Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Red)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 2.4 x 2.5 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0032UWTIG
• Item model number: SMX-F40RN/XAA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,821 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 6, 2010

Product Description

Color: Red

From the Manufacturer

With its incredible 65x intelli-Zoom (52x Optical Zoom), the Samsung SMX-F40 series give you the ability to bring distant images into forefront focus, enabling you to zoom closer to the action from further away.

Record More Enhanced energy efficiency and advanced power management coming from Samsung 8th generation DSP Solution combine to create a camcorder that gives you over 4 hours and 20 minutes of battery life, ensuring that you can shoot and share for longer.

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Get Closer With its incredible 65x intelli-Zoom (52x Optical Zoom), the Samsung SMX-F40 series give you the ability to bring distant images into forefront focus, enabling you to zoom closer to the action from further away.

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Bigger sensor, better video The Samsung SMX-F40 series use a 1/6” CCD Sensor to enhance image quality. Its extra-large sensor sets it apart from other camcorders in its class and enables you to enjoy higher-quality images.

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Ultimate Companion to your PC intelli-Studio 2.0 is designed to enhance your sense of freedom. Plug & Play PC Software, intelli-Studio 2.0 is built-into the Samsung SMX-F40 series, you can use any PC to view, edit, and upload your memories to the web without software CD.

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USB Battery charging The convenient USB charging gives you flexibility and freedom. Simply connect the Samsung SMX-F40 series to any PC via USB cable and the camcorder will begin recharging, allowing you to enjoy a more mobile lifestyle.

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Record the passing of time The Time-Lapse recording feature captures frames at preset intervals and then arranges them in sequential order to create a video file that condenses an extended period of time into a fraction of the time.

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Face Detection & Auto Focus Advanced Face Detection software ensures that every feature on every face is presented with precision. Capable of automatically tracking and focusing up to 5 faces at a time, it guarantees the clarity and quality of your memories.

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Interactive Thumbnails Unlike most Thumbnail screens, which only show you the first scene in a file, our thumbnails are interactive for your convenience, giving you access to the entire file content without having to enter full playback mode.

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High Quality Photos Capable of taking 2M Pixel digital photos, the Samsung SMX-F40 series give you the best of both worlds. Its high-resolution photo feature allows you to shoot and share the digital experience beyond imagination.

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Specifications

	SMX-F40	SMX-F43	SMX-F44
Image Sensor	1/6" 680K CCD	1/6" 680K CCD	1/6" 680K CCD
Lens	Schneider Kreuznach 65x Intelli-Zoom / 52x optical zoom	Schneider Kreuznach 65x Intelli-Zoom / 52x optical zoom	Schneider Kreuznach 65x Intelli-Zoom / 52x optical zoom
Memory	SD/SDHC card	8GB Built-in memory SD/SDHC card	16GB Built-in memory SD/SDHC card
Video Resolution	720x480/60i	720x480/60i	720x480/60i
Other Features	H.264 compression Time-lapse recording Smart Auto (8 scene modes) Face detection (up to 5 faces)	H.264 compression Time-lapse recording Smart Auto (8 scene modes) Face detection (up to 5 faces)	H.264 compression Time Lapse Recording Smart Auto (8 scene modes) Face detection (up to 5 faces)
Availability	February 2010	March 2010	February 2010

* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
*YouTube is a registered trademark of Google, Inc.

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

219 of 220 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great camcorder at great price, April 13, 2010

By 

R. Malik - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Red) (Electronics)

I want to preface this review with a comment. If you are expecting that this camera is going to put out High Definition quality videos and be amazing in low light situations, then you're looking at the wrong camera. In fact, MOST cameras will have difficulties in low light situations. The camera was not designed for HD, obviously, so that expectation should go out the window.

Overall, the camera is great. Purchased for $165 from Amazon's website at the end of March 2010. The camera has excellent zoom and picks up sound very well. The reason that the camera was purchased was to capture golf shots between friends. It's very lightweight and easily fits within the compartments of our golf carts/bags. It's still a bit big to fit into my pants to the point where I feel comfortable taking a golf shot. Don't get me wrong, it is still small and CAN fit into your pant pockets. I just don't like the feel of it when I take golf shots.

I had considered purchasing the Flip HD and Kodak zi8 (which I do have) and must say that though the form factors on the handheld camcorders is better from a size standpoint, you simply can't beat the benefits of this camera.

For those of you who are concerned about the battery life, let me assure you that the 4.5 hrs of battery life is definitely real. I tested it today since I was skeptical about it as well. This 'concern' came about because the battery indicator light is not designed well and appears to drain faster than it really does. At one point, there were zero bars on the indicator but the camera continued taking video for an additional 45 minutes.

99 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good basic starter camcorder for the price, January 3, 2011

By 

Target Shopaholic (SF, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Black) (Electronics)

Length:: 1:21 Mins

Here's a compilation video of different clips taken under various conditions. We bought this camcorder when it went on sale at a nearby store. To summarize & confirm a couple of complaints:
~ it does have poor quality shots in low light shooting
~ photos are taken in 2M so they're not the best quality either

Things I liked about the camcorder:
* pretty good battery life
* awesome zoom capability
* microphone picks up sound very well
* lightweight, small, comfortable & easy to use
* love the "plug & play" into either a laptop or TV

Overall, for the price, this is a good basic starter camcorder.

97 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Possible Starter Camcorder, May 29, 2010

By 

Karen Joan "Siren" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung F40 Ultra Zoom Camcorder (Black) (Electronics)

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I am very disappointed in the SAMSUNG F40 ULTRA ZOOM CAMCORDER. The A#1 killer is the picture quality. The SAMSUNG F40 ULTRA ZOOM CAMCORDER has 5 quality settings: TV Super Fine, TV Fine, TV Normal, Web Fine, and Web Normal. All of the TV settings give you an image with obviously interleaved scan lines. That results in a very ugly image with jagged lines when you move the camera. When I first saw this, I was incredulous. Maybe I'm just spoiled by my Sanyo camcorder that cost twice as much. When I selected the Web resolutions, the scan lines seemed to disappear or at least were minimized, but the image size and resolution diminished. I tried other settings but nothing helped. On this point alone, I have absolutely no use for the camera.

Some reviewers have suggested that the SAMSUNG F40 ULTRA ZOOM CAMCORDER would be ideal for a teenager's first camcorder. Even on this, I'm torn. On the one hand, it's inexpensive, lightweight, and quite easy to use (even my five year old figured out how to take movies). On the other hand, the image quality is awful. But it IS cheap. Well, a quick scan of competitors reveals that there are even less expensive camcorders (half the price!) that get good reviews AND do full HD.

I really wanted to like this little guy. It has a nice form facter, is very simple to use, and is incredibly light. It might be just right for a kid or someone with a very specific budget. But, at this point I can't even justify keeping it in my glove box in case I see Sasquatch being abducted by Jimmy Hoffa and flying away in a UFO. The picture quality from the SAMSUNG F40 ULTRA ZOOM CAMCORDER is just that bad.

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