You won’t miss any of life’s special moments with this compact, lightweight camcorder. The Samsung SC-HMX20C has an amazing built-in 8 GB of flash memory for 90 minutes of recording time. Plus, with the 2.7-inch touch screen LCD and a convenient swivel handgrip, you’ll easily capture odd-angle shots like baby’s first steps. Full HD recording with 1080p delivers breathtaking images and brilliant resolution.
Samsung SC-HMX20 Highlights
- 2.7-inch touch screen.
- Twice the memory options.
- Capture images farther than the eye can see.
- 4 mega pixel still camera.
- USB 2.0 port.
- HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).
Pros
- The .mp4 files are OSX friendly and viewable instantly in QuickTime !
- We had no problem getting these files into Final Cut Xpress 4 or iMovie ’08.
- I was editing these files within minutes of popping the card out of the cam.
- Photos can be plucked out of the video streams at 8mp (4mp interpolated?).
- The menu interface is clean ,intuitive, and performs well.
- The photos look great, even the ones you capture while viewing video playback.
- The TouchPoint focus can create cool effects.
- Colors and automatic levels seem pretty accurate.
- Quickly change recording to INTERNAL or SDHC or MMC.
- Manual controls are simple sliders (WB, Exposure, Shutter).
- 90 minute battery life from a small form battery.
- Shoots in 4 resolutions : 1080p/30p , 1080i/60i, 480p/60p an 300fps SlowMotion.
- You can be in and out of these resolutions in seconds via QuickMenus.
- Shooting this puppy is a breeze, we haven’t even looked at the manual yet.
- Nice Slideshow with music functions.
- TouchFocus allows you to focus on different objects in the foreground or background.
- It’s a very small package and feels quite solid for it’s size.
- QuickInfo button displays battery life / memory / resolution even powered off.
- Clips can be split, deleted and combined IN CAMERA.
- The phot slideshow can be accompanied by music.
Cons
- You must have the cradle (included) for charging / HDMI out.
- Manual controls are very simple …… will be too limiting for hardcore tweakers
…….. that being said, the automatic levels are about as good as you’ll want.
- No hot shoe.
- No built in light … only pop-up flash.
- Photos cannot be cropped or rotated in camera – no red-eye removal tool either.
- The focus drifted on me a few times.
- The focus is a little SLOW.
- The TouchFocus was hit or miss in practice.
- The battery and SD/MMC slot are behind a trap door, probably not going to be an extended run battery.
