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Samsung HMX-H104 HD Camcorder

 
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Compact full HD camcorder


The HMX-H104 full HD camcorder is compact and lightweight so it’s easy to capture every exciting moment. Then, watch them in amazing high definition resolution on your HDTV. You’ll discover breathtaking details and brilliant color. This camcorder also includes 10x optical zoom so you can get close to the action and optical image stabilizer for blur-free video.

Product Features

  • 10x optical zoom
    With its high quality 10x optical zoom lens you can get close to the action from a safe distance. Now you can see it all in perfect detail.
  • 16GB SSD
    The HMX-H104 has 16 GB of built-in flash memory so you never miss anything. Samsung’s SSD technology is faster than HDD, including quicker boot-up and read/write speeds which is required for the amount of data recorded in full-HD resolution. Samsung’s SSD technology consumes approximately 1/8th of the power of a comparable HDD.
  • Optical image stabilizer
    Eliminate blur with the optical image stabilizer. It minimizes unwanted picture shaking caused by hand movement during recording.
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080/60i or 30p)
    Now you can watch your videos in full high definition. That means crystal-clear details, the sharpest picture quality available and brilliant color. The 1/4.5” CMOS imaging sensor boasts 2.2 mega-pixels and yields impressive light sensitivity to capture full HD video at 1920 x 1080 lines of resolution.
  • Schneider lens
    SAMSUNG camcorders use high performance Schneider lens, with extremely low distortion and astigmatic aberration tolerances, resulting in natural, accurate, compelling video.
  • 2.7” wide LCD with touch screen
    You’ll never miss a shot with the 2.7” touch screen LCD display. Catch more of the action and guarantee that the entire image is recorded.
  • 4.7megapixel still (2880 x 1620)
    Now you can use the camcorder as a digital camera. Want a still photo instead of video? Leave your camera at home and snap 28800 x 1620 resolution images and then watch them with family and friends on your TV screen

Product Specs

Storage Media SDHC slot
Image Sensor

CMOS Sensor Size 1/4.5No. of pixels 2.2M

Image Stabilizer OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer)
Lens Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan-HD
Still Picture Recording JPEG Resolution 2880x1620 / 1920x1080 Quality Super Fine
Optical Zoom 10X
Dimensions 2.48”(W) x 2.4”(H) x 5.06”(D)
Weight .78 lbs
Lens F Value F1.8~2.5
Difital Zoom

100x

Filter Diameter 37mm
White Balance Auto/Manual
Recordable Media Built-in Flash Memory / SDHC card
Compatible OS Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Battery Li-ion
Cables AV Cable, USB Cable
Other Accessories Remote Control, Instruction Book, Pocket Guide

Samsung HMX-H104’s Review

by itechnews.net

01/11/2009

In addition to new LCD displays, Samsung presents at the CES 2009 its new H-series Full HD camcorders. There are four models, HMX-H106, HMX-H105, HMX-H104, and HMX-H100. Samsung’s H-Series features a 2.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor, a 37mm wide angle Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan HD lens with 10x optical zoom and Optical Image Stabilization, and a 2.7-inch LCD display. All of these Full HD camcorder utilize the H.264 compression.

Samsung HMX-H105, HMX-H104 FULL HD Camcorder

These new HD camcorders are basically the same except their internal storage. The flagship HMX-H106 has 64GB SSD while the HMX-H105 and HMX-H104 comes with 32GB and 16GB SSDs. HMX-H100 comes without internal storage but a SD/SDHC memory card slot. The other three models have SD/SDHC card slot also.

Samsung H106 will be available in April 2009 while the other three models will be launch in March.

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Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10

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Pros

Small and light design; can shoot stills and video at the same time

Cons

Soft, bland video quality; slow to focus; irritating control stick

Summary

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 fits high-def video and 7-megapixel stills into a very small package, but its image quality disappoints.
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