Samsung SCD23 MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 LCD
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Samsung SCD23 MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 LCD
Customer Review: Mine is good for about 30 hrs.
Summary: 1 Stars
After making 15 tapes, the CCD quit working. It just shows a blank screen or snowflicks. After reviewing another review, pointing the camcorder to a bright light make it works again. However, I do not like this unit anymore. If I really need it, I do not know if this will work or not. No more samsung for me.Customer Review: Stopped working after only filming about 15 hours.
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this camera in December 2003. I have used it occasionally and filmed about 15 hours worth of footage. (15 1 hour tapes). So last month I'm filming and it stops recording picture, just sound. Image on view finder is garbled. A few days later it worked again for about 20 minutes, now it doesn't work again. Seems like the same problem everyone else here had.
I had problems with my Samsung HDTV as well, and it still leaves much to be desired.
I will avoid buying Samsung products from now on.
Customer Review: Average at best
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this camcorder several years ago, from one of the large well-known electronic store chains in the US. I have used this camcorder for several projects during that time, but I do not use it very frequently. To be honest, I have probably only used it for a total of 15-20 hours of actual filming. It does an adequate job recording...if you have good light. However, problems always seem to arise when I try to use the player aspect of the camera: rewind, fastforward and playing the videos that I have recorded. Most of the time, the rewind button does not even work. Since my camera is out of warranty, I am definitely NOT going to have it fixed. I could buy a newer better camera for what it would cost to fix it. Instead, I have to resort to using a power screwdriver to rewind the tapes manually, to take them back to the beginning. This is a risky process though, as you have to make sure you hold in the plastic tab built into the tape, so that you don't snap the magnetic tape itself. When this problem first arised, I thought that it would go away, but it hasn't. It happens probably half of the time that I use the camera, and works fine the rest of the time. I recommend that you buy a more solid camera that takes better video in darker light. Often, the images that people want to capture are in darker settings...weddings, birthday parties, and other spontaneous occasions. Who wants to make sure that the lighting is always right. That is the job of the camera, to adjust to the lighting and still capture good quality video. And as for cost, some of you talk about getting this camera for a couple hundred US...well, I don't know if the BB large chain company ripped me off or what, but I spent between four and five hundred. That is not cheap to me. For that kind of money, I expect good quality. Customer Review: Samsung now saying they will fix the CCD problem
Summary: 2 Stars
Our SCD23 just broke with the same problem as countless others, the CCD gave out. This has happened to loads of camcorders from different manufacturers, and most are taking responsibility and fixing/replacing. According to a reviewer here, Samsung was still refusing to do so as recently as September. My wife talked to them today, and they said to ship everything back and they would do a fix/replace on our cam (14 days estimated turnaround). I will update here if and when it happens, or if it doesn't.
So if you have a Samsung with a blank LCD when you try to record, but it will still playback and work otherwise, call them and see what they say.
**UPDATE 1/12: 2 months of customer "service" back and forth ensued. First it was replacement with a comparable model to the original price or a full refund (350-ish originally, had the receipt). Then it was replacement with a comparable model in features, so a 200-ish camera. Then it was pro rated refund (220 dollars). We accepted the refund, which came in December after many pestering calls by us. At least we did get paid, but it was not exactly stellar service. We went with Sony for a replacement.
Customer Review: E A S Y F I X ... !!! ...Works great untill it stoped working
Summary: 1 Stars
While in record mode, standby... point camera at bright sun or bight light bulb at close distance ... It may take five minutes but my camera started working again... !!! Alleluia!! Seems I have to do this every time I use the camera, but I am happy that this works even though it is less than desirable...Samsung SCD23 seems has a common problem... I have used it infrequently for 3 yrs and It has worked fine until now. All of a sudden and for no reason at all, the LCD went blank and will not record any image. This is due to a faulty CCD??? Still plays tapes and records video... My childrens "hot Wheels" camcorder lasted better than this one!!!! My new baby is starting to walk and I...