Samsung SC-HMX20C Camcorder

The SC-HMX20C’s flash-based design features Full HD and a 1080p mode with 30 frames-per-second recording capability,  makeing this camcorder compact and easy-to-use. It is one of the sleekest-looking camcorders around. Even in a crowded field of camcorders, its eye-catching, bulletlike form is sure to turn heads.

The SC-HMX20C’s outstanding performance is the result of cutting-edge design coupled with innovative technologies in HD recording. The SC-HMX20C features a 6.4-megapixel CMOS with electronic image stabilization so even action-packed scenes come through with clarity. Featuring an HDMI-CEC (Anynet+) high-quality connection to HDTVs and other devices, consumers can easily control the camcorder through their Samsung HDTV remote while viewing movies.

The camera has a 0.55-inch CMOS sensor and doesn’t do AVCHD. Instead, it records high-definition video as 1920-by-1080-pixel H.264/MPEG-4 AVC files at three different quality settings: Normal, Fine, and Super Fine.

The Samsung camcorder’s 2.7-inch LCD touch screen makes menu navigation easy, and the unit’s clever Quick Menu button gives users fast context-based access to common modes. For example, if you’re recording video, you can press Quick Menu to call up a convenient display of controls for storage, resolution, white balance, focus, exposure, and shutter setting.

The included 8GB of internal flash memory holds about 70 minutes of high-def video recorded at the highest quality setting, and you can add SDHC or MMC+ cards to extend recording times. The camera can capture HD content at either 60i (60 interlaced fields per second) or 30p (30 progressive frames per second), but unfortunately it doesn’t support the filmlike 24p rate.

The camcorder has the standard array of outputs, including HDMI, component analog, and USB. Samsung bundles the adequate CyberLink DVD Suite software for editing on Windows