Samsung HMX-W300 Product Specs
Samsung's waterproof pocket camcorder returns with the HMX-W300, successor to last year's award-winning HMX-W200 (our pick for best budget model in 2011). Samsung didn't change much with the new camcorder, so if you were hoping for wild innovation, you should prepare yourself for disappointment. But, like its predecessor, the W300 is still a very good camcorder with a budget-friendly price tag of just $159.
| Samsung HMX-W300- Specs | |
|---|---|
| Original Price | 159.99 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Format | flash memory |
| Class | Consumer |
| HD | Yes |
| General Type | Ultracompact |
| Image Stabilization | Digital |
| 3D Capable | No |
| HD Video Format | H.264 |
| Frame Rate(s) | 30p |
| Primary Audio Format | AAC Stereo |
| Primary Media | Memory Card |
| Secondary Media | None |
| Tertiary Media | None |
| Memory Card Type | MicroSD |
| Recording Quality Option(s) | 1080p, 720p |
| Recording Media | Memory Card |
| Zoom Control Type(s) | buttons |
| Optical Zoom | 1 x |
| Digital Zoom | 3 x |
| Manual Focus | No |
| Focus Assist / Peaking | No |
| Manual Exposure | No |
| Manual Aperture | No |
| Manual Shutter Speed | No |
| Manual White Balance | No |
| White Balance Presets | daylight, cloudy, fluorescent, tungsten |
| Manual Gain | No |
| Manual Noise Reduction | No |
| Audio Dubbing | No |
| Auto / Easy Mode | Yes |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| Color / Image Control(s) | Smart Filters: vignetting, fish-eye, retro, classic, negative, dazzle, noir, western |
| Other Manual Control(s) | backlight compensation |
| Still-Video Hybrid | Yes |
| Still Image Resolution(s) | 5MP (2592 x 1944) / 4:33MP (2048 x 1536) / 4:32MP (1920 x 1080) / 16:9 VGA (640 x 480) / 4:3 |
| Still Image Quality Option(s) | super fine |
| Flash | No |
| Simultaneous Video / Still Recording | No |
| Manual ISO | No |
| Continuous Shot | No |
| Bracketing | No |
| Body Type | upright |
| Width (mm) | 60.00 mm |
| Height (mm) | 112.00 mm |
| Length (mm) | 17.80 mm |
| Body Color(s) | red, orange, black |
| LCD Size (inches) | 2.30 in. |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) | 230000 pixels |
| Touch Screen | No |
| Viewfinder | No |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster | No |
| Video Light | No |
| Waterproof | Waterproof |
| Waterproof Maximum Depth | 16.00 meters |
| Composite (RCA) output | No |
| Composite (RCA) input | No |
| FireWire | No |
| Audio-only AV input | No |
| S-Video | No |
| USB | Yes |
| Component output | No |
| Component input | No |
| HDMI | Yes |
| Headphone output | No |
| External Microphone input | No |
| LANC / Control L | No |
| BNC | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Cold) | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Hot) | No |
| Included Wireless Remote | No |
| WiFi | No |
| GPS | No |
| DC Power | No |
| Docking Station | No |
| Card Slot 1 | microSD/SDHC |
| Replaces | HMX-W200 |
| Samsung HMX-W300 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Score | Weighting | |
| Color Score | 5.64 | 2.0 | |
| Noise Score | 10.12 | 1.0 | |
| Wide Angle Score | 8.40 | 0.8 | |
| Motion Score | 5.90 | 1.0 | |
| Video Sharpness Score | 11.66 | 4.0 | |
| Low Light Color Score | 9.05 | 1.25 | |
| Low Light Sensitivity Score | 9.04 | 1.5 | |
| Low Light Noise Score | 11.70 | 1.25 | |
| Compression Score | 5.75 | 1.0 | |
| Media Score | 4.00 | 1.5 | |
| Editing Score | 9.25 | 0.75 | |
| Auto Mode Score | 6.50 | 0.5 | |
| Zoom Score | 3.00 | 0.75 | |
| White Balance Score | 3.00 | 0.55 | |
| Other Manual Controls Score | 1.00 | 0.5 | |
| Still Features Score | 7.10 | 0.8 | |
| Ease of Use Score | 6.50 | 1.25 | |
| Handling Score | 7.70 | 1.25 | |
| Portability Score | 10.97 | 0.8 | |
| Battery Life Score | 5.60 | 1.0 | |
| LCD & Viewfinder Score | 6.03 | 0.6 | |
| Menus Score | 5.00 | 1.0 | |
| Playback Score | 4.25 | 0.3 | |
| Connectivity Score | 1.38 | 0.8 | |
| Audio Features Score | 2.25 | 1.0 | |
| Other Features Score | 1.75 | 0.5 | |
| Total: | 198 | ||
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