2

Here are images of Samsung YP-S2 MP3 player, the Pebble. It looks like valuable shiny genuin pebble. Enjoy the images of YP-S2!

Samsung Pebble MP3 Player YP-S2

Samsung's YP-S2 pebble Mp3 player is coming soon. You may refer to the following link.

http://www.electricpig.tv/news/top-stories/142351/samsungs-stonecold-shufflekiller-sighted.thtml

Samsung’s stone-cold shuffle-killer sighted

Into rock music? You’ll love Samsung’s new music player. It’s a tiny MP3 pumper that’s shaped just like a stone. We caught sight of it for the first time yesterday, although it’s not due to go on sale until May.

It’s obviously Samsung’s attempt to topple the iPod shuffle, and with a choice of metallic or marble-effect casings, it’s definitely just as attractive.
Around the back are the same simple controls as the shuffle, but inside there’s less memory, and no added extras.

Unlike the Creative Zen Stone Plus, you won’t find a screen, FM radio or voice recorder here.
Check out our video below, and let us know what you think.

Samsung YP-T10 Review

Here is a review from http://www.markpascua.com/2008/03/09/samsung-yp-t10-review/679/

The Samsung YP-T10 is supposedly the Apple iPod Nano killer. Design-wise, it sure gives the Nano a run for its money. The YP-T10 is one fine looker. It sports a lightweight, clean, and sleek design with aluminum accents. The back-lit, touch sensitive navigational control doesn’t even appear until you boot on the player. However, the buzz surrounding the player is its cute animated menu system, which features “Sammy” the dog. Every menu page is vibrant, seemingly geared towards the young at heart. The only downside that is holding back the YP-T10 is that it only supports MP3 and WMA files. Additionally, video support feels more like an after-thought, supporting MPEG-4 and WMV @ 30 FPS.

Specs:

* 2″ QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) screen

* Bluetooth 2.0

* 3D sound with DNSe support

* USB 2.0* 4GB ($129) and 8GB ($200)

* FM tuner

* Voice recording

* Video playback: SVI, WMV @ 30 fps

* Audio playback: MP3, WMA

* Supports TXT and JPEG viewing

* Battery life: 15 hours audio; 4 hours video

* Dimensions: 3.8 x 1.6 x 0.3 inches* Weight: 1.5 ounces

Good:

+ lightweight, excellent design

+ screen is nice and bright

+ “drag and drop” supported for easy file transfer

+ FM radio is nice+ excellent user interface. Sammy is cute.

+ Bluetooth allows up to two headsets to be connected (listen with a friend).

+ decent battery life

Bad:

- lack luster file support

- too sensitive controls

- a little ‘too touchy’?

- some may prefer more ‘tactile’ buttons- due to lack of file support, converting your video files can be irritating

- no podcast support

The Samsung YP-T10 is a gorgeous MP3 player hands down. However, audiophiles that demand a plethora of file support should probably look elsewhere. For the rest of us that only listen to MP3s and no other obscure audio files…give the YP-10 a look.
The player comes in black, red, white, green, and purple in either 2 or 4GB. $129.99 via

Amazon (4GB).

ZDNet: Samsung YP-S5 review

ZDNet.com reviewed Samsung's YP-S5 as a very good product.
Here is the link for the info:
http://review.zdnet.com/mp3-players/samsung-s5-4gb-black/4505-6490_16-32749369.html

Planet X64: Samsung YP-P2 review

Planet X64, a hardware and software review site, anouced Samsung's YP-P2.
Here is the link for the info:
http://www.planetx64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1069&Itemid=18

PC Magazine review: Samsung's YP-T10

PCMazine rated Samsung's YP-T10 as a very good product.
Here is the link to the info:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2274495,00.asp

Samsung YP-S5 Multimedia Player Review

A well explained YP-S5 review posted on

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/4871-samsung-yp-s5-multimedia-player-review.html
If you are interested in the review, please check it out.
Here is the font part of the review:

