The NYTimes reviews the new Samsung SC-X105L Sports Camcorder – the portable camcorder that has an external mountable lens. It’s a tapeless camcorder that uses internal memory (512MB) and Memory Stick modules to store video recordings. That means that you’re limited to 10 minutes of recording on 512MB at best quality. The battery life is even worse with the SC-X105L coming in at 45-60 minutes. You’d expect something that has less mechanical parts to have a better battery life. So what’s the verdict?

Even so, Samsung has designed a tool that does a job no other tool can do: it permits hands-free, attention-free recording of otherwise unrecordable events. Polishing it up can come later. Even in its 1.0 version, the SC-X105L may be the most persuasive evidence yet that our grandchildren will live in a tapeless future.

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