Samsung's impressively small
HMX-R10 HD camcorder has finally been set free to dance upon Korean retail shelves. The mini cam is just 12.5-cm long and 4-cm wide (4.9 x 1.5-inches) and records 9 megapixel stills or 1,920 x 1,080 pixel video (courtesy of its 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor) to SDHC memory cards up to 32GB in capacity. The cam also brings a 5x optical, electronically stabilized zoom lens angled at a unique 25-degrees which, according to Samsung, makes for a more natural shooting angle. The 2.7-inch touch-screen LCD features Samsung's Magic Touch UI that automatically focuses on any point that you touch. Sounds sweet but in practice this type of tech is a novelty requiring two handed operation that will just slow you down in the field. It'll also shoot super-slow-motion at 60, 300, or 600 fps at decreasing resolutions most assuredly (Sammy doesn't say). Fortunately, Amazon has this shooter listed at $500 for a May 15th release Stateside and beyond.
posted Apr 14th 2009 4:40AM
So which is better the above Sammy or the Sanyo Xacti?
$500? That's not bad at all. It all depends on how good the image quality will be.
Also
Electronic Stabilization? lollers.
DMX-R10 in topic and HMX-R10 in the text, i guess it´s the HMX-R10 you write about?
According to this website:
http://blog.naver.com/LikEraser
300 fps = 416x240
600 fps = 192x108
Todd
300fps at 416x240 ain't half bad.
This thing was slated pretty badly on the Gadget Show last night, there is 100% definitely a dramatic reduction in resolution, and the recording area in high speed mode makes it nearly impossible to see, There's also a ten second capture limit for slomo recording, plus the odd design of the camcorder makes it awful to hold and use. The Gadget Show said whilst it was impressive as a general camcorder, it's pretty much awful in any other respects....
and here's the review http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show/latest
"The Gadget Show said whilst it was impressive as a general camcorder, it's pretty much awful in any other respects...."
Its the "general camcorder" part that matters most. Everything else, your 600 fps vs my 800 fps is just a pissing contest.
The gadget show don't know shit.
They couldn't review their way out of a paper bag. Wait for some proper reviews and leave the gadget show to their "entertaining" unfunny bs.
i have to ask why it's only a 5x zoom too
My phone has touch focus.
Is there already a similar camera on the market? I swear I saw one of these (or something that looked just like it) at best buy.