Product Number: YP-S5JABPrice: Click Here To Compare Prices Warranty: 1 yearColors Available: BlackManufacturer's Product Page: YP-S5JAB MP3 players - MP3 players SAMSUNGWith technology changing in the blink of an eye on an almost daily basis, companies are forced to find innovative ways to stay at the forefront of consumers’ minds. Being that as it may, Samsung has always been ahead of the technology curve and is considered one of the primary innovators in the consumer electronics world. This Korea-based high tech juggernaut was founded over 70 years ago and currently employs over a quarter million people in its various factories and offices around the world. Their products touch on nearly every part of the electronics world and in this review we will be looking at one of their smaller yet by no means insignificant products: a multimedia player. Samsung has been producing MP3 players since their inception and this unit we will be testing today represents the next logical step in the evolution of the MP3 player into a fully-fledged multimedia player.Here at Hardware Canucks we show you the best (and sometimes worst) of what the computer component world has to offer but it sometimes feels good to take a short detour and show you what the rest of the high tech world is doing. So, when Samsung Canada approached us with an offer to review their new YP-S5 multimedia player, we gladly pulled our heads out of the pile of power supplies, graphics cards and whatnot to see what Samsung had to offer. With the advent of players like Microsoft’s Zune and Creative’s Zen players not to mention the ever-present Apple iPod, MP3 players are quickly evolving into a one-stop-shop for everything multimedia related. While the S5 is not targeting the same market as some of the larger-screened devices, it is still the kind of player which wants to offer something for everyone. It is able to play MPEG and WMV video formats and WMA, OGG, ASF music formats in addition to AAC files so all you iTunes lovers will have something to listen to. It also boasts Bluetooth connectivity to headphones or your cell phone (yes, we said cell phone but more about that later), the ability to view JPEG images and even has built in speakers. This all comes in a sleek package which is reminiscent of the award-winning Samsung YP-K3 and is available in only one capacity: 4GB. Unfortunately, the S5 is not expandable via SD cards so the consumer will have to make due with its somewhat limited storage size.The Samsung YP-S5 is quite widely available at Canadian retailers and etailers even though it was launched a few short months ago. Prices seem to range from $160 all the way up to around $200CAD which is quite a bit for this product if you are using it JUST as a music player. However, the S5 is capable of so much more than mere music playback so its asking price is somewhat less extreme when you consider the versatility it seems to offer. Is the Samsung YP-S5 a jack of all trade but master of none or is it the first and last word in portable multimedia players? Read on to find out…

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Samsung YP-P2's new firmware changes

P2's new firmware changes

Date: Feb. 2008 by goitworld

Samsung has released the 2nd firmware version 3.07 for YP-P2, Bluewave (Samsung's MP3 music/video player). From the P2's firmware changes, you would realize how powerful the firmware change is.

Followings are three video clips for the review of the 2nd f/w changes of YP-P2.

Enjoy the reveiw!!!

Video Clips

Review 1

Review 2

You may get the 2nd firwmare of P2 from the following link:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/download/supportDown.do?group=&type=&subtype=&model_nm=YP-P2JAB&language=&cate_type=all&dType=D&mType=FM&vType=R&prd_ia_cd=03040200&disp_nm=YP-P2JAB

Comparison review clip of version 1 and 2:

Comparison review for 1st and 2nd firmwrare

Major Changes:

3D Icon
1. Changed icon of MySkin

Video
2. Changeable resolution of movie clip

Music
3. Added recorded files folder - for FM record
4. Added Album Coverflow
5. Added section repeat button
6. Added playspeed menu (0.7x ~ 1.3x)
7. Added 'Select All' button on User EQ Pciture
8. Enlarge using 'double tap' emoture
9. Turn 90 degrees using 'gesture' emoture
10. Added fine tuning

FM Radio
11. Added FM record

Prime Pack
12. Added 3 games (Bubble Smile, PowWow,Runaway)
13. Changed time setting UI
14. Changed text viewer - Changeable font size using 'double tap' emoture

15. Horizontal screen using 'gesture' emoture