Customer Reviews

Samsung SCL860 Hi8 Palmcorder Camcorder

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I think this is a great camcorder for someone on a tight budget, but I don't like the fact that there is no cartridge to play the Hi-8 tape in the vcr there is a cord you hook your camcorder to the vcr with and use the camcorder almost as a vcr to play the tapes and you hae to record the Hi-8 on to a vhs from your vcr in order to not have to use your camcorder. The only good part about that is that you can use the Hi-8 tape as many times as you need to and then jsut record it on to a vhs and reuse the Hi-8 tape.

This is a very good camcorder for the price, but the PAL60 output does not work.

This Samsung 860 Camcorder seemingly does everything that I expect it to do. Sure, I'd prefer a camera of this quality and ability without the tape....a completely digital camcorder. But I knew the Samsung was not that and thus, have not been disappointed. I like it a lot.

I have had this camcorder for about a year. I have not had any trouble with it. I take it to the drag races with me. With the great zoom I can record the cars all the way to the end of the quarter mile track. The battery life is great. It recharges quickly. This is a great camcorder at a great price. It's really easy to operate. I would recommend it highly.

The scl860 is good camcorder, but viewfinder has no color. There is a longer-life battery, so, why does it included the cheap one? It cost around $$$ for the longer-life battery. Other brand batteries cost less. Who's gonna record more than 60mins, right?

Love it! Very light, easy to use, priced just right. Couldn't ask for more in the buget frame. I highly recommend this item!

Got a great 22x optical zoom.Its a good basic camcorder and easy to use. Tough I find using of digital special effect a bit difficult. It has a good battery life as long as you dont touch that zoom. Had good playback , comes with charger and AV cables.

I buy a Samsung SCL-860 and I hoped to can use on a PAL VCR, but when I try to record on my VCR with PAL60 features I had a real deception because my recording is black and white. What can I do now?

This is great for home movies or recording special moments!! I think that the only bad thing about it is how little time there is on the tape. Anyways, I love all of the settings and features, and it is so easy to handle!! Woo!!

Do you know how to reposition the tape after record and subsequent playback? I did it manually but there is a gap (or noise) in between two vedio recordings. I know sony has 'end search' function which reposition the head to end of last recording so that the next vedio doesn't show any gap from. Can you do that in SCL 8600? Other than this function I found this product very nice.