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Samsung pushing out five new digital camcorders
By Arun Venkatesan
Samsung just released 6 new camcorder models the HMX-H100, HMX-H104, HMX-
H105 and HMX-H106 HD cams, SMX-F34 YouTube cam and the HMX-R10 CMOS-
based HD camcorder.
The new H series camcorders are all identical except for built-in storage. The H100
comes with no built-in storage, the H104 and H105 ship with 16GB and 32GB SSDs
respectively and the flagship H106 comes with a 64GB SSD built-in. The H106 will
be available in April and the others in March.
Here is what is common accross the line:
Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan optics with 10x zoom and image stabilization
2.7″ LCD touch screen
SDHC slot
1080i, 720p, 480p and time lapse recording
4.7 megapixel still photos
H.264 compression
HDMI, component and composite out
strobe flash and remote control
The SMX-F34 is specifically made for recording videos for YouTube. It will be
available this spring in black, red, silver and blue. Here are the stats:
680K pixel CCD

34x optical zoom
2.7″ LCD
16GB internal flash memory and SDHC expansion
USB 2.0 and AV inputs/ouputs
720×480 video with H.264 compression
800×600 still photos
The HMX-R10 is a CMOS based HD camcorder that is supposed to be more
conformable to hold. The lens is angled at 25 degrees so that it can be held in a
more relaxed manner. It should be available this summer. More detals:
9 megapixel CMOS (9 megapixel still images)
5x optical zoom
SDHC expansion
HDMI, component and composite out