Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD
By: Samsung Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 22
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 On: 2007-07-08
I bought this new from sears in 2002 when my first child was born. Here we are three children later and still is are camera. Never have had a single problem with it other than the battery wont hold a charge much anymore but its five years old. I even bought two new camcorders this year trying to update on technology I bought a Sony and a JVC hard drive model and they both went back the some day! This samsung took better indoor shots than both the sony and jvc combined! You think the new ones would have been better but the Samsung took way better inside shots. If samsung ever made a hard drive camcorder with the same recording quality lens as this one I would buy it again. This camera is probably hard to find nowadays but for the price you probably could get it at would really be worth it.
 On: 2007-03-05
I bought this camera when it was new on display at circuit city and it worked great for a while but at some point the LCD quit working. I have had the camcorder close to five years and other than the LCD issue it is a great camcorder.
 On: 2006-12-17
Iv had this camcorder for a long time. I believe my parents might have spent $250-$300 on it when it first came out. They got it for Christmas for me.. I might have been.. 14? (Im 18 now) Ill tell you straight up that I never took care of it like I should have. We took it on vacation, I played around the house with it, videotaped my friends skateboarding, videotaped our shanigans and ran from adults with it in hand. I know Ive dropped it, and most of the time it was kept on the floor of my bedroom. I still have it today, and it works just fine. Of coarse its not the most high-tech digital peice of equiptment. In fact, this video camera is the only reason I still own my VCR. If youre looking for something not too expensive, easy to operate, and pretty durable in my opinion, this would be it. I read other reviews saying that other people had problems with parts breaking or certain things not working correctly, but my personal camcorder has never given me problems.
On: 2005-09-17
I just purchased this camcorder used for only $80. It is a great camera for the price. Its easy to use and the picture is good in quality. I bought it as a gift for my son (age 7) and he can handle it well on his own.
by: Anonymous On: 2003-05-28
Pretty cheap for a Hi8 camcorder, but quality is unacceptably poor. The zoom lever is hard to operate, and when you put in a tape the mechanism makes tons of noise, really making you nervous. LCD screen is a little flaky, deciding to quit working occasionally so you have to turn the machine off, wait 10 seconds and turn it back on. It also destroyed a new TDK Hi8 tape this past winter. I think I wasted my money, and look forward to getting a Sony this summer when I get a new job.
by: Anonymous On: 2003-04-29
The camcorder worked only a couple of times.Then the playback picture was totally .......
by: Anonymous On: 2003-04-29
Quisiera saber cuando va a estar disponible este modelo, me interesa saber porque quiero comprar una y esta me parece muy buena opcion, gracias
by: Anonymous On: 2003-02-22
..... Anyway, took this camera .... on a Disney cruise and impressed by the ease of use, wicked optical zoom, and awesome battery life (used the camera for 4 days (even for playback to watch the 30minute tape twice) and still able to video tape with no recharge.The things I did not like about the camera are: 1) placement of fade button, and fact that I have to hold the fade, then stop recording (old Minolta 8mm used to fade when I stopped recording if fade on). Fade button only accessible with screen open, so if taping using eyepiece in bright outdoor light, then have to open screen (shaking camera of course) to get to fade. 2) Either have to display date on tape all the time, or not record it on tape at all. Old camera used to have auto date time option that displayed the date and time for about 5 seconds on first recording of the day, and wouldnt display it again until day changed. Not so with this as far as I can figure. 3) Eyepiece view kind of small. Have to use this in really bright sun when you cant see the LCD screen. This is discontinued and you can get it now for $$$ if you can find it. Im going to purchase the SCL-860 because it is same camera but newer version with image stabilization, photo mode, and remote control for $$$ ....
by: Anonymous On: 2003-02-18
Bought this item in July and it stopped working in December. Specficially, the playback function stopped working.
On: 2003-02-10
This camera semed ok at first... but less than a month after I bought it, the eyepiece viewfinder broke and only displayed a white screen. In bright light (like outside) the entire screen is unfocused and a light object being filmed ends up looking like you filmed the sun, it does not filter the light very well. The battery lasts for about and hour and fifteen minutes when the viewfinder is open; this is not so great when you are out and about and cannot re-charge. This camcorder is the lower class model for Samsung, overall I thought it to be cheap and a waste of money. For only a few dollars more you could get a reliable Sony. The camera did have a few pros though, the mirror, negative, mosaic and art effects on the DSE button were fun, but not worth the hassle the camera gives overall. My advice: DONT buy IT!
On: 2003-01-30
I have a baby on the way and decided to grab a camcorder spur of the moment so that I can have all those cute baby moments recorded! I didnt have much cash on hand, so I was was pretty skeptical about buying this -- I figured I would buy it and return it within a week.... But, I absolutely love it! I havent had a single problem! There are a bunch of different features and its very simple to set up and use!!! Great camcorder for the money! Cant beat it!
by: Anonymous On: 2003-01-08
I was looking for a good camcorder for beginers. This one is perfect. It is not the best camcorder, but a very good one. I gave it 5 stars because the price is cheaper than it should be.It is worth much more than it is.
On: 2002-12-31
My Fiance bought me this camera for christmas and so far I love it. We couldnt pay the prices of the nice DV cameras and didnt want to go with a low-end DV camera. This is a great starter camera and Im sure will last me until I have a better job and can afford a nice DV camera. The design is intuitive and the camera runs really quiet (that seems to be a problem w/ other cameras). Id reccomend this camera to anyone who is getting into video. You can always get a video capture card for your PC and digitize your video anyway!! :)
On: 2002-12-11
It is unbelivable price with excellent performance of the camcorder. My 14-years son also nicely manage the operation of the camera so that we can enjoy shooting thro my son & daughter.
