Customer Reviews

Samsung X210L MPEG4 Sports Camcorder with 1GB Memory and 10x Optical Zoom

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

The cam is vey good as a sports camcorder, resistant, small, a perfect zoom also. The1 Gb memory can help in order to keep your files and see different things as you wish.

Things I didn't like, the photo resolution and siye is not good, it looks gross and there is no way to fix the quality of photos, only works for the videos. Also, the video file type is complicated for some programs and the codec is not easily downloaded, in cases it just doesn' t work and will only give you sound.

I bought this one for my snowboarding. I think this is the one for snowboarding. Unlike skiing, shooting on snowboard is not easy for many reason. And even for ski, it is not recommended to shoot while riding. The included external camera makes it easy to shoot and is water resistant. The main camera has flash which makes it more resistant to shock while riding.

Wind noise is somewhat loud and external camera quality is not great but still this is great for the price.

I have been thinking of buying a new video camera, but I really wanted the ability to have a helmet cam for catching the action from my motorcycle and ATV. This unit fit the bill perfectly, since a separate helmet cam for my DV camera is approximately $300.
I have been watching this unit for some time and am glad that I waited for this version that has 1GB of internal memory and accepts up to 2GB of external memory (SD/MMC). This camera isn't going to match a good DV camera, but it's so small and with the helmet cam it does exactly what I want it to do. I have had it out on the ATV many times already and it's working great!

This unit, while extremely compact, was not meant for the family user.
Video in lower light conditions is unacceptable, and photos taken
with the built-in flash unit usually are very dark if more than
6 feet away.
This unit is for the outdoor sports enthusiast, but not for the
family or indoor user.

I purchased this sport camcorder for my husband to use on his motorcycle. Maybe we just got a lemon - but it seems others here also had resolution problems.

Calling it a 'problem is an understatement, in our case. The camera comes nicely packaged, in four stackable boxes, complete with software, USB cord and an internal memory of 1 GB. You will need to purchase AT LEAST another 2 GB disk to film any longer than half an hour at top resolution.

It has three resolution modes, Normal, Fine, and Super Fine (SF.) We started on Normal, but quickly changed to Fine and then Super Fine as we continued to get VERY poor results.

When using the helmet cam, and let's face it - this IS a "sports" camera - there was no image stabilization - so every bounce and turn made the viewer sick to their stomach. But the worst thing of all - was the focus - it went in and out - and the resulting video looked like something Monet painted - all blurry here and there.

I'm returning this camera, but sadly, the 2 GB card is not fully refundable. This is a neat concept in small, compact cameras - but the technology is obviously NOT in step with the design.

I seriously may never buy another Samsung product again - I am that disappointed.

my sister bought this camera for my christmas present last year. i do a lot of snowboarding in colorado. my sister made jokes because on the box was a picture of a snowboarder in action. it was kinda cute and funny.

im not a camera guy so i dont understand all the fancy terms. please dont be offended by my simple review.

at low altitudes below 8000 ft the camera was fine. battery sucked. lasted about 30 minutes. with stills the battery died even quicker. maybe 5-7 shots and its dead.

at higher altitudes 8,000-10,000 ft the camera gets unrealiable. sometimes it works, sometimes not. over 12,000-14,000 ish the camera didnt even work. it powered on, but none of the video captured. the screen was just white and it gave some error message. i understand not many people go up to 14,000 ft above sea level on foot, but im a snowboarder. this is what i do and this is what was on the side of the box pictured.

the camera or batteries performance in the cold was bad too.

quality of the still pics was below average. oh, the video quality was poor too. this was free to me so it was worth it. if you are paying for it i would pay no more then half the retail price. i dont know how other cameras are but you need to install special video codecs in order to play back the videos on your computer. the software and cable was included. but its sucks that i have to re-encode it as an avi file before i can email it to friends and what not.

the quality of the helmet cam was below the quality of the regular camera lens. the helmet cam is sweet and its easy to use. i like of the lens can rotate to make sure your picture is not croaked. and the on/off button on the cable of the helmet cam is easy. good placment.

when its working the camera records smooth. the filtering was ok. i didnt expect much for the low quality specs. for snow, you where not able to see the texture or slope of the snow. it all looked white and flat. but for mountain biking it works just fine.

i bought an extended battery on ebay for like 15-20 bucks. totally worth it. on the cold i got about 2.5 hours of video. i also got a 2 gig sd card and it has about 1.20 hours on recording on it.

I use this camera to take video for training and teaching and it works great for that. My issue is with Amazon's special deal for the SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card. This brand of card does NOT work in the Samsung camera.

Send the wrong item twice, then she promised extra memory didn't put it in the package, very fraustraiting

This is a camera for those that know exactly what they want. If you don't know, then don't get this one. I have owned it for 1yr now, I've used it for skydiving, snowboarding, skiing, and when I want to do stupid crash related stuff. That is what it is made for!

I also took it to Europe for 6months, and used it all the time. Great size to travel with. Can hide it on you easily for safe keeping. The webcam features were a nice addition too. Video chat with family half way around the world, and didn't need another camera!

I am just now buying a replacement battery because when you plug the camera in, it does not has an auto shutoff. So I burned my battery out. However you can buy external chargers that have auto charging systems!

Down sides of this camera:
Digital pictures are LOW quality
Charging the battery = Damage

Other than that, the camera has prefomed better than I expected. And has taken a BEATING! Great crash camera!

This cam works great for on the move down and dirty sport shots. I use it while I ski, bike, fly and drive down the German autobahn at crazy speeds. The still photo options is a little lacking and it has other features like files and MP3 player but I only got this for the movies I can make along with the external lipstick cam. I have taped it to my helmet while doing the above mentioned sports and it looks great. The one thing this unit needs is a mute button so you don't pick up the rushing wind noise when you are going faster than 10 mph in any mode of sport. This has been mentioned in the Samsung forum for this camera. The battery works great you will run thru 4 gigs of card space before you drain the battery. A must buy cant beat the cool factor for the money. I get looks all day long with the cam mounted to my ski helmet :)