high definition camcorder

This ultra-compact camcorder adds an extra level of comfort to every shot you take. Its ergonomic design makes it easy to grip and hold long enough to catch that special memory in full high definition. And the 2.7-inch touch screen gives you a great view to make sure it’ all captured. Forgot your camera at home? You can also take high-quality 9MP digital still photos and then flip through them on your HDTV with family and friends.

Product Features

• 5x optical (x8 Smart) zoom
  With its high quality 5x optical zoom lens you can get close to the action from a safe distance. Now you can see it all in perfect detail.
  
• Full HD
  Now you can watch your videos in full high definition. That means crystal-clear details, the sharpest picture quality available and brilliant color. The 1/2.33 CMOS imaging sensor boasts 9 mega-pixels and yields impressive light sensitivity to capture full HD video at 1920 x 1080 lines of resolution.
• New ergonomic design
  An ultra-compact, ergonomic design with a smooth, curvy shape lets you hold the camcorder in total comfort. That means you're always ready to get the best shot and capture more memories. The lens is also angled at 25 degrees, which reduces the strain on your wrist and helps you to relax, record, smile.
• 2.7 LCD 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.
• 9M pixel still
  Now you can use the camcorder as a digital camera. Want a still photo instead of video? Leave your camera at home and snap 2880 x 1620 resolution images and then watch them with family and friends on your TV screen.
  

Product Specs

Samsung HMX-R10’s Review

by www.pcadvisor.co.uk

May, 2009

Verdict: Sleek, sexy and capable of shooting decent quality video, the R10 is a great value all-rounder

Samsung isn’t shy when it comes to product design, and its latest camcorder, the Samsung HMX-R10, has to be among the most unusual looking we’ve ever come across. Flat on one side with a sumptuous brushed-aluminum finish, concave on the other, rounded at each end and with the lens cut into the nose at a rakish, 45-degree angle: by all rights it should be ugly, but in the flesh it’s highly alluring.

Not only is this a good-looking design, it’s also practical. Build quality is second to none, beautifully made and very compact, and with the lens pointing upwards you don’t have to cock your wrist back uncomfortably in order to shoot straight ahead. After the initial weird feeling, you realize it’s a concept that works extremely well.

What it clearly isn’t, however, is an enthusiast’s device. In the interest of clean design there are few external controls - just the requisite zoom, record and a dedicated stills shutter button - which means adjustments to shutter speed, aperture and the like must be made via the HMX-R10’s 2.7in touch screen. Neither is there an accessory shoe, headphone or microphone.

There’s no optical image stabilization either. But the electronic stabilization does work very well, locking on after a second or so to provide steady handheld images, even at extended zoom. Quality is pretty good too. In low light there our tests showed noticeable grain but little RGB noise, while color accuracy was generally spot-on. Outside, the small lens meant detail capture wasn’t the sharpest, but, again, colors were very good.

The Samsung HMX-R10 is a very likeable camcorder: it looks and feels fantastic, it’s highly pocketable, and it takes good quality footage at high resolutions. It’s not quite up there with our A List choices, such as the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 for example, but its comparatively low price means it’s a fine alternative.