http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/ Engadget Comments for Samsung's HMX-H106 Full HD camcorder with 64GB SSD takes first peek at retail http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
Still very impressive.]]>May 6th 2009 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
Or that you commented before thinking it through?]]>May 6th 2009 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/That's an interesting point. Blu-ray movies at 1080p/24 are fully reproducing the content they are being asked to reproduce (24 fps film), so in a way you could call 1080p/24 full HD for their application. But this camera is pointing at full-motion objects (essentially infinite frame rate), so reproducing it at 1080p/30 is not catching as much as at 1080p/60 (or even 1080i/60), so it's not full HD.

Flip video's new device says it's 720p, but it's only 720p/30, whereas the 720p you see on TV is 720p/60.

Once you start saying 1080p/30 is full HD, why can't you say 1080p/15 is full HD too? Maybe 1080p/8! If you want the marketing assholes to be able to call anything they want "full HD" even though it doesn't provide the full experience, then I guess you should be all for saying low frame-rate 1080p is "full HD". But the idea of "full HD" was it was supposed to indicate you have the highest resolution (spatial and temporal) that can be supported by your TV. 1080p/60 is that, 1080p/30 is not.]]>May 6th 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 7th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
I'm considering the HMX-H106 but it just isn't as good as the HD2000 in most areas. I don't know whether to wait to see if Sanyo finally get their act together and do an update of the HD2000 with an optical stabiliser.]]>May 19th 2009 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
I can imagine recording something... and hearing people talking or sneezing behind you. Regular camcorders seem to pick up the camera operator's voice too much already...

Good sound is lacking in many consumer camcorders... I can't imagine cramming 5 microphones in a space already too small for two.]]>May 6th 2009 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/> "If you're going to have HD home videos, why skimp on the sound?"

That's my point... 5 tiny microphones recording sound isn't gonna be any better... you will just have crappy sound coming out of every speaker in your home theater.

I say ditch the surround mics and put in a decent sized stereo mic. You're right... microphones the size of a pencil eraser with crisp, clear HD video is stupid.

Most new camcorders are recording to hard drives or SD cards... which are usually put onto a computer... bypassing a good home theater receiver. You have to burn a DVD with the 5.1 sound intact (assuming your editing software can understand 5.1 channels) AND play it on a home theater receiver... or else you won't hear the surround sound anyway.

5.1 surround on camcorders is just for marketing.]]>May 6th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
The average camcorder user does not mix down their video at all, so unless you want to set up 5.1 microphones in a fixed pattern relative to the camera before beginning recording, you'll never get a useful sound field.]]>May 6th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
If I'm paying $900 for something I want it command at least a little respect. A $900 DSLR still camera makes you look like a photographer whereas a $900 video camera makes you look like you just got out of Toys R Us.]]>May 6th 2009 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
In all seriousness though, as a musician, having a camera with these capabilities in such a compact size is a godsend on tour. Try fitting your VHS camcorder in a backpack in your one seat in the van packed with five other guys' things. Eff that.]]>May 6th 2009 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
--neg]]>May 7th 2009 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD

"AVCHD is a format for the recording and playback of high definition video. Video is compressed in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format, and audio is recorded in Dolby Digital.[1] AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Panasonic corporation and Sony corporation.[2]"]]>May 6th 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 7th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
I mean, just like with all other camcorders, you can add terrabytes of space as far as I am concerned, but if the battery that comes with it craps out after 45mins, what's the point?

Let me know when they start shipping these with either 1) extra, replacable batteries or 2) long lasting batteries that can run this baby for 2+ hours or so.]]>May 6th 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/
Thanks]]>May 6th 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/May 6th 2009 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/


SOME OF U need to use ur head! 5.1 and 7.1 in portable HD camera??? WTF?! i felt dumb for reading the comments

some bloke said he prefers 1080p/24fps over 1080p/30fps?

http://www.cdfreaks.com/hardware/product/88494-Samsung-HMX-H106BP.html says it captures at 60fps]]>May 6th 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/samsungs-hmx-h106-full-hd-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-gets-first-pe/I'm majoring in film and wanted to make a short reels during summer, but since this lacks mic input, pass!]]>May 6th 2009 11:00PM