Samsung Unveils First Camcorders With Solid-State Drives

Samsung Unveils First Camcorders With Solid-State Drives

Samsung on Wednesday introduced five high-definition camcorders, three of them the company claims are the first to use internal solid-state drives.

The camcorders, introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, include the HMX-H106, HMX-H105, and HMX-H104, which have storage capacities of 64 GB, 32 GB, and 16 GB, respectively. In terms of recording times, the largest drive holds 12 hours of high-definition video, the middle drive six hours, and the smallest device three hours.



In addition, Samsung unveiled its second-generation compact camcorder that can record in the format and resolution required by YouTube, resulting in faster upload times to the online video network. The SMX-F34 differs from the previous generation in that it can also take digital still photos.