Operations and quality of Camcorder camera not to ask OR enquire about this and on this new year celegration without hasitate any one can give GIFT to their beloved friends etc in this very resonable price.
Enjoy all the time with "Samsung Ke Sang".(IN HINDI)
by: Anonymous On: 2002-12-09
it sounds great im just wondering y it did not already have 5 stars! di u think it would be great 4 my 12 year old?
On: 2002-11-13
I purchased this Cam for gift to a person in a PAL format country. There is no way of testing it in US. This is frustrating. However the Cam looks great except the USB port feature that I found missing but this is great for the money. For myself I have a Sony for 1000 bucks with digital camera. But if I just compare the Cam....Samsung has far more features for the price. Great camera...Hope it works great.
by: Anonymous On: 2002-10-30
Like Korean cars, this Korean camcorder does what it says, but its not something youll be proud to own. The controls are awkward... even Sonys compact minidv camcorders have better buttons. The video quality is sub par, and my unit, which I received as a factory-sealed gift, broke after about 6 months, a first for all the Asian electronics I have owned. For a little bit more money, you can buy much better camcorders from Japanese manufacturers.
On: 2002-10-23
I wanted to record all the new things my 7 month old son is doing. Im also broke. I need a good camcorder without spending a fortune. I looked into eBay and even used camcorders. When I read all the good reviews about this product, I thought Ill give it a shot. With the first use, our family fell in love with it. For the price, you cant beat this deal. The picture quality is a whole lot better than what I expected. This is my 4th Samsung purchase and everyone so far has been a very positive experience. I wish this camcorder has some "advanced features" like USB connectivity so that I can download movie clips to a computer. But then again, I didnt have the extra [money] to spend. In couple years, I plan to buy a digital camcorder but for now this will suffice. Bottom line: For 1st time buyers, this is a good start. Its not the best camcorder but definately a good one. Its worth the money.
On: 2002-10-16
We had used a decent quality camcorder before our son bought this one. This one has been a pleasant surprise. Although the picture quality might be more like 4 stars, the features that are provided at such a low cost make this a 5 star product. It has all the fundamentals for a beginner and it fits well in medium size and small size hands (unlike some that require two hands or very large hands or cost five times as much for a small form-factor). We had it out of the box in minutes and were recording first videos with it in less than 15 minutes. The price makes it affordable for school kids to have all kinds of fun projects with it.
On: 2002-09-24
This is a great camcorder for the price.I recently bought one and it works great...The hi8 feature is what i was looking for and for this price its a very good deal.
On: 2002-06-25
It was the right match for me for price-features balanced.
I brough this to use it in India, the AC datapter can take in 230v/60hz and thats wonderful. The PAL feature is the one i was looking for. Its smal land compact and that makes this very handy. The Title feature provided , were you can select a title for your recodings from the list.
Overall this was the best price i could get.
May be two years from now, i m planning to dispose this and buy MiniDV which would cost much less than what it is now.so Untill then..SCL700 is all that i can envy about.
On: 2002-06-13
Overall, Id like to say that this camera is a beautiful and inexpensive camera with great features. I bought mine at [a physical store] becuase Amazon.com didnt have any in stock but it has 22x optical zoom, and 880 digital zoom which is amazing!! The main reason I bought this camera is beacuse I will be goin to Italy for this summer and also Tunisia and I needed a camcorder, (It is my first one). It has a PAL system built in which means that you can basically use it anywhere in the world. The visuals are great and it has digital effects such as, black and white, fade, black light, mirror, sepia, negative picture, art, mosaic, 16:9, and cinema. Maybe the only bad thing is that it doesnt have an image stabilizer but it doesnt really bother me beacuse the other Samsung that does costs about [much more]. I would reccomend getting a Camcorder bag and an extra Lithium-Ion battery if your going to use it alot. It has two features that one is, EASY which everything advanced is turned off, more for begginers, and then a CUSTOM setting where you can customize everything the way you want it. It comes with the AC Adapter and the cable, a Lithium-Ion battery, hand strap, shoulder strap, lens cover, and AV cables which work great! Another great thing about it is that it is very small and it has a light you can turn on that helps just as good as if you were in a pitch black room and you couldnt see and you turned on a flash light. I reccomend this camera to begginners and expirienced people. I LOVE this camera!!
On: 2002-06-12
Overall, Id like to say that this camera is a beautiful and inexpensive camera with great features. I bought mine at [a physical store] becuase Amazon.com didnt have any in stock but it has 22x optical zoom, and 880 digital zoom which is amazing!! The main reason I bought this camera is beacuse I will be goin to Italy for this summer and also Tunisia and I needed a camcorder, (It is my first one). It has a PAL system built in which means that you can basically use it anywhere in the world. The visuals are great and it has digital effects such as, black and white, fade, black light, mirror, sepia, negative picture, art, mosaic, 16:9, and cinema. Maybe the only bad thing is that it doesnt have an image stabilizer but it doesnt really bother me beacuse the other Samsung that does costs about [much more]. I would reccomend getting a Camcorder bag and an extra Lithium-Ion battery if your going to use it alot. It has two features that one is, EASY which everything advanced is turned off, more for begginers, and then a CUSTOM setting where you can customize everything the way you want it. It comes with the AC Adapter and the cable, a Lithium-Ion battery, hand strap, shoulder strap, lens cover, and AV cables which work great! Another great thing about it is that it is very small and it has a light you can turn on that helps just as good as if you were in a pitch black room and you couldnt see and you turned on a flash light. I reccomend this camera to begginners and expirienced people. I LOVE this camera!!
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