Samsung U10 Full HD Ultra Compact Camcorder – Silver (1920 x 1080 x 30p Full HD video, 10MP Still Image) 2 inch Screen
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at
5:03 am
Life’s greatest moments are meant to be shared. You can share them as soon as they happen with the U10. Whether you’ve got hilarious video from last night’s party or just captured a baby’s first steps, you can post the results immediately – on any PC, anywhere – with just the press of a button. The U10′s embedded software does the rest. And with a slim, ergonomic design, the go-anywhere U10 feels as comfortable in your hand as a pocket of air. The U10 wasn’t merely designed to fit in your hand, it was desig…… more >>
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Review by D. Pringle for Samsung U10 Full HD Ultra Compact Camcorder – Silver (1920 x 1080 x 30p Full HD video, 10MP Still Image) 2 inch Screen
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Having used this product for a couple of days now in different testing conditions I can state that this extremely compact handheld unit certainly records and delivers an excellent picture on both internal screen, PC screens and directly on a Panasonic 42 HD TV via the supplied cable. I have recorded under strip lights, night time, bright sunshine, indoors etc – results are all consistently good and the auto exposure adjusts quickly. (I have not tried sports nor snow/ beach settings however.) Audio is not bad either but clearly not up to units costs 5 X the price. A number of reviewers have complained elsewhere about the touch sensitive buttons on the rear used to navigate across menus. The buttons and menus are however easy to understand and use, particularly, if you are used to using something like an I Touch. (I recommend using your thumb rather than other finger tips.) The build in software loads automatically and allows for good basic movie editing providing your PC is up to it. You’ll not need anything else unless you aspire to greatness. You can split files on the unit itself but this is the extent of the editing features available on board.
In summary – a great handheld for the price with a stunning HD pictures on HD TV possible direct from the unit! A great holiday or party tool! People looking for a replacement for a full sized camera will however want to try it our for themselves before buying. Delivers what it says on the box
Review by MacAvity for Samsung U10 Full HD Ultra Compact Camcorder – Silver (1920 x 1080 x 30p Full HD video, 10MP Still Image) 2 inch Screen
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It might not be an issue for most people. But editing the files produced by this camcorder in an NLE application might prove difficult. The most successful NLE I have used so far is Serif’s MoviePlus X3. But it won’t render the U10′s highest res files out to 1920×1080 MP4s or even 1440×1080 MP4s. Sony’s Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9.0b does this okay. But if the files are longer than about five minutes the program crashes for no apparent reason. I believe others have experienced the same problem with MP4/AVCHD files in VMSP 9.0b. So it’s probably nothing to do with the Sammy U10. However, since this camcorder is an NTSC video device, if you have installed Corel Video Studio Pro X2 on your PC as a PAL application then it will not import the U10 files AT ALL. It will only do so if you have installed CVSPX2 as an NTSC application. The other thing I’ve noticed is that the U10 adds an extra frame or two of audio at the end of each clip. These must be trimmed back in your editing software to avoid audio glitches at the edit points. Not a massive deal. But worth mentioning because it’s an odd feature of the camcorder.
Yet, to be fair, the Sammy U10 is not aimed at video editing buffs. As a simple HD point-and-shoot device it is excellent value and produces brilliant 10MP stills. Just so long as you realise that if your video clips need any post-production before uploading to an online sharing service, there could be major hassle in store. I would have given the U10 five stars if it had been better at coping with low-light situations. Sadly it does not. The images are a tad too dark and grainy for my taste compared to those produced under the same sorts of lighting conditions by a similar product currently on the market.
Mind you, that costs about forty quid more. So the Samsung HMX-U10 is the best overall choice for those on a tight budget.
Incidentally – you’ll need a class 6 (or above) SD card for this unit. Due to the high data rates, slower cards will produce jerky video. Amazon sells an inexpensive 16GB ByteStor card that is perfect for the U10.
Review by Mr. C. Wilson for Samsung U10 Full HD Ultra Compact Camcorder – Silver (1920 x 1080 x 30p Full HD video, 10MP Still Image) 2 inch Screen
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The HD camcorder wasnt amazing quality at all, in fact i have a cannon camera which records HD movies and the samsung is no where near the quality of the cannon!
And as for the the pictures the samsung takes… when using the backlight option, pictures appear blurred and the quality of the snapshots is very low!
not impressed!!!!
the camera itself is very cheap and plasticy!
Review by V. Doherty for Samsung U10 Full HD Ultra Compact Camcorder – Silver (1920 x 1080 x 30p Full HD video, 10MP Still Image) 2 inch Screen
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I bought this for my husband for Christmas and he LOVES it. It’s so compact and the video and camera quality is really good. would recommend it to anyone.
Review by Going Traditional for Samsung U10 Full HD Ultra Compact Camcorder – Silver (1920 x 1080 x 30p Full HD video, 10MP Still Image) 2 inch Screen
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Beautiful to look at, sleek in design and weighs about the same as a mobile phone. Very easy to use but absolutely hopeless in artificial light -unless it’s extremely bright.
Also, you need an extremely fast SDHC card to make best use of the High Definition; I ended up buying the Sandisk Extreme 8 GB memory card which transfers 20 MB per second (so handles HD pretty well). The Intelli-studio editing software that comes with the camcorder is straightforward to use but does little more than your basic editing -so don’t go getting excited and expecting “Adobe Premiere 2.0″ or anything!
I’d recommend this product for filming out-doors and in good light -so it would be perfect for a holiday in the sun. Plus the charger can be used worldwide, you only need an adaptor plug (I read that in the user manual which comes with the item as a CD ROM).