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Samsung HMX-R10 Camcorder

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Description

The HMX-R10 is a nice compact pill-shaped 1080p camcorder. I got mine used for under $20.

Pros

  • Clean HDMI out
  • Good close-up focus, down to a few inches from subject

Cons

  • Bad default settings: annoying chimes, goes into demo mode if left alone
  • No audio out on HDMI (may be defect/damage to my unit, see Notes)
  • Sensor is a bit noisy in dim light, but this is easy to mitigate

Meh

  • Touchscreen only menus despite the little screen

Notes

  • My unit has no audio out over HDMI. The manual indicates it should produce audio during playback. I don't know if my unit is defective/damaged as nothing else seems to be an issue.

Settings

Quick rundown of settings by page, only noting the ones I change from default.

Quick Menu

Quick Menu is a button that lets you access 4 settings. I make them:

TODO: find more useful things to put here

  1. Focus (default)

Recording Menu

Page 1

White Balance
Somewhat torn between Auto, Fluorescent, and Custom WB.

Page 6

Guideline
Use 3x3 Grid

Settings Menu

Page 2

Date Type
Y-M-D
Time Type
24 Hour

Page 3

Auto LCD Off
Off, want LCD on since I record from HDMI out
Beep Sound
Off, disables the startup and touchscreen sounds

Page 4

Shutter Sound
Off
Quick On STBY
Off, not useful for my stationary recording setup

Page 6

TV Display
Off, disables OSD on HDMI output
REC Lamp
Off

Page 7

Demo
Off, terrible default