When: November 2007 Worth: $600
On our way up to see the new hi-def Samsung camcorder, our rep told us it looked like a "coke can." He summed things up nicely, as the cylindrically shaped SC-HMX10 fit in our hands exactly as a soda can would, though without the battery it felt considerably lighter than soda pop. The design is slick and well rounded, including a stiff swivel attached to the leather hand strap that lets you hold the camera more easily at a few awkward angles. At the lower end of the spectrum, the SC-MX10 looks exactly like its powerful sibling, but without the hi-def capabilities. Instead, Samsung has wisely chosen to pitch this camera as a YouTube solution. With recent phones, like Helio's Ocean, coming optimized for YouTube and even some digital cameras, like Casio's recent releases, supporting YouTube-ready video formats, clearly there is interest in the market for this feature, and we think this could be driving a whole new audience to the digital camcorder realm. For this reason, we think that Samsung's choice of SD and flash memory for these cameras makes sense. Even for Hi-Def content on the SC-HMX10, SD cards have matured enough that even capacities as high as 32GB will soon be available, and that's plenty for anyone who's not making a feature-length film. And smaller cards can be had cheap; even name-brand 2GB cards can be found for less than $30. Other benefits of flash are the cameras' light weight and instant-on capabilities, two nice features on consumer models.
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