Samsung F Series of camcorders boast ultra-zoom

[CES 2010] Samsung looks set to heat up the camcorder category with their new F Series that boast ultra-zoom capability this time round, where these YouTube-compatible SMX-F40, SMX-F43 and SMX-F44 camcorders will boast extended battery life to make sure you capture all of life’s crucial moments, alongside a 65x Intelli-Zoom capability that will definitely let you shoot all the action from afar without running out of breath, running as though wolves were snapping at your heels to reach the place where a particular interesting/memorable incident is taking place. The Samsung Intelli-Zoom is touted to be way more reliable compared to a standard digital zoom, where it pushes the boundaries of the camcorders’ 52x optical zooms without suffering from a degradation in image quality. More details on all three camcorders will be available right after the jump.

SMX-F40

• Image sensor: 1/6″ 680K CCD
• Schneider Kreuznach lens
• 65x Intelli-Zoom/52x optical zoom
• SD/SDHC memory card slot
• 720 x 480 (60i)
• H.264 compression
• Time-lapse recording
• Smart Auto (8 scene modes)
• Face detection (up to 5 faces)

SMX-F43

• Image sensor: 1/6″ 680K CCD
• Schneider Kreuznach lens
• 65x Intelli-Zoom/52x optical zoom
• SD/SDHC memory card slot
• 8GB internal memory
• 720 x 480 (60i)
• H.264 compression
• Time-lapse recording
• Smart Auto (8 scene modes)
• Face detection (up to 5 faces)

SMX-F44

• Image sensor: 1/6″ 680K CCD
• Schneider Kreuznach lens
• 65x Intelli-Zoom/52x optical zoom
• SD/SDHC memory card slot
• 16GB internal memory
• 720 x 480 (60i)
• H.264 compression
• Time-lapse recording
• Smart Auto (8 scene modes)
• Face detection (up to 5 faces)