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Samsung HMX-QF30

Samsung HMX-QF30

137 reviews

Apr, 2024

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usability (16)
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image quality (7)
portability (6)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 137 reviews of Samsung HMX-QF30. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and image quality. The size and price also get good views, whereas there are some mixed comments about the zoom.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Samsung HMX-QF30 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung HMX-QF30

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Samsung HMX-QF30 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the portability and zoom. The image quality and usability also get good feedback.

price, usability, image quality, zoom, portability

67% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Les Shu (digitaltrends.com)

Samsung HMX-QF30 Review

The QF30 is for those looking for an affordable solution and who are willing to overlook some quirks and average video quality, but keep your expectations low

For a budget camcorder, we kept our expectations low, so we weren’t overly surprised by the performance. What did surprise us was how mediocre it performed against our iPhone. Sure, you can enable optical zoom with image stabilization, but that’s a...

May, 2013

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Expert review by : Brendan Nystedt (reviewed.com)

Samsung QF30

Samsung's latest pocket camcorder goes too far in its quest for ease of use.

Not good enough to garner a recommendation

Jul, 2013

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Expert review by : James Morris (trustedreviews.com)

Samsung HMX-QF30

Good luck finding a better camcorder for less than this £250 beauty.

Good image quality for the price ; Optical image stabilisation ; WiFi features

Limited manual settings ; No zoom rocker

That is about it for manual options, although there are quite a few other special settings to play with, including a wide range of digital effects, which Samsung calls Art Film. There is also a time-lapse option that provides intervals between 0.1 and...

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Andrew Unsworth (expertreviews.co.uk)

Samsung HMX-QF30 review

So-so video quality, but the HMX-QF30 has a fairly low price and Wi-Fi connectivity

If you already have the HMX-QF20, the HMX-QF30 probably isn’t worth the upgrade, but if you simply want a cheap Wi-Fi-enabled camcorder it could be a good buy, especially if you’re shooting quick footage for the web. There’s a lot of compression and...

May, 2013