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Samsung SMX-F40

Samsung SMX-F40
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alaScore 76

258 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 258 reviews of Samsung SMX-F40. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Opinions about the size and zoom are generally positive. The portability and price also get good feedback. There are mixed comments on the viewfinder and image quality. Many are less positive about the reliability and memory.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Samsung SMX-F40 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung SMX-F40

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of Samsung SMX-F40 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Views about the zoom and price are on the whole positive. The design and usability also get good feedback.

portability, usability, design, price, zoom

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Samsung SMX-F40

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 138 user reviews of Samsung SMX-F40 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. People really like the battery and zoom. The portability and price are also mentioned favorably. There are mixed views on the viewfinder and durability. There are some less positive views about the memory and reliability.

usability, price, portability, zoom, battery

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85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Joe Osborne (pcmag.com)

Samsung SMX-F40

 

Samsung's budget camcorder, the SMX-F40, comes with a 680 thousand-pixel CCD sensor and a Schneider Kreuznach with 52x optical zoom.

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Mar, 2011
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Expert review by : Joey (pinoytechblog.com)

Samsung SMX-C20 Review

 

Samsung SMX-C20 is one of Samsung's newest digital camcorder in the market today. It has a compact and lightweight design which makes it easy to carry around and fit in your pocket.

Sep, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Very good for what it is

 

For what it is, this is an excellent product. Viewed on a SD tv set, the picture is really good and equivalent to the $1200 camcorder of 20 years ago which weighed 10 pounds and was so huge with crummy battery life you never brought it along. Even...

Crazy cheap at Newegg for $100...so cheap, you won't worry about it not lasting, getting lost, stolen, broken or sat on ; With an appropriately speedy sdhc, the Standard Definition quality on a standard definition tv is really quite good ; Great...

Not HD and doesn't look great when viewed on HD set ; Not a solid feeling piece of equipment, disposable feel to it

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great for the price

 

I did some experimenting with the different modes and here's what I found: Web modes are 640x480 and TV modes 720x480 regardless of aspect ratio (A/R). Here are the bit rates of each mode and A/R (Web modes are all Std A/R): Web Normal = 4.4Mb/sec Web...

The 52x Optical zoom, of course ; Great price ; The picture is actually quite good when viewed on a computer, but 720x480 is not a standard resolution for TV, so it has to be converted to a standard format for display on a TV. This is what makes the...

Low light performance not so great ; Confusing video mode options (see Other Thoughts for help)

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Super buy.

 

Super camera, can't beat the sale price at 169.00.

The size is a big plus, small but not too small to handle and work the buttons. Nice video quality, takes better indoor video than my other camcorder. Easy to use menus to navigate and understand. I like the zoom and record bottons are on both the fold...

Photo quality is not good at all for me, but maybe I am missing a setting someplace to improve picture quality...not a real con, cause I don't need it for picture taking. Seams a bit light and perhaps not as "sturdy" as I had hoped for, but time will...

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

So far, so good!

 

Was able to take the SD card out and plug it right into my laptop to extract the MP4 files - no need to install Samsung Video software.

Good value. Lots of features for the $. Time lapse is really cool! Sandisk MicroSD with adapter worked fine in the camcorder. Good zoom, decent inside video capability. The unit is small! I got this on a NewEgg promo for right at one hundred bucks

Haven' figured out the capability of High-speed videography feature yet, but maybe it's just me. Doesn't shoot HD video. No eyepiece for battery conservation. Would be nice if the lens shutter (cap) were automated, but for what I paid? I'll open it...

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Little Camcorder

 

Some were complaining that this camcorder doesn't take more than 2gb SD. That is true only if you are using a regular SD card. If you are using a SDHC card you will have NO problems what so ever! Great little camcorder especially at this price!!!

Small & Lightweight ; Super Strong Optical Zoom ; Long Battery Life ; DOES take larger then 2gb SD. Make sure that it's SDHC, and it will take up to 32 or 64 GB, I believe

Anti-Shake technology doesn't seem to work well ; Doesn't work very well in low lights, although you can adjust the lighting on the camcorder

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Camcorder

 

Small size and 4 hours of shooting in highest resolution with a 16 GB card and fully charged battery.Keep in mind the price of this camcorder, there are better but the cost is also much higher.

Does everything I need it to. I have recorded autocross events, college band concerts, and band field shows and it works flawless for me. This is the fourth camcorder I have owned. The 16 GB ADATA SDHC card that I had purchased from newegg works great...

Low light shots could be a tad better

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

A little let down.

 

Great little camera Sucks it'll only take a 2GB memory card. Newegg was very helpful in resolving my issues.

This little camera is very easy to use. The picture quality is great again for it's size. It picks up every little sound during recording, this could be a good thing or bad

I bought this camera and bought a 8GB Sandisk card. It read the card twice then refused to read it. I returned the card and bought a new one, did the same thing. Returned the camera and got a new one. Tried the 8gb card, same thing. Returned the card...

Aug, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great product !

 

Another Eggcelent product from this org. Great service

None so far

Aug, 2010
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