The touch pad is used to call up a series of pull-down menus that are used to adjust various parameters, such as video resolution, backlight function, digital effects (such as black and white, and sepia), plus three iScene Modes (auto, sports, beach/snow). Other times, you have to press the touch pad repeatedly to get a reaction. Sometimes, the touch control system seems so sensitive that, if you simply breathe on the HMX-U10, it activates something. But while we can forgive Samsung for adopting this mode operation, the same can’t be said for the HMX-U10’s touch pad and menu system it is awfully frustrating to use. The system works pretty well, but your eyes are naturally drawn towards a large OK logo on the back, which seems a more natural target to go for. You simply press one of the buttons to initiate recording or playback. Below the LCD screen are three buttons for video recording, playback and photo shooting.
Power-on to video recording takes around five seconds. The back of the camcorder is dominated by a 2in LCD screen composed of 154,000 dots.
Battery life is given at 90 minutes for recording, but in use it’s closer to 70 minutes. You can also recharge the battery from the mains or USB. Samsung has supplied the HMX-U10 with some useful features, including built-in Intelli-studio software (Windows only) which offers in-camera editing facilities and YouTube video uploading. Incidentally, video is recorded in H.264 MPEG-4 AVC format and JPEG is used for still images.
The HMX-U10 also shoots still images and there are six photo resolutions on offer, from 10Mp to 2Mp. You can also record in SD quality (720 x 480/60p), and in slow motion in QVGA resolution at 120fps.įurthermore, you can select the level of compression, and there’s a time-lapse facility too, with a maximum 30 seconds recording interval. The HMX-U10 offers a wide, some might say, bewildering choice of shooting options. The camera features a 1/2.3-inch CMOS chip with a 10Mp resolution, plus a fixed focus f/3.0 lens. In practice, it makes little difference to how the HMX-U10 handles, but it certainly ensures that this pocket camcorder stands out from the rest. It also sports a 7-degree bend in its body, which Samsung says makes it more ergonomically-friendly. Samsung's me too Youtuber cam, the HMX-U10įirst impressions are good: the HMX-U10 is compact, sleek, stylish, and from the back, could easily be mistaken for an upmarket MP3 player.
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