Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD

by Samsung

Product Details

Product Manual [2.96mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 7 x 4.2 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063W9B
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,407 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Hi8 may have been overlooked lately thanks to the ongoing digital revolution, but it is still tops in the analog world and provides outstanding performance and value for price-conscious buyers. Samsung's SCL700 packs a punch with features including a 2.5-inch LCD screen, 22x optical zoom, eight digital special effects, and video light. Most unique is the worldwide AC adapter and multisystem output, which means you can charge your battery at any power outlet and play back your video on NTSC and PAL systems.

Lens
The optical zoom magnifies up to 22 times, while the digital zoom, which works by electronically enhancing the optical image, reaches up to 880 times. The zoom toggle is pressure sensitive, so you can control the speed of your zooms. The SCL700 has effects that you can apply to your video like sepia, black and white, negative, mirror, art, mosaic, wide, and 16:9 cinema.

Inputs and Outputs
The standard RCA input/output and cable are included, so you can hook the camcorder to a TV for convenient viewing or a VCR for dubbing to regular VHS.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera and Worth the Money!!, June 12, 2002

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"anonymous4" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD (Electronics)

Overall, I'd like to say that this camera is a beautiful and inexpensive camera with great features. I bought mine at [a physical store] becuase Amazon.com didn't have any in stock but it has 22x optical zoom, and 880 digital zoom which is amazing!! The main reason I bought this camera is beacuse I will be goin to Italy for this summer and also Tunisia and I needed a camcorder, (It is my first one). It has a PAL system built in which means that you can basically use it anywhere in the world. The visuals are great and it has digital effects such as, black and white, fade, black light, mirror, sepia, negative picture, art, mosaic, 16:9, and cinema. Maybe the only bad thing is that it doesn't have an image stabilizer but it doesn't really bother me beacuse the other Samsung that does costs about [much more]. I would reccomend getting a Camcorder bag and an extra Lithium-Ion battery if your going to use it alot. It has two features that one is, EASY which everything advanced is turned off, more for begginers, and then a CUSTOM setting where you can customize everything the way you want it. It comes with the AC Adapter and the cable, a Lithium-Ion battery, hand strap, shoulder strap, lens cover, and AV cables which work great! Another great thing about it is that it is very small and it has a light you can turn on that helps just as good as if you were in a pitch black room and you couldn't see and you turned on a flash light. I reccomend this camera to begginners and expirienced people. I LOVE this camera!!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Beginner Camera, October 16, 2002

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Randy Given (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD (Electronics)

We had used a decent quality camcorder before our son bought this one. This one has been a pleasant surprise. Although the picture quality might be more like 4 stars, the features that are provided at such a low cost make this a 5 star product. It has all the fundamentals for a beginner and it fits well in medium size and small size hands (unlike some that require two hands or very large hands or cost five times as much for a small form-factor). We had it out of the box in minutes and were recording first videos with it in less than 15 minutes. The price makes it affordable for school kids to have all kinds of fun projects with it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Picture, BATTERY LIFE, and easy to use, February 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD (Electronics)

..... Anyway, took this camera .... on a Disney cruise and impressed by the ease of use, wicked optical zoom, and awesome battery life (used the camera for 4 days (even for playback to watch the 30minute tape twice) and still able to video tape with no recharge.

The things I did not like about the camera are:

1) placement of fade button, and fact that I have to hold the fade, then stop recording (old Minolta 8mm used to fade when I stopped recording if fade on). Fade button only accessible with screen open, so if taping using eyepiece in bright outdoor light, then have to open screen (shaking camera of course) to get to fade.

2) Either have to display date on tape all the time, or not record it on tape at all. Old camera used to have auto date time option that displayed the date and time for about 5 seconds on first recording of the day, and wouldn't display it again until day changed. Not so with this as far as I can figure.

3) Eyepiece view kind of small. Have to use this in really bright sun when you can't see the LCD screen.

This is discontinued and you can get it now for $$$ if you can find it. I'm going to purchase the SCL-860 because it is same camera but newer version with image stabilization, photo mode, and remote control for $$$ ....