Samsung SCD590 MiniDV Upright Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD Display, 12X Optical & 8MB Memory Stick

by Samsung

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000069FL3
• Item model number: SC-D590
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,828 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The uniquely designed SCD590 sits snugly in your hand for great convenience and comfort while shooting. Among its many features are a large 2.5-inch LCD screen that can be viewed in both dark and bright environments, a shoe for external accessories, a remote control, nine digital effects, and a color onscreen display with easy-to-use dial navigation controls.

Lens
The optical zoom magnifies up to 10 times, while the digital zoom, which works by electronically enhancing the optical image, reaches up to 400 times. The zoom toggle is pressure sensitive, so you can control the speed of your zooms. The electronic image stabilization keeps the picture steady throughout the natural shakes and jitters during usage.

Switch to Nite Pix mode, which works by emitting infrared light, for shooting in total darkness. Choose from nine digital special effects, such as art, mosaic, sepia, black and white, and cinema, to add style to your videos.

Digital Stills
Digital photos are stored on the included 8 MB Memory Stick in JPEG format. The SCD590 has a USB connection for easy PC import. You can use the included software, MGI PhotoSuite III, to edit your digital stills.

Inputs and Outputs
The standard DV IEEE1394 port (also called FireWire) is present for a no-loss connection to a PC or other DV machines, as well as a USB port. S-video and RCA A/V connections are used for direct viewing on a television or VHS dubbing. You can also plug in an external microphone via the mic jack for better sound.

MiniDV Format
MiniDV digital technology delivers clear, sharp video with up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution--far superior to the 240 lines of resolution offered by 8mm camcorders. You'll get minimal color noise interference for a more stable picture. You'll also get excellent sound quality in either 12-bit or 16-bit audio recording modes.

• 16-bit audio includes one set of stereo audio tracks to produce CD-quality sound.
• 12-bit audio uses two sets of audio tracks, so you can easily add background music or commentary to your videos while maintaining the existing soundtrack.

This is all delivered on a cassette that's 1/12 the size of a standard VHS tape. A MiniDV tape offers digital recording time of two full hours--20 times the capacity of a CD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT camera, ignore fake negative reviews, August 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung SCD590 MiniDV Upright Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD Display, 12X Optical & 8MB Memory Stick (Electronics)

This product is great. It's a DIGITAL video camcorder and is just so smartly designed (controls on the back within easy reach, remote control can snap onto/into the camera, etc), for the price of a poor analog camera with less features. Everyone I've talked about the camera is nothing less than enthusiastic about the quality and value for the money. It even has an effect (unfortunately called Make-Up mode) that will only highlight one color (like in "Schindler's List", as CNET noted).

I do have to say that I'm very creeped out by the "Ray Chan" negative review here, in which he copied negative reviews from the CNET boards, and then pasted them (all put together) as his own negative review here on the Amazon site. On CNET, he's known as the "Sony freak", because he goes to all the Samsung products and gives them bad reviews in really bad English, while pushing Sony products. He's managed to bypass the bad English here on Amazon by taking other people's reviews as his own. You can see the negative reviews he copied at: http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_SC_D590/4852-6500_7-9879939.html?tag=box
Creepy ...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best investment I ever made!, January 1, 2004

By 

John Fishnuttes "CEL" (Waialua, HI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung SCD590 MiniDV Upright Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD Display, 12X Optical & 8MB Memory Stick (Electronics)

I purchased this camera in Singapore last May and I paid $1100. I compaired this camera to literally hundreds. If you have ever been to Singapore you would know its the electronics super center of SE Asia. This camera didnt simply out perform other models like JVC, Sony and Canon. It destroyed the competition. Night vision on this camera is fantastic compared to the long list of others I tried. This model is user friendly with easy to follow directions. The Samsung website has fabulous tutorials of how to work this camera too. This is selling for a way lower price than I paid. Its a steal at this price. Get the camera and you will know what I mean by performance. The guy that wrote the 2 star review.. he must be writing about a Sony.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camcorder!, August 2, 2003

By 

Dean McKay "dm40241" (Louisville KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SCD590 MiniDV Upright Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD Display, 12X Optical & 8MB Memory Stick (Electronics)

I first purchased a Sony IP5 and was very disappointed. I hesitated to purchase the SCD590 due to some negative reviews... but I also felt that the reviews may have been staged. Anyway... I bought the camcorder... and we love it. QUALITY is GREAT... and that means picture, features, ease of use, and mechanical. We've had our SCD590 for about 3 months.