Samsung Brings Video To Life With Its Strongest Camcorder Line-Up Yet
Samsung makes recording and sharing amazing video easy for everyone with three new camcorders, led by the family-friendly and ultra-connected QF20
CES, Las Vegas, USA - January 9th, 2012 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has today announced the latest additions to its family of Smart camcorders, offering a range of innovative features that appeal to film-makers of all abilities and ambitions. The new line up forms Samsung’s range of Smart camcorders that revolutionise the shooting, storing and sharing of movies with their ability to store images directly to the cloud, access them anywhere in the world and instantly share with friends on social networking sites.
Flexible family fun with the Q20/QF20
The Q20 follows on from the popular and innovative Q10, incorporating the new Switch Grip 2 which now includes Vertical Recording, increasing flexibility with the ability to record from three angles. The Switch Grip means that however the camcorder is held, the G-magnetic sensor inside recognises the angle and will turn LCD display accordingly making it easier to see and control recording from every angle. The Smart QF20 also boasts the capability to upload and share content instantly through built in Wi-Fi, whilst the Auto-Backup function ensures all memories are secured and saved to your chosen PC.
The Q20’s stylish slim and portable design houses 1080i Full HD recording, 20x optical zoom and creative functions. Ideal for busy young families, it’s a lightweight and easy-to-use on-the-go companion. Samsung’s new ‘Shake It’ feature incorporated in the Q20 gives an extra sense of fun to family movies, allowing artistic effects to be added randomly with a simple shake of the camera whilst the Art time lapse effects including reverse time lapse allows anyone to unleash their creative side! Meanwhile the camcorder’s One Touch recording function and touch-LCD screen make it easier than ever to control your recording and editing whilst on the move.
The all-terrain W300/W350 for extreme shots in extreme conditions
The W300 is the latest in Samsung’s rugged range of pocket camcorders, designed as the ideal companion for sports and outdoors enthusiasts. With its dust proof design and ability to be submerged in up to five metres of water and remain shock-proof from heights of up to two meters it is ideal for capturing all of the action and adventure of an outdoor lifestyle in 1080/30p full HD video. Its innovative range of features make it perfectly suited to extreme use, for example the optional floating bumper featured in the W350 enables the user to film whilst floating the camcorder on top of water. The 5M BSI CMOS Sensor and F2.2 Bright Lens also facilitate low-light shooting for high quality images. Whilst the addition of Switch Grip on the W350 means that video footage remains upright, whether you’re whitewater rafting or skydiving!
Fun family moments in HD with the F80
The F80 is a family-friendly option that can shoot movies in HD with upgraded image quality in an affordable and stylish package. Full of intelligent features and powered by HDMI, the F80 has 52x optical zoom and 65x intelli-zoom, so will bring you even closer to the family action. The F80 also features 1280 x 720 30p recording for smooth and clear video capturing in bright detail on the 1/3.2" 5 Megapixel CMOS Sensor as well as 1080i video upscaling via HDMI. In addition to this, the F80 allows you to add a soundtrack to your videos using the Smart Background Music II feature to make your movies truly memorable.
Nick White, Head of the Digital Imaging, Samsung UK, said, “Our latest camcorder line-up is our strongest yet, offering the perfect camcorder for every lifestyle and budget. With the new QF20 we’re delighted to be able to offer Smart capabilities to make shooting, sharing and saving people's special memories easier than ever. Whether it’s for an active family, outdoors enthusiast or budding director, each camcorder in our range offers stand-out design and functions to make creativity come alive.”
Create memories that are works of art
Each camcorder in Samsung’s new line-up offers creative options to easily bring your movies to life without the need for editing experience or even a computer! My Clip, a feature found across the whole range, is a simple way to bookmark the most important parts of the action as they happen so that you can pick the best moments for an instantly edited ‘highlights’ montage. The upgraded Smart BGM II (Background Music) adds atmosphere to movies by letting you sync your music, automatically adjusting volume under or over your video clip. All the camcorders also feature brilliant still shots – for moments when only a snapshot will do!
