Product Description

Be prepared to capture that elusive moment anytime, anywhere with the SC-MX10 Memory Camcorder. It packs a 34x optical, 1200x digital zoom and 680k pixel CCD with digital image stabilization for remarkably clear pictures, viewed in the 2.7" LCD display. By offering a choice of shooting in 4:3 and 16:9, Samsung ensures the entire image is captured for playback on everything from older TVs to your newest, wide-format HDTV screen. With its high quality 34x zoom lens you can get close to the action from a safe distance and 1200x digital zoom will let you see in perfect detail for those ultra long distance shots. The external memory slot accepts both SD and MMC. Play videos, transfer images, music and documents quickly and easily. The SC-MX10 with its USB port allows for easy uploading of MPEG4 movie clips and JPEG still images to your PC. Recording Resolution - 720 x 480 EIS Image Stabilizer Back Light Compensation 3lux Low Light Sensitivity Lithium-Ion Battery Running Time - Up to 120min Compatible OS - Windows 2000, Mac OS X or higher Dimension - 2.4 x 2.46 x 4.76 Weight - 0.62 pounds

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1913 in Camera & Photo
• Color: Silver
• Brand: Samsung
• Model: SC-MX10
• Dimensions: 2.40" h x 4.70" w x 2.30" l, 1.00 pounds
• Display size: 2.7

Features

• Capture video to SD, SDHC, MMC memory cards
• 34x optical zoom; 1200x digital zoom
• Electronic image stabilization
• iCheck feature shows battery life and remaining memory
• USB 2.0 interface for easy file transfer

Manufacturer Description

Be prepared to capture that elusive moment anytime, anywhere with the SC-MX10 Memory Camcorder. It packs a 34x optical, 1200x digital zoom and 680k-pixel CCD with digital image stabilization for remarkably clear pictures, viewed in the 2.7-inch LCD display. By offering a choice of shooting in 4:3 and 16:9 formats, the MX10 ensures the entire image is captured for playback on everything from older TVs to the newest, wide-format HDTV screen. With its high-quality, 34x optical zoom lens you can get close to the action from a safe distance, and 1200x digital zoom will let you see in perfect detail for those ultra long distance shots. The external memory slot accepts both SD and MMC cards, and the USB port allows for easy uploading of MPEG4 movie clips and JPEG still images to your PC.

SC-MX10 Highlights

34x optical zoom/1200x digital zoom With its high quality 34x zoom lens you can get close to the action from a safe distance. And for those ultra long distance shots, the 1200x digital zoom will let you see it all in perfect detail. Variable Speed control is activated by automatic sensing of the amount of pressure applied to the tab

4:3 and 16:9 playback By offering a choice of shooting in two different aspect ratios - 4:3 and 16:9 - Samsung ensures the entire image is captured for playback on everything from older TVs to your newest, wide-format HDTV screen.

Swivel grip bend The hand grip with the MX10’s swivel grip means there's no need to bend your back or crouch down low. Enjoy shooting videos at low angles comfortably. Ideal for filming a child’s first step, ring bearers, pets, etc. Secondary Record and Zoom buttons are included for easy access no matter how much you swivel the grip.

iCheck The iCheck button allows you to check battery life remaining and memory remaining with the touch of one button -- whether the camcorder is turned on or off.

SD/MMC memory card slot The MX10 external memory card slot allows you to take MPEG4 video ideal for sharing on the Web. Feel free to use either an SD card, SD High Capacity Card (SDHC), or a MMC card, for ideal transferring of video.

Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) Minimizes unwanted picture shaking caused by hand movement during recording

680k-pixel video CCD Delivers high resolution video images with superior color resolution and detail. It surpasses conventional camcorder with Digital quality and its PC interface

USB 2.0 interface The SC-MX10 with its USB port allows for easy uploading of MPEG4 movie clips and JPEG still images to your PC.

Customer Reviews

Does everything a casual user wants, in a small package
I are very rarely moved to write reviews. This time I am prompted to do so because of a product that not only met, but exceeded my expectations.

My needs are simple: I film my kids' performances at school, I film birthday parties at home, I film some family stuff (not a lot) on vacation. I was looking for:
* No moving parts -- no tapes, no HDD, no DVD's memory-only.
* Long battery life
* Light weight
* Ease of use
* Good indoor/low light filming
* Good image stabilization
* Simple connection to to the computer via standard USB cable
* Simple DVD burning

I was NOT looking for:
* Professional (or even advanced) editing capabilities
* Professional quality video
* Digital camera capabilities (I already have an excellent digital camera, thank you)

This camcorder is extraordinarily light (.6 lbs!), has an excellent big screen, and is astoundingly easy to use. The first day I got it, I opened up the manual to figure out how to install the battery and memory card, but after that I haven't needed to crack the manual at all. I *love* the one-button battery level check features -- and yes, the battery time is a true 2-hours plus, as rated.

I do not have a lot of experience with different types of camcorders, but the video quality on this one far exceeds my newly retired 2 year old Hi8 model. After a lot of research, I bought this camera instead of an HD model because the current crop of HD camcorders seem to have a lot of issues with battery life, and also weigh twice as much as this one.

So at this price, I can certainly afford to let the manufacturers keep improving the HD models, and I'll happily use this for a year or so.

All told, a great camcorder that I've been very happy with.

Better than I expected
This is my first video recorder of any type, and after reading several reviews I had some concerns. However, having used the camera a few times I am pleasantly surprised. So far all is well, but here are a few points:

1. Some retailers sell the camera with a memory card, and others do not. I originally ordered one from an online retailer who then called to sell me accessories like long-life batteries and SD cards, even though Samsung's description clearly states the camera comes with these items. I canceled that order and bought the camera somewhere else, and the "extra" items were already included.

2. The camera came with a 512mb SD card that will record about 35 minutes of video at the lowest quality setting, or 14 minutes at the highest setting. Since the camera works well I will now get a 4mb card for more storage time.

3. I had great results from the image stabilization, and recorded my son's soccer game (parts of it, anyway) with no blurring and limited shaking even though I held the camera throughout.

4. The camera has many environment settings (indoor, outdoor, sports events, etc) that will help control exposure and focus settings, etc. I had no trouble working through the menus once I learned how to navigate.

5. As another review here mentioned, the included battery lasts 2 hours or more with a full charge, contrary to the claims of the retailer I originally ordered from. BE VERY CAREFUL... THIS GUY TOLD ME THE CAMERA WOULD NOT WORK IF I DIDN'T ORDER THIS EXTRA STUFF, AND BECAME IRATE WHEN I STOOD MY GROUND!

6. The included "video editing software" is pretty useless, in my opinion, but I am sure there are plenty of options available if you want to edit your videos. My needs just aren't that great.

Honestly, this seems to be a great camera. If I run into problems with reliability or performance I will update my review. I would not hesitate to recommend this camera to anyone who does not expect professional results.

for the price, it's nice
Pay twice as much, buy a sony or some other brand camera that has a harddrive or dvd, and you will get a picture that looks about the same. Everyhting else being equel this is a great camera. It's no stunner to be sure, but almost none of the single chip under 1000 dollar cameras are.

At it's highest image quality setting you get about 2 hours on a 4 gig card, shadows can have a few compression artifacts but most of the single image chip harddrive or DVD cameras do as well. The difference being those kinds of cameras cost alot more. This is about as cheap as video camera's get, but it has no moving parts to break (other than the zoom) and it has a great 34x optical zoom, decent picture in bright light, and it's easy to use. Download the AVI files into your computer, burn it to DVD and repeat. What's not to like?