Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Red)
by Samsung
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Manufacturer: SamsungFormat: CD
Release Date: 2010-02-26
Model: SMX-F40RN/XAA
Color: Red
Product features:
- 65x Intelli-Zoom/52x Optical Zoom
- Long Battery Life (4Hr 20Min)
- Time Lapse recording
- IntelliStudio 2/0 (Built In PC Software)
- Animated Thumbnail
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Red)
Customer Review: Awesome Camcorder!
Summary: 5 Stars
I like it. I took my time in looking around for a camcorder. I was looking for something under 100 bucks. But they all had so-so reviews, and not all the features I wanted so I upped my criteria. 100-150 range. OK. Looked at many models. I always like this camera from seeing it on another site. But the reviews there were so-so, and here a little better. But not much, but I liked this camera, it has an awesome zoom function! So, I went to you tube dot com, and looked at Samsung F40 test videos. WOW! Sold me. One guy is on one side of a lake, on the other shore about 1/4 mile+ you can only see trees and a dark area between trees and shore. He zooms in, and in, and in, and soon you see a white object, then a green object, and a little closer....it is his young son throwing rocks in the lake, or river, his wife is sitting up against the bank under the trees, but you can make her out easily. Then he Zooms back out to normal. You can't see anything but trees and shore. AWESOME DEMONSTRATION!!!
I did my own test on a Fir tree 1/4 mile away, you can see the top like it is across the street, almost as good as a pair of Binoculars! At high mag is very difficult to stay on target!!! Especially in 65 power digital zoom. Not all features work with all the other features, or modes. Digital Zoom does not work with Anti-shake on, and some others. A tripod REALLY HELPS!!!!
This camera accepts SDHC cards, I got a 16gb card, translates to 10.5 hours of video in the TV Normal mode, has 5 modes, TV Superfine, TV fine, TV Normal, Web Fine, Web Normal, Web is 640x480 vga, The others are 720x480 Normal DVD size. An 8gb card is 5hr 21min in TV normal, plenty for my purpose, so I will use the 16gb for movies in my multi media player. Will hold 6271 pictures at High Def. 1696 x 960. Widescreen 16:9. and 9999 at 848x480. Also has 4:3 mode.
THIS IS NOT AN HD VIDEO CAMCORDER! It is 720x480 Which is normal DVD quality. Good enough for my purpose. However has Hi res 2mp still pics.
Camera has dozens of features, both automatic and manual. Slide show, with music, etc... settings galore and too numerous to mention here. See the specifications above, or go to the Samsung website.
Very happy with the deal, I got it before the price went up! $121.00
ADDED March 21, 2011...
On the 20th, I did a Martial Arts Seminar. With an 8gb Mini SD card in an adapter. 321min available. I used 7gb of the 7.7gb free, (I had a few pictures on it already.) I had 47 minutes left of video unused. I recorded 4.566666 hours! I had it plugged into the wall, I thought it would be OK, generally the light goes on and stays green when plugged in, but it was orange at the end of the seminar. When I checked my battery this morning to view my video, the battery indicator was not showing a bar. So I don't know what happened there, maybe I left it on and it went into sleep mode or something, I was so tired, I just don't know. Fortunately, I got everything, and it worked out just fine. I used it on a tripod, and did not use any zoom, or special features.
One thing about editing. The camera only does video clips up to 2gb. Because of the FAT 32 Format. When that limit is reached it starts a new file. Well, when your card is full, you cannot use the COMBINE function. So you have to download to the computer and probably convert to MPG and then edit and combine. Nothing I was not already doing. I use TMPGenc DVD Author 3. It accepts MP4 files and will auto-convert to VOB for your DVD. You can also edit clips from within the program, then burn.
Definitely get a CLASS 6 or better card. It took quite a while to transfer files to the computer. Class 4 would take even longer, and you can forget Class 2!!!
So, this camera is a good one. It did a great job for not being HD. I got nice, clear video, and it picked up the sound even when I was 10+ feet away.
My considered opinion.
Description of Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Red)
The Samsung SMX-F40RN/XAA Digital Memory Camcorder gives you the best of both worlds. Its high-resolution photo feature allows you to shoot and share the digital experience beyond imagination.Camcorders
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