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Samsung VP-DX100/XEU DVD Camcorder (34x Optical Zoom)
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(3.5 out of 5)
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(4 out of 5) by Mr. T. B. Burke on Apr 26, 2009 (UK)Regardless of what the other review has said about this camcorder, he is wrong. This is an excellent camcorder that is easy to use and the finalise feature works fine, he was probably using the wrong disks. I moved from Mini DV to DVD and this was an excellent choice for me. This Camcorder made me realise that i should have moved to DVD sooner, but it really is cheap to buy and works very well With a Apple MAC and a Windows PC. I would recommend this camcorder immensley. Samsung do not make crap products and this is a fine example of the technology they use.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
DO NOT BUY!
(1 out of 5) by hazpol23 on Mar 11, 2009 (UK)Only buy if you want all your precious footage to be lost.
The 'finalise' function of the disks does not work, leaving all your footage to be playable on your camcorder and no-where else.
There are numerous forums discussing this fault on the internet.
I've yet to find a more infuriating fault in technology.
DON'T BUY!
The 'finalise' function of the disks does not work, leaving all your footage to be playable on your camcorder and no-where else.
There are numerous forums discussing this fault on the internet.
I've yet to find a more infuriating fault in technology.
DON'T BUY!
A great little video camcorder for a low price, and THE FINALISE FUNCTION DOES WORK!
(5 out of 5) by N. Snow on Aug 18, 2009 (Hampshire)This Samsung product is a fantastic little camcorder that I have had for nearly a year now. I wanted a cheap, lightweight camcorder to use on holiday and at university and this one turned out to be ideal. The fault that is mentioned in the other review is a silly one, basically the camcorder can finalise -r and -rw dvds. These can then be played back on any PC or Universal DVD player ONLY. If you try to play back a recorded dvd on a normal DVD player (ie: a region 2 player) then it obviously won't work. However, every disc that I have recorded can play on PCs and my Pioneer Universal player. However, the best bet is to use Sony DVD+rw discs as these don't need to be finalised any way and can be reused. It is also a good idea to rip all the video footage from your discs and save them on a PC using some DVD ripping software.
Basically, most people should be able to understand what I've just written. If you do not have the right software or the right kind of DVD player then the discs that this camera records will be pretty much useless, but then don't buy a DVD camera. Besides, a good quality Universal DVD player only costs about 80 pounds now anyway.
Now, the best features of this camera are the impressive zoom, the practicality of discs themselves, the vast menu and option settings which are very user friendly and the compactness. The only thing that lets it down slightly is that it doesn't quite record as high quality footage as a HDD, Hi-Def, Blu Ray, Flash camcorder which would cost about £700. So, if you just want a nice easy camera and are realistic about what you can get for less than £200 then really, you should look no further.
Basically, most people should be able to understand what I've just written. If you do not have the right software or the right kind of DVD player then the discs that this camera records will be pretty much useless, but then don't buy a DVD camera. Besides, a good quality Universal DVD player only costs about 80 pounds now anyway.
Now, the best features of this camera are the impressive zoom, the practicality of discs themselves, the vast menu and option settings which are very user friendly and the compactness. The only thing that lets it down slightly is that it doesn't quite record as high quality footage as a HDD, Hi-Def, Blu Ray, Flash camcorder which would cost about £700. So, if you just want a nice easy camera and are realistic about what you can get for less than £200 then really, you should look no further.