Product: Samsung Q10 Camcorder
Price: $300 (but you can find it for less than $230 online)
What It’s Good For: Shooting clean, crisp video on a budget
Who It’s Good For: Parents who want to document their kids’ activities with a camcorder small enough to fit in a purse or coat pocket; video enthusiasts who like to travel light but want higher-quality video than a smartphone camcorder can provide
Limitations: Optical image stabilization still leaves you with shaky footage.
Bottom Line: You get a lot of camcorder for your $230 — the Samsung Q10 camcorder is small enough to fit in a purse or coat pocket, yet records better quality video than any smartphone.
A Close-Up Look At the Samsung Q10 Camcorder
The camcorder market is in a difficult position these days, because almost every smartphone has video recording capability. Why carry an extra gadget when you have a perfectly good camcorder right there on your smartphone? If you’re recording something important, such as your baby’s first steps, you might start thinking that smartphone camcorder is not perfectly good enough. However, you don’t want to carry around anything that’s too bulky. That niche is where the Samsung Q10 SwitchGrip Full HD Camcorder shines.
Samsung’s official name for this product is the Q10 SwitchGrip Full HD Camcorder, and I have a bone to pick with that nomenclature. The term “full HD” is misleadi ng, because this is not the...
