Samsung VP-MX10

+ Very light compact and extremely user freindly.

- None to date, although software provided for converting to DVD is not of great quality.

+ I bought the camera for my husband. he had asked for a small camcorder to take to gigs (he is a drummer in a band) He is not great with technical things and the camera seemed simple to use, small, lightweight. My Archery club had recently purchased the same camera and I thought it was just right for what my husband wanted so I got him one.

- The picture quality in poor light is not great but haven't had time to have a look to see if there is a manual setting that will take the poor light into account.

+ Image quality, battery life, size, ease of use all excellent

- No view finder. Manual lens cover annoying - have to manually open the lens after switching on. The h264 compression of the MP4's is very CPU intensive. This makes it very hard currently to work with the digital content on your PC unless you have a very high spec machine. My machine which is a Pentium D Dual core machine with a 256MB NVidia Graphics Card and 2GB memory cannot play the content clearly even though I have tried lots of different codec's and software. Reccomend a very high spec machine if you plan on editing. I have also been unable to find a good solution for batch converting the files to WMV to edit in Microsoft Movie Studio which I really like as a simple editing tool. You can convert files individually using Microsoft's free encoding software but it is anything but simple and not practical for converting lots of files (as you get from a digital camcorder). The software that comes with the player for editing is not that great so you probably want to consider a 3rd party solution such as Adobe Premier Elements. Finally - I had read several reviews but none had made clear that there are 3 versions of this camcorder - this one comes with no onboard memory, whilst their are other versions that come either with 4GB or 8GB onboard. This isnt a big problem as memory prices are dropping but thought it was worth mentioning.

+ The size and shape make it very easy to hold. The use of the camera very easy and the tilt screen excellent. The best bit of it is how easy it is to download footage to the pc or laptop. Of all the cameras we have owned this one is definatley the best and we are actually thinking of buying a second one for the family holiday to Florida later in the year.

- For the price you can not expect the best item out on the market. But we were more than happy with the quality of the item for the amount we paid.

+ Its size makes it handy to carry about. The touch screen is easy to use.

- No on board memory!! This is not made clear in the advertising. The stock lens is very narrow angle. The codex MP4 is not used by any other movie viewers. The supplied software including the movie viewer is not very user friendly. The supplied viewer will not work with any analysing software. This camera although state of the art is not at all suitable for use in the golf industry. I do not recommend it.

+ Fantastic HD Picture quality when put through my Samsung 32'' LCD TV via the HDMI input, also the ability to capture photos from the film is great as well. A superb Camcorder worth every penny

- None yet

+ Nice and small and light, fits easily into handbag. Very good value for money. Great for holidays, days out etc because of it's compact size.

- doesn't default to easy shoot - you have to go through settings each time you switch on to put it back to point ans shoot mode. I didn't think it was very good in low light conditions either.

+ Cheap and easy to use its a great little camcorder for taking on nights out and into situations where you wouldnt want to risk loosing/breaking a pricier model. The software that it comes with is pretty straight forward and if you cant use that then just save them and play your footage in media player. The picture quality in most light conditions is good and for the price you cant expect anymore.

- The picture quality in snow conditions is not great and it struggles with really fast moving subjects.

+ Very compact and lightweight. Excellent picture quality on playback, this was on a 42" HD ready LCD. Menus are very easy to navigate on the touch screen LCD.

- Battery needs charging fairly frequently, but you have a countdown on screen which is very accurate, so at least you wont be taken by surprise when the battery goes.

+ Bought this because of its ease of use and size. Was not disappointed as its operations are straightforward and it can comfortably be held in one hand while filming. It is also simple to transfer the video clips onto the computer using the Windows Operating System.

- So far I have not discovered any bad points although I realise that it does not have the features of a more expensive video camera i.e. high definition.

+ With the anti shake it is really easy to get a good result. The 34x optical zoom is amazing.

- for the price and quality I don't think there are any.

+ gyreat picture quality easy to use

- could do with a second battery

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- very hard to down load not got much memory sorry i got this item just wish i knew more about other camcorders out there feel as if i have been coned

+ Value for money

- Unfortunately not Mac compatible (only discovered after purchasing). A little longer than most of the new camcorders.

+ It's a just a camcorder it does exactly what it say on the box. 34x optical zoom is great for close up of wildlife. Weight allows wife to carry it around with herself all the time so as never to miss an opportunity to record our 14month olds havoc. Cheap SDHC memory 4Gb 17.99 provides plenty of time for recording.

- Not many effecting it's overall use. Has wide screen, but only records in 4:3 ( doesn't bother us ). Have to install a separate windows codec for video playback.

