Samsung SC-HMX10

114 reviews

Apr, 2024

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usability (132)
portability (70)
price (70)
design (47)
image quality (21)

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reliability (7)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 114 reviews of Samsung SC-HMX10. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the image quality and design. The portability and price also get good views. Some have doubts about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Samsung SC-HMX10 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Samsung SC-HMX10

alaTest has collected and analyzed 105 user reviews of Samsung SC-HMX10 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the image quality and design. The portability and price also get good feedback, whereas some have doubts about the reliability.

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83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

Samsung SC-HMX10 review: Samsung SC-HMX10

Samsung SC-HMX10

Relatively sharp video; manual exposure controls; can focus fairly closely.

Sluggish autofocus; exposure problems; mediocre low-light quality and performance; no hardware image stabilization; annoying touch screen; potential software problems.

Despite an attractive price and some decent features, the frustrations of the Samsung SC-HMX10 outnumber its rewards.

Apr, 2008

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Expert review by : David Kender (camcorderinfo.com)

Samsung SC-HMX10 Camcorder Review

The SC-HMX10, released in 2007, is Samsung's first high-definition camcorder. Employing a 720P H.264 compression, the company is well behind the competition in its technology, but the SC-HMX10 has a certain appeal. The compact body, stylish curves, and...

The Samsung SC-HMX10 is clearly the leader in a burgeoning class of camcorders we might call "budget HD." That is to say, among those camcorders not made by Canon, Sony, and Panasonic - all of which hover near or above the $1,000 mark - the HMX10 is...

Feb, 2008

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Expert review by : David Kender (washingtonpost.com)

Samsung SC-HMX10

The Samsung SC-HMX10 comes equipped with a single 1/4.5-inch CCD with a gross pixel count of 1,610,000. When shooting in adequate light, the image quality is better than expected. Samsung's track record has been less than stellar in standard...

Ease of use is one of the SC-HMX10's strengths, with one of the simplest menu systems we've seen. Most operation is performed via the touch screen LCD. Touch screens are clearly intuitive and great for beginners, but the accumulation of greasy...

Feb, 2008

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Expert review by : David Kender (reviewed.com)

Samsung SC-HMX10

The SC-HMX10, released in 2007, is Samsung's first high definition camcorder. Employing a 720P H.264 compression, the company is well behind the competition in its technology, but the SC-HMX10 has a certain appeal. The compact body, stylish curves, and...

Feb, 2008

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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Samsung SC-HMX10

Released in 2007 the SC-HMX10 is Samsung's first ever high definition camcorder. Shooting at full 720p the SC-HMX10 outputs H.264/MPEG-4 (.mp4) to its 8GB internal memory or loaded SDHC/MMC+ card. The SC-HMX10 takes still photos at three different...

1280x720@60fps Recording

Minimalist still photo capabilities

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Samsung SC HMX10

the video quality is very good, though short of superb. My other hi-def camcorder is the Canon HDV-20, which takes mini-DV tapes. You'll need to decide which route to take: memory card or mini-DV. If you're ready for the leap into all-digital land, the...

Relatively sharp video ; manual exposure controls

no hardware image stabilization

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Superb camcorder

Samsung takes some interesting turns to deliver its semibudget-priced, flash-based HD camcorder. On one hand, the SC-HMX10 seems to offer quite a bit for the money, including 720p video, 8GB built-in memory, manual exposure controls, and a microphone...

Extremely easy to use, Video quality, size, Stability

simply super

Nov, 2008

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

A less than moving motion camera experience

The Samsung MX10 camcorder may look like a cute little DV cam, with its sleek styling, 16:9 display, and an industry standard SD memory card slot, you might think this little beauty were a great ?entry level? way into digital video. Well, sadly, this ...

Passible quality video, Vista compatible

Proprietary video format, not Mac compatible, paltry quality video

May, 2008

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