Samsung's VP-HMX10A HD camcorder makes retail premier

Samsung's VP-HMX10A camcorder is now on sale. No, not in North America or Europe, but S.Korea-only at the moment. ?799,000 (about $870) nabs this 720p recorder with 2.7-inch LCD and 4GB of internal flash storage for all your H.264 recordings (SD expansion for more) in a 310-gram barrel. With any luck these will go global on the quick.

[luddz @ Nov 20th 2007 3:11AM]

i'm sorry but there was nowhere else to express my annoyance with the mac/pc commercial posted next to this article. i hate it. nice camera, tho.

[x20mar @ Nov 20th 2007 8:42AM]

I'm sorry but this just may be my adblocker but what adverts?

[js @ Nov 20th 2007 11:06AM]

I assume you're a PC guy... thousands of Applebots have already got their iOrgasm when they saw that ad. Didn't you know engadget is a concentration camp for Applebots?

[sr @ Nov 20th 2007 3:45AM]

For a second I was confused by the title, but then I realized it was a typo.

[TrentD @ Nov 20th 2007 8:51AM]

...makes retail "premiere".

[Danny Lewis @ Nov 20th 2007 10:28AM]

I wonder if this will not suck compared to all the other flash memory based HD camcorders...

[KingRoyale @ Nov 20th 2007 10:59AM]

This actually has been available in the US for a few days / weeks - the SC-HMX10.

Circuit City has it on sale right now for $630 or so:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&searchType=user&keyword=sc-hmx10&searchSection=All&go.x=16&go.y=5
(normal retail is $799) It sits really well in your hand, feels like a soda can, and the swivel group is more convenient than you'd initially think. Too bad Santa hasn't dropped a nice big lotto check on me yet :(

[Krakora @ Nov 20th 2007 1:23PM]

Is it best to wait until all camcorders reach a 1080P standard? I don't want to drop 1K on a 720P or 1080i unit that's redundant after a few weeks. Anyone have any input here?
Thanks in advance!

R.

[NoK610 @ Nov 20th 2007 4:34PM]

I was thinking the same thing. At the same time, I don't want to burn it to BDR considering it's $700+ for HD camcorder, $300+ for a BD burner, plus the $25 per disk. I'm going to wait it out.