Samsung HDX15 High Definition Camcorder
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Brand: Samsung
Display Size: 2.5 inch
EAN: 0036725301122
Feature: Sleek, compact MiniDV camcorder and digital still camera with 680,000 CCD
Label: Samsung
Manufacturer: Samsung
Maximum Focal Length: 41.4
Minimum Focal Length: 2.3
Model: SC-D103
Optical Zoom: 18X
Publisher: Samsung
Studio: Samsung
Features:
Sleek, compact MiniDV camcorder and digital still camera with 680,000 CCD
18x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 900x) and image stabilizer
2.5-inch rotating LCD and black-and-white viewfinder
Low-light recording settings, built-in video light, Memory Stick slot, and MPEG-4 recording
Rechargeable Li-ion battery pack lasts for up to 2 hours
Editorial Review:
The SC-D103 is a 2.5″ LCD Mini-DV Camcorder, easy to use and reliable with the ability to shoot great videos. What else do you need?
User Reviews:
Summary: Utterly Useless
Comment: The buttons are in weird places, the controls are hard to get to, the control to turn the camera on is hard for anyone with nails to use, the look through lens always shows white no matter how you try to get it to work so you always need to use the digital viewfinder, the tape recording is grainy, the camera refuses to let you use the anti-shake feature even when you’re in camera mode, you can’t use anything related to Memory Stick Duo or Pro EVEN IF you can find and get an adapter (which limits you to the original “Memory Stick” 256MB cards ~ 30 min. if you can find them because they are pretty much obsolete), the memory stick formatting feature doesn’t work, the software doesn’t work with the tape in the camera when you try to access it from a computer, common video editing software will not detect the tape inside of the camera, sound is hard to pick up because the microphone is on the top of the camera, the USB streaming feature results in jumpy/grainy video that is not recognized by sites like myspace or utube, and it loses battery life quickly.
My advice: Buy something else that you can actually hook up to a computer. Who honestly uses tapes if they want to make home movies to burn to a CD or DVD? WAY more frustration and money than it is worth.
Summary: Buy something else…
Comment: My camera also quit working just outside of the warranty period. I am not able to play back ANYTHING other than a blue screen with the date via USB, component cables, nor the lcd screen.
I use this thing a couple of times every few months, and then, only for a few minutes. I am disappointed. While the cost of these items have dropped over the years, it makes it cost prohibitive to repair. I would rather spend another $100 and get a new camcorder. It won’t be a Samsung, I can tell you that.
Summary: Junk Junk Junk
Comment: This is an awful camcorder. While under warranty the camcorder was repaired. The warranty had ended and I am having nothing but problems again.
Summary: PROTECTION!
Comment: Just like “wiseconsumers” experience, we had our camcorder for about 3 months when “PROTECTION!” started flashing across the screen. The first thing I did was check the cassette to be sure that the protection switch wasn’t flipped and it was not. Then I checked every option under “menu” to see if there was some setting. Still thinking it was just human error, I started to check the manual and the web for anything I could find. Well, I found that I wasn’t the only one who had a mysterious case of the “PROTECTIONS!” I haven’t called samsung yet, it’s too late tonight but after reading “wiseconsumers” post, I’m ready for a dogfight. At least he didn’t have to pay for his . . . .
Summary: Don’t buy this camera (or anything else from Samsung)
Comment: Like many other people who have already posted reviews, my camcorder stopped working just after the warranty expired. Everything seems to work fine, except one major part — the lens. When in record mode, nothing but a black screen. Customer service will fix it if I send it to their NJ location for over $100 — about half of what I paid for the camera. I had some hesitation buying the camera, as I had a similar experience with a Samsung DVD player. Not long after the warranty expired, the dvd became half-functional. That is, it plays, but nothing else. Seems like Samsung likes to make products that almost work. Lesson learned: never, ever buy anything Samsung makes, no matter how much of a deal you think you are getting.
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