Help choosing a Flash Drive Camcorder (sc-mx10?)?

Question

Planning on buying a camcorder and it MUST be:

- Flash drive storage (durable for snowboarding) + easy PC transfer

- Under $500

- Easy video editing (generic file type)

There's a Samsung SC-MX10 on sale locally for $298.

This is by-far the best deal locally. All other flash drive camcorders are $600+

How is the video quality on this camera? Comparable to MiniDV almost?

Any reasons I shouldn't buy this one, and should buy another one? (suggest)

Answer 1

The video quality is nowhere near as good as MiniDV and it records in MPEG-4 Part 2 (e.g. DivX etc), so editing is about as hard as it gets, plus you're likely to get motion artifacts.  The lack of a viewfinder might be a concern if it's very bright.

$298 isn't a good price - Amazon have it at $213 with free shipping.