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hey there I'm Josh Goldman senior editor at cnet and this is a look at the samsung hm x qf 20 it's an entry-level HD camcorder that like many in its class isn't really HD it uses a low resolution sensor to capture standard def video and then interpolates that up to 720p or 1080i resolutions viewed on a large HDTV or even full screen on a computer monitor it's easy to see noise and artifacts and it generally looks soft with a lack of detail scaled down to web player sizes though and it's movies are ok and the camcorder itself does have some nice points that make it worth considering that includes a 20x optical zoom with optical image stabilization and a small lightweight body it's basically a point-and-shoot camp or door to so you don't have to worry about settings if you don't want to and it does have built-in Wi-Fi for wireless backups to a Windows computer streaming to a DLNA supported web-connected TV and direct sharing to youtube and facebook though you do have to shoot in a special HD web video resolution that creates two clips one at 720p and another low res clip for sharing it's not a bad camcorder for the money but if your biggest concern is great video quality this won't get you there I'm Josh Coleman and that's a look at the samsung qf 20 you