Samsung HMX-R10 First Impressions Camcorder Review

by Kaitlyn Chantry
Published on Jan 11, 2009 10:52 AM

 
Intro Audio
Compression & Media
 Manual Controls
Still Features Handling & Use
Playback & Connectivity Other Features
Conclusion Photo Gallery
Specs and Ratings



Compression
The Samsung HMX-R10 compresses video in the same file format as last year's Samsung SC-HMX20: H.264 (MPEG-4.AVC). This is similar but not identical to the AVCHD codec favored by Panasonic, Sony, Canon, and JVC—everyone else, in other words. AVCHD uses H.264 (MPEG-4.AVC), but adds other features that may or may not benefit the consumer.

Available quality settings depend on your choice of shooting mode. You can choose from either SuperFine or Normal when shooting in 1920 x 1080 at 60i. All the other modes have just one quality setting, but you still have lots of choices: high definition in 1920 x 1080 at 30p or 1280 x 720 at 60p, and standard definition in 720 x 480 at 60p or 640 x 480 at 30p (web & mobile).

Media
The HMX-R10 records exclusively to a single SD/SDHC memory card.

Recording Media
Primary Media
 SD/SDHC Memory Card
Secondary Media
 none


Editing
With most of today's high definition video, you'll find sporadic support for the files. Fortunately, the R10 does ship with built-in software—though the software is only compatible with Windows. We haven't been able to see the software firsthand, but will give a more complete report once the R10 makes its way through our labs. We expect that Samsung will provide a decent offering, since the CyberLink DVD Suite on the SC-HMX20 was a fairly satisfactory piece of editing software.




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