Samsung SCD103 MiniDV Digital Camcorder

Rating:
Summary: Big disappointment
Review: Pros: Nice features, good low light performance, economical

Cons: Tape mechanism faulty

I bought this camcorder last week. This camcorder has excellent features in a low price due to which i bought it. After opening the camcorder box yesterday I found the camcorder was defective. The mini DV tape mechanism was not working properly. Firstly the camcorder was not accepting the tape. After repeated trials when I successfuly inserted the tape. The film of the tape got stuck inside. I tried to use the camcorder many times but without success and then I decided to return the camcorder.

I would suggest everyone not to buy this camcorder as the problem could easily be a manufacturing defect.

Rating:
Summary: I would never buy a Samsung again!!!
Review: The video quality is terrible~ in natural daylight indoors the images are grainy, dark, and the colors are inaccurate. I was filming my kids and my daughter's bright pink ball came out orange in the film. The images were not clear at all and everything appeared darker than to the eye. I have gotten MUCH better results from my old RCA vhs recorder than this digital one. In outdoors, at 1pm, I got similar disappointing results~ the colors of the trees were not captured and again, the images were darker than in real life. Very disappointing.

I'm giving this camcorder 2 stars (rather than none) because it does have very good sound quality and it was easy to use. However, because I want decent recordings of my children, this is going back to the store today.

Rating:
Summary: Awful video quality
Review: The video quality is terrible~ in natural daylight indoors the images are grainy, dark, and the colors are inaccurate. I was filming my kids and my daughter's bright pink ball came out orange in the film. The images were not clear at all and everything appeared darker than to the eye. I have gotten MUCH better results from my old RCA vhs recorder than this digital one. In outdoors, at 1pm, I got similar disappointing results~ the colors of the trees were not captured and again, the images were darker than in real life. Very disappointing.

I'm giving this camcorder 2 stars (rather than none) because it does have very good sound quality and it was easy to use. However, because I want decent recordings of my children, this is going back to the store today.

Rating:
Summary: Best features for the price
Review: This camcorder offers the best features compared to similarly priced other brands (JVC and Panasonic), which include flash memory option, USB cable, and bigger video light. It is not as compact as JVC or Panasonic, but small enough to fit small bags. I have not had problems with the cassette insertion mechanism of the camera. It seems to be the best deal for the price.