+ Easy to use Small Special effects PC software included Great sound quality

- Can't take stills No built in memory

+ Image quality fantatsic (better than expected in low light), easy to use, very lightweight, very trendy piano black design

- Battery life a bit weak, and MPEG 4 format not designed for windows (editing problems)

+ Good interface and image quality for the price and looks much sleeker than most of the top end cameras. Very easy to use and is perfect for the amateur who doesn't know about things like exposure and what not.

- Is very inefficient with memory, where a minute of video is about 36mb. This can be rapidly reduced with a computer but not with the camera alone, which can be a nuisance if your on holiday. I also found that occasionally the camera couldn't access the whole card, saying 'card error', that went away when I deleted some videos, even though I had over a gb left. Finally, it is virtually useless in the dark and almost nothing can be seen.

+ Very compact and easy to use.

- Requires a good quality computer with high end graphics card to use the software video editing package included.

+ Memory card camcorder easy to copy to computer or dvd. Nice and comfortable to hold widescreen recording as well,very light easy to use nice touch screen,swivel handle may come in handy .Very happy with picture even on a 42 inch screen looks good for the price this is a great camera really happy there are a few probs but its a small compomise seeing as this is a great camera its better suited for holiday as well due to its size.

- Not the best camera for low light conditions not the worst either,may not fit well in all hands when grip is swiveled unable to reach record button.Lens shutter has to be moved manualy very annoying and difficult to find if in a hurry should be automatic,worse camcorder case iv'e had buy a better one

+ Fantastic image quality, light weight and extreamly easy to use.

- Slight flicker when using easy Q, manual lens cover, not briliant in low light conditions

+ Easy to use. Up to 4 hours on 4GB SD card.

- Picture quality best on premium setting - less recording time on this setting.

+ Good looks & price

- Picture quilty

+ fantastic value and great when viewed on a 1080 TV

- the image software is a bit clunky to use

+ Ease of use

- Image quality

+ software for editing is good once you get your head round it. good zoom and very light, you dont neeed a degree to work it.

- little electronic noise on film when you zoom in and out, can only be heard when there is no noise on film though. as said before software is a little complicated at first

+ Size, quality and ease of use

- Not found any yet

+ good power for less money :-)

- manual lens cover before taking a picture is necessary to change the cammera mode... it is not "push and go" switching the LED light is somewhere in menu (I havent found any button yet)

+ Size, weight and ease of use

- None for the price

+ For this sort of money, the product you're buying is worth the purchase. OK, so the quality isn't amazing compared to the high-end products available with their HD quality; but it's good for the price and the images I've recorded have been great so far. The sound quality's nice and clear too. It's also superlight which was a pleasant suprise.

- It's not HD quality, but it is good.

+ Small & very easy to use

- Battery life only 2 hours

+ very good camcorder

- if you are left handed you cannot use it!

+ ease of use, weight, recording to memory - all quite easy

- user's manual is a bit difficult and could have been put in easier terms

+ Light and easy to use.

- Software for edit/DVD making is in need of improvement

+ After a very quick instructional session from me at the wedding venue, my nephew was able to operate the camera for my daughter's wedding on the day.

- I have, as yet, found no bad points regarding the camera.

+ Easy to use, great picture, small and compact

- Battery life is average, no in built memory - needs SDHC card so remember to get one when you purchase it

+ It's very compact, fairly simple to use and the software that comes with it is excellent.

- The image quality isn't fantastic but for the money I'd say it was as good as you'll get.

+ light, compact and easy to use. battery life good. on normal quality go a whopping 14 hours video time from an 8 gig sdhc card

- night shooting poor

+ Found this camcorder excellent to use

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+ light, touch controls, cheap.

- poor battery life, poor low light fuction.

+ Long battery standby, quick to start up.

- Memory cards not cheap

+ 100%

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+ The camera fits easily into the hand and can be operated during activities. I bought it to film my kids skiing, and was able to follow them with good results.

- The lens cap isn't integral, which means that you can't just turn on and go.

+ great picture quality

- too fidgety, short battery life

+ great touch screen making it easy to use good quality hd small and light

- poor battery life

+ size, ease of use

- not sure the play back quality on a large screen is a good as we would have liked, but that may be our lack of technical knowledge..

+ A compact easy to use fun camera

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+ Good value for the price

- Focus can be slow when zooming in. No wide screen play back to computer or television

+ Small, light, great value

- Image quality is not high, but didn't expect it to be....it's a cheap, compact 'everyday' digi camcorder

+ small, lightweight and easy to use

- have not found any yet

+ compact, light, easy to use and reasonable price

- haven't found any bad points yet

+ easy to use, excellent quality picture. Battery life not bad, although am contemplating buying another battery! Small light and very simple to use.

- The lens cap is a pain!!

+ nice looking, good image quality and other digital features. Overall a pretty decent product :D thumbs up!

- Not really worth its price. a bit expensive. maybe u shud lower the price and send me back a bit of the money :D lol

+ Lightweight easy to use

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