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Product Reviews:
Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: 5 years old and still works great
Comments: I purchased this new from sears in 2002 when my 1st child was born. Here we are3children later and still is are camera. Never have had a single problem with it other than the battery will not hold a charge much anymore however it's5years old. I even purchased2new camcorders this year trying to update on technology I purchased 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 however the Samsung took way better inside shots. If samsung ever made a hard drive camcorder with the same recording quality lens as this1I would purchase it again. This camera is probably hard to find nowadays however for the price you probably could get it at would really be worth it. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: great camera however LCD screen quit working
Comments: I purchased this camera when it was new on display at circuit city and it worked great for a while however at some point the LCD quit working. I have had the camcorder close to5years and other than the LCD issue it is a great camcorder. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: not as bad as the other reviews make it seem
Comments: I'v had this camcorder for a long time. I believe my parents might have spent $250-$300 on it when it 1st came out. They got it for Christmas for me.. I might have been.. 14? (I am 18 now) I'll 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 I have dropped it, and almost all of the time it was kept on the floor of my bedroom. I still have it today, and it works just fine. Of coarse it's not the almost all high-tech digital peice of equiptment. In fact, this video camera is the only reason I still own my VCR. If you are 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, however my personal camcorder has never given me problems. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: pleased with this camcorder
Comments: I just purchased this camcorder used for only $80. It is a great camera for the price. It's easy to use and the picture is great in quality. I purchased it as a gift for my son (age 7) and he can handle it well on his own. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Worst quality I have seen in a long time
Comments: Pretty cheap for a Hi8 camcorder, however 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. |
