Samsung SCD27 MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5" LCD

by Samsung

Product Details

Product Manual [2.83mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 2.3 x 3.5 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008IOBD
• Item model number: SCD27
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,704 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 7, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Optics
The SCD27 features a high-performance 1/6" 680,000 Pixel CCD to capture high-quality video and digital photos. It's also fitted with a 10X optical zoom and a 800X digital zoom lens. Digital zoom is a powerful tool, but it can lead to "jaggies"--zigzag contours that reduce picture quality. Samsung has applied a Digital Image Stabilizer to correct this problem.

Digital Stills and MPEG Video
The scd27 can capture videos in MPEG4 format at a resolution of QVGA 10fps. In addition to high-quality video, the SCD23 also captures digital still photos that are stored on a memory card as JPEGs in your choice of three image qualities.

Inputs and Outputs
The SCD27 comes an IEEE1394 in / out, USB port, and Analog Input.

MiniDV Format
MiniDV is the preferred format for personal and broadcast-quality video, highly regarded for its high audio and image quality. With up to 540 lines of horizontal resolution and minimum color noise, MiniDV delivers a 20-percent clearer picture than analog camcorder formats. This is all delivered on a cassette that's 1/12th the size of a standard VHS tape. A MiniDV tape offers digital recording time of 2 full hours--20 times the capacity of a CD.

What's included
Camcorder, AC Adapter/ Charger, Battery Pack, and Hand Grip.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased, December 15, 2003

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Samsung SCD27 MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5" LCD (Electronics)

This was my first time purchase of a digital camcorder, I am a real research junkie, I read hundreds of reviews and scoured many vendors and options, etc. My final decision was the samsung scd-27, I wanted acceptable quality for the affordable range of this camcorder. I would have opted for the sony, but can't really justify the higher price, and was hoping for similar performance with this. I received it quickly in the mail from amazon, and it charged in like 30 minutes, and have been playing with it since, I love it, and I think it takes great movies, then we hook it up the the big screen (easily) and watch ourselves, it's great. Well worth the $. I am very very satisfied and pleased and relieved with it. The same camera was at Best Buy for $449, plus tax, etc. I got this for $349 total with the $30 off for putting it on my new amazon card, and free shipping.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great camcorder that's a little bigger than most, December 3, 2003

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"thromdog" (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung SCD27 MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5" LCD (Electronics)

I love this camcorder. I bought it in June and have been very happy with it. The menus are easy to use and the picture is really good.

My only complaint would be the size of the camera. It's a little bulkier than the competition, although still acceptable.

Great camera from a great manufacturer. Never have had any problems with Samsung.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MPEG4, USB, Memory Stick Scam, December 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung SCD27 MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5" LCD (Electronics)

I purchased this camera for ~$400 and primarily because I thought that it has USB port, memory stick and MPEG4 movie recording capability, but these capabilities are severely limited. You can only record 10-20 sec on the memory stick because it can take max 32 MB. If you use higher mem then it gives format error. The USB, MPEG4 interfaces are limited to recordings that you store on the Memory stick, so not much of a use of these features. The IEEE 1394 port is also 4 pin and would not work with 6 pin, so you got to be careful there.
Other than that, for recording it has a pretty ok capabilities. I would say it's an ok camera. Maybe I am disappointed that I can't use it with my PC as I hoped to.