- Samsung MiniDV format camcorder with an amazing 34 optical zoom and 1200 digital zoom to bring all the action closer
- Records in/on MiniDV tape format
- 34 x Optical zoom , 1200 x digital zoom
- 800k pixel CCD
- 2.7'' widescreen LCD viewscreen for playback and use as a viewfinder
- Voice plus dubbing system to add commentary to recorded footage
- Digital Image stabiliser
- AV composite out
- 10 Step power level indicator on screen
- 12/16 bit audio processing in PCM stereo format
- IEEE1394 out
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Samsung MiniDV format camcorder with an amazing 34 optical zoom and 1200 digital zoom to bring all the action closer;Records in/on MiniDV tape format;34 x Optical zoom , 1200 x digital zoom;800k pixel CCD;2.7'' widescreen LCD viewscreen for playback and use as a viewfinder;Voice plus dubbing system to add commentary to recorded footage;Digital Image stabiliser;AV composite out;10 Step power level indicator on screen;12/16 bit audio processing in PCM stereo format;IEEE1394 out;
Product Description
- Records in/on MiniDV tape format
- 34 x Optical zoom , 1200 x digital zoom
- 800k pixel CCD
- 2.7'' widescreen LCD viewscreen for playback and use as a viewfinder
- Voice plus dubbing system to add commentary to recorded footage
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71 of 74 people found the following review helpful
The addage "you get what you pay for" applies to everything in life but just occasionally there is an exception. This little camera is a gem if you buy it in the knowledge that it is the cheapest dv out there! Picture quality is no worse than my older Panasonic which in its day would have cost several times more than this one. There are lots of advanced features missing or not easy to use. A backlight control springs to mind. It's there but buried under a few levels of menus. Most cameras have a separate button as when you need it, you need it instantly. However everything is there to shoot great holiday videos.Yes it's made of plastic but so are many other cameras nowadays. This camera is tiny and that's a great big plus in my view as it's obviously aimed at the holiday and family buyer. It's light and fits in the palm of your hand. On holiday it slips into the corner of your hand baggage. Fact of life - sorry Mac fans - PC's outnumber Macs probably by 1Million to 1! A reviewer on here states it won't work with a Mac. With my PC and both Windows Moviemaker - included in Vista or my preferred Serif Moviemaker it works exactly as intended with the computer controlling the tape via the program and my videos downloading perfectly for editing in either program. Picture quality with any non HD camcorder is at best OK. We are all now using larger screens both on our home TVs and attached to computers. I use a 22" computer monitor and the difference in quality between a dv video and a still shot taken on my trusty 5 megapixel digi camera is plain to see. Show a standard dv video on a 32" or larger tv and you may well be dissapointed. That does not just apply to this camera either. If you want a simple point and shoot camcorder to record a holiday and the kids growing up without carrying round heavy equipment and want to keep well in with the bank manager, then try this camera.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
For buyers going to buy this camcorder, have a read at this first.
This camcorder is a very mixed bag in terms of performance and ease of accessability.
The camcorder is light enough, certainly much lighter than some older MiniDV camcorders I've had experience with. The camcorder itself offers a simple point-and-shoot solution with great results, but if you doing anything more sophisisticated than that, be wary. This camcorder will disappoint.
The audio quality is great on a consumer-level MiniDV camcorder. Obviously its not perfect... and it would be a bit rich to call it excellent but it's great nontheless (as with all consumer-level MiniDV camcorders)
The picture quality is also great on a consumer-level camcorder. Certainly not crisp and Hi-Def, but otherwise very good for the price it's at.
Just a quickie to those comments: Incorrect settings or even in automatic when filming in locations where it is a little more advanced than the simple outdoor exploration, will produce very poor results. I fell into this trap, it produced a very grainy, blurry, washed out image when filming, when a little tweaking pre-hand could have amended these problems.
I think the irratable thing is the fact that everything is in sub-menus. Which is particularly annoying, as with a Sony Handycam I previously used altering settings only took a few pushes of a button, for example I could have refocused the image with a few simply clicks, but this requires - rather annoyingly hunting through menus to find the correct selection.
Transfer is excellent with Firewire, as with all camcorders.
The supplied leads are a little on the short side. Although still practical. All in all? A disappointing camera for the price, settings poorly laid out buried in menus. Alothough it does extremely well what it is good at: Point-and-shoot.
Good luck now!
This camcorder is a very mixed bag in terms of performance and ease of accessability.
The camcorder is light enough, certainly much lighter than some older MiniDV camcorders I've had experience with. The camcorder itself offers a simple point-and-shoot solution with great results, but if you doing anything more sophisisticated than that, be wary. This camcorder will disappoint.
The audio quality is great on a consumer-level MiniDV camcorder. Obviously its not perfect... and it would be a bit rich to call it excellent but it's great nontheless (as with all consumer-level MiniDV camcorders)
The picture quality is also great on a consumer-level camcorder. Certainly not crisp and Hi-Def, but otherwise very good for the price it's at.
Just a quickie to those comments: Incorrect settings or even in automatic when filming in locations where it is a little more advanced than the simple outdoor exploration, will produce very poor results. I fell into this trap, it produced a very grainy, blurry, washed out image when filming, when a little tweaking pre-hand could have amended these problems.
I think the irratable thing is the fact that everything is in sub-menus. Which is particularly annoying, as with a Sony Handycam I previously used altering settings only took a few pushes of a button, for example I could have refocused the image with a few simply clicks, but this requires - rather annoyingly hunting through menus to find the correct selection.
Transfer is excellent with Firewire, as with all camcorders.
The supplied leads are a little on the short side. Although still practical. All in all? A disappointing camera for the price, settings poorly laid out buried in menus. Alothough it does extremely well what it is good at: Point-and-shoot.
Good luck now!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not good at all...
When I recieved this as a Christmas present from my family in 2008, I was left speechless. It worked good, appeared easy to use, looked fresh and in good size. Read more
Published 7 months ago by James.C
Good Value Video Camera
I was looking for a video camera to capture my little boy growing up. I was worried about going digital because I felt that I might loose the files if my computer broke etc. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by Mr. Mathew D. Howells
Does the simple acts
It does the simple act: film. It's small size enables myself to handle it effectivly without much shaking with its size or weight which is extremely light. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2009 by P. Loveridge
Disappointed with product
When the product was opened it was found to be equipped for european use only. Therefore without having an adaptor it was not possible to charge it or use it over Christmas which... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by J. K. Shepherd
Not Compatibe With Macs, poor, cheap quality.
I am an ICT lecturer and we have 6 of these. good enough little cams for the price (you get what you pay for). But on every Mac we've plugged the in to it freezes. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2008 by Mr. D. Wilson
Camcorder
Not really a review.
Be aware if you want to edit footage on a computer, it doesn't come a firewire cable or software CD. Read more
Be aware if you want to edit footage on a computer, it doesn't come a firewire cable or software CD. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2008 by DIB
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