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  • Samsung SC-D453 Cheapo DV Camcorder

    Recently, I decided to shop around for the cheapest DV camcorder I could find.

    I wanted a camcorder with Web cam streaming functionality with an external microphone input.

    Image quality wasn't so important.

    So... drum roll... I remembered the big debate we had several months ago about Samsung and questions about the build quality of their camcorders.

    Indeed, I am curious; so I've decided to experiment with the SC-D453 model reviewed here:

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    Some reviews *have* questioned quality control in connection with certain Samsung camcorders, including the SC-D590 model:

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    Is it possible I'll open the box and find a defective camcorder?

    Sure; it's possible.

    Nevertheless, it's selling for only $250 here:



    If it works right out of the box, then I won't return it.

    If it's broken right out of the box, then I'll send it back for a refund.

    Maybe I'm buying junkware; maybe I'm not.

    It should be a worthwhile experiment.

    In the end, it could be a pretty functional camera for a bargain basement price.

    I get the impression that most of these consumer camcorders are all made in China... not Japan... in spite of their "Made in Japan" labels.

    Jerry Jones


    Link to manual: http://tinyurl.com/np745
    Last edited by Jerry Jones; 27 February 2006, 23:52.

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    Well, the experiment was instructive.

    The Samsung camcorder is going back for a refund.

    The positives:

    This camcorder is small and cute.

    The negatives:

    The image quality is so terrible that there is NOISE EVEN WHEN THE LENS CAP IS ON.

    In addition, the build quality is so cheap that the SC-D453 looks like it dropped out of a bubble gum machine.

    Note to SAMSUNG:

    IF YOU WISH TO BE RESPECTED AS A GLOBAL ELECTRONICS FIRM, THEN YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE IMAGE QUALITY OF THE SC-D453 DOES NOT MEET NORTH AMERICAN STANDARDS AND YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SELL TOYS LIKE THIS IN THE UNITED STATES. PRACTICALLY NOBODY WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE A BARGAIN (EXCEPT FOR CNET'S REVIEWER, PERHAPS).

    If you can't produce quality beyond this, then get out of the game.

    Jerry Jones

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    • #3
      P.S. The auto focus took three or four seconds to respond after scene changes... unbelievable that they could sell junk like this at all.

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