Samsung today unveiled their latest S and F range of camcorders at CES 2010. The S series of Camcorders offer integrated Wi-fi connectivity and support DLNA as well. The S series of camcorder will be the first in the market to support Wi-fi and DLNA. Samsung also announced the F series of camcorders which have ultra zoom capability of up to 65x! ![]()
The F series has 3 models namely SMX-F40, SMX-F43 and SMX-F44. All the 3 models feature Samsung’s Schneider Kreuznach lens and can record videos in 720p resolution as well. They also have 52x optical zoom level alongside the 65x digital zoom. Face detection of up to 5 faces is also present. The models of the camcorder in the new S series are HMX-S10, HMX-S15 and HMX-S16. These 3 camcorders currently represent the bestHD camcorders Samsung has to offer in the market right now. All the 3 camcorders from the S series, feature the new proprietary Victoria Engine processor from Samsung. The HMX-S15 and S16 models feature a 32GB and 64GB SSD respectively for storing the captured videos and pictures, while all other camcorders including the ones in F series, have a SD/SDHC slot.
Here are the specifications of the S series camcorders -:
- HMX-S10
1/2.310-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor
Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan HD
18x Intelli-Zoom/15x optical zoom lens
Optical image stabilizer
SD/SDHC memory card slot
H.264 compression
HD Time-lapse recording
Victoria Engine Processor
3D GUI
Super Slow Motion
Storyboard Printing - HMX-S15
1/2.310-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor
Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan HD
18x Intelli-Zoom/15x optical zoom lens
Optical image stabilizer
SD/SDHC memory card slot
32GB SSD
Wi-Fi and DLNA connectivity
H.264 compression
HD Time-lapse recording
Victoria Engine Processor
3D GUI
Super Slow Motion
Storyboard Printing - HMX-S16
1/2.310-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor
Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan HD
18x Intelli-Zoom/15x optical zoom lens
Optical image stabilizer
SD/SDHC memory card slot
64GB SSD
Wi-Fi and DLNA connectivity
H.264 compression
HD Time-lapse recording
Victoria Engine Processor
3D GUI
Super Slow Motion
Storyboard Printing
The specifications of the F series camcorders are as follows -:
- SMX-F40
Image sensor: 1/6″ 680K CCD
Schneider Kreuznach lens
65x Intelli-Zoom/52x optical zoom
SD/SDHC memory card slot
720 x 480 (60i)
H.264 compression
Time-lapse recording
Smart Auto (8 scene modes)
Face detection (up to 5 faces) - SMX-F43
Image sensor: 1/6″ 680K CCD
Schneider Kreuznach lens
65x Intelli-Zoom/52x optical zoom
SD/SDHC memory card slot
8GB internal memory
720 x 480 (60i)
H.264 compression
Time-lapse recording
Smart Auto (8 scene modes)
Face detection (up to 5 faces) - SMX-F44
Image sensor: 1/6″ 680K CCD
Schneider Kreuznach lens
65x Intelli-Zoom/52x optical zoom
SD/SDHC memory card slot
16GB internal memory
720 x 480 (60i)
H.264 compression
Time-lapse recording
Smart Auto (8 scene modes)
Face detection (up to 5 faces)


