Samsung SCD23 MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 LCD
by Samsung
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Samsung SCD23 MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 LCD
Customer Review: SCD23 are a piece of junk
Summary: 1 Stars
Do not buy a SCD23. Amazon should take them off their "to sell" list.Customer Review: Thieves
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this product about 1-1/2 years ago. Let LCD stopped displaying and it stopped recording picture. Turns out there is a defective part used by this, and many camcorders. All the other companies that use this defective part have had recalls.
Turns out Samsung requires a $150 charge to fix.
Know this.... This camcorder will break within 1-4 years
A VERY LOW QUALITY PRODUCT. There is a class action suit forming. 614-886-4393
Customer Review: NEVER buying anything samsung again!
Summary: 1 Stars
This camcorder worked great the first 10 times i used it. Then it BROKE just like my 3 samsung cell phones and my samsung DVD player. Thank god i got the extended warranty on this camera. The manufactured supposedly repaired it..... took them 3 months to get it back to me. It worked fine one more time, then it broke again. Back to geek squad repair. Got it back i tested it, seemed ok. Went to use it later, broke again! Sent it back to geek squad..... got it back.... STILL BROKEN! After breaking 4 times I am getting a new camcorder under my extended warrany... NOT A SAMSUNG!Customer Review: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS CAMCORDER!
Summary: 1 Stars
TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH A SAMSUNG CAMCORDER. MY HUSBAND EMAILED MANY SAMSUNG EXECUTIVES AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND SOMEONE FINALLY CONTACTED US. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE US A PRORATED REFUND. PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE, BUT I COULD NOT FIND THE RECEIPT. THEY ARE PAYING FOR US TO SHIP THE CAMCORDER TO THEM AND WE WILL RECEIVE A PARTIAL REFUND. EMAIL ALSO, IT IS WORTH A TRY!
New Samsung SCD23 Camcorder..........$250.00-about give or take
JVC MiniDV tapes.....................$20.99
Maxell Head Cleaner..................$20.99
Repairing Priceless home video.......$234.90-three 60 min. tapes
TOTAL MONEY WASTED...................$526.88
Plus New Camcorder...................$???.??-not purchased yet
Time wasted..........................many hours!
1YR & 3MOS OLD SAMSUNG CAMCORDER.....WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!
Short Story is:
This Camcorder will record pictures fine until you go to play them back and then the recorded video pictures are distorted. Don't bother following all the troubleshooting directions in the manual because it is a waste of time! The prices above are factual and I am hoping by my review people will not waste their time and money on this disappointing camcorder.
WE ARE CURRENTLY SHOPPING AROUND FOR A NEW CAMCORDER... AND NOT A SAMSUNG!!!!!!EVER!
Long Story:
My husband and I wanted a Digital Camcorder. We still had a video camera that was purchased in 1993, from Radio Shack for $600 that still worked. We figured we would let our older children have that camera to use and we would upgrade.
So for mothers day two years ago my husband bought the Samsung SCD23 Digital Video Camcorder for me. The cost was about $250 at the time, maybe a little more or a little less. I loved it for a year and 3 months and then I HATED the camcorder because it started ruining our PRICELESS HOME VIDEOS! I called Samsung and they told me to buy a tape cleaner and new tapes and call back if there was still a problem. I asked if there was anyway to repair my home videos and the technical support technician said that unfortunately the tapes were probably a loss. He suggested that weather change (taking the camcorder say from the outdoors to the indoors) could have messed the tapes up. They gave me a business and reference number if the problem still exists after I had it cleaned and tried a new tape.
I ordered a head cleaner and new tapes from circuit city. While waiting for the items to arrive I began looking in the Yellow Pages for tape repair places to see if our home videos could be repaired. Fortunately I was able to find a place in Virginia that could repair the two 60 minute Mini DV tapes for a charge of $156.60. My husband and I found another tape that needs repairing so I can kiss away another $78.30. They fixed the tapes as good as they could, but the quality is not that great. Also, When tapes have to be repaired you lose the date and time when the footage was taken. That a significant lose for us because we had a baby at the time.
So the head cleaner and new MiniDV tapes arrived and I was hopeful that this would be the solution to our problem. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT! After cleaning and using a new tape we found out that our camcorder is still a piece of USELESS JUNK!
I called Samsung back and gave them my reference number and the young man asked if I had used the tape/head cleaner and a new tape. I told him yes and he then tells me that the camcorder needed to be brought to an authorized dealer for $150 charge. I told him that I would not trust the camera with another one of my PRICELESS HOME VIDEOS. And if I was going to have to spend another $78.30 to have a tape fixed again and $150 service charge to have my camcorder LOOKED AT, I would buy a new camcorder and that I will NEVER OWN ANOTHER SAMSUNG!
That was my long drawn out story. I really hope that all of you take my husband and my advice in not purchasing this camcorder. My husband and I are now believers in:
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
In this case a cheaper camcorder that works great for about 1 to 1 1/2 years that ends up costing you about the same if not more for a good camcorder.
Customer Review: What a disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
The very first video taken was my wedding (the camera was a gift) and the image is distorted. It takes great footage if it's on a tripod and not moved at all, but any time you move the camera at all the picture is all broken up in pieces. It looks great while recording and it isn't until playback that you realize it's awful. It doesn't happen every time, but I've had it 2 years and it happens more often than not. We think we have a great video of our daughter's first birthday or Disney vacation and then watch it and see half of it is distorted. What a disappointment!