Samsung SCL700 Hi8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD | 
| Brand: Samsung
List Price: $249.99
Buy Used: $200.00
You Save: $49.99 (20%)
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 41431
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 22
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 79.2
Minimum Focal Length: 3.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 4 x 7 x 4.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Model: 700
UPC: 036725307001
EAN: 0036725307001
ASIN: B000063W9B
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: This is a great compact hand held camcorder. Comes with battery. Has been barely used.
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| Features:
| • | Hi8 camcorder | | • | 22x optical, 880x digital zoom | | • | 2.5-inch color LCD and monochrome EVF | | • | Video light | | • | Multi-system video output |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Hi8 may have been overlooked lately thanks to the ongoing digital revolution, but it is still tops in the analog world and provides outstanding performance and value for price-conscious buyers. Samsung's SCL700 packs a punch with features including a 2.5-inch LCD screen, 22x optical zoom, eight digital special effects, and video light. Most unique is the worldwide AC adapter and multisystem output, which means you can charge your battery at any power outlet and play back your video on NTSC and PAL systems. Lens
The optical zoom magnifies up to 22 times, while the digital zoom, which works by electronically enhancing the optical image, reaches up to 880 times. The zoom toggle is pressure sensitive, so you can control the speed of your zooms. The SCL700 has effects that you can apply to your video like sepia, black and white, negative, mirror, art, mosaic, wide, and 16:9 cinema. Inputs and Outputs
The standard RCA input/output and cable are included, so you can hook the camcorder to a TV for convenient viewing or a VCR for dubbing to regular VHS.
Product Description
Compact in size and easy to operate Samsung camcorders provide a top quality video image that is virtually unaffected by hand movements during recording. For quality, performance and reliability Samsung camcorders have no peers. The SC-L700 camcorder features 2.5" TFT active-matrix monitor, Backlight compensation, Auto/manual focus, 880: 1 variable speed digital power zoom, 8 digital special effects, worldwide AC adaptor, and worldwide mult-system output.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Great Camera and Worth the Money!! June 12, 2002
61 out of 61 found this review helpful
Overall, I'd like to say that this camera is a beautiful and inexpensive camera with great features. I bought mine at [a physical store] becuase Amazon.com didn't have any in stock but it has 22x optical zoom, and 880 digital zoom which is amazing!! The main reason I bought this camera is beacuse I will be goin to Italy for this summer and also Tunisia and I needed a camcorder, (It is my first one). It has a PAL system built in which means that you can basically use it anywhere in the world. The visuals are great and it has digital effects such as, black and white, fade, black light, mirror, sepia, negative picture, art, mosaic, 16:9, and cinema. Maybe the only bad thing is that it doesn't have an image stabilizer but it doesn't really bother me beacuse the other Samsung that does costs about [much more]. I would reccomend getting a Camcorder bag and an extra Lithium-Ion battery if your going to use it alot. It has two features that one is, EASY which everything advanced is turned off, more for begginers, and then a CUSTOM setting where you can customize everything the way you want it. It comes with the AC Adapter and the cable, a Lithium-Ion battery, hand strap, shoulder strap, lens cover, and AV cables which work great! Another great thing about it is that it is very small and it has a light you can turn on that helps just as good as if you were in a pitch black room and you couldn't see and you turned on a flash light. I reccomend this camera to begginners and expirienced people. I LOVE this camera!!
Great Budget Camcorder October 23, 2002
S.C. Hahn (Fairfax, VA USA)
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I wanted to record all the new things my 7 month old son is doing. I'm also broke. I need a good camcorder without spending a fortune. I looked into eBay and even used camcorders. When I read all the good reviews about this product, I thought I'll give it a shot. With the first use, our family fell in love with it. For the price, you can't beat this deal. The picture quality is a whole lot better than what I expected. This is my 4th Samsung purchase and everyone so far has been a very positive experience. I wish this camcorder has some "advanced features" like USB connectivity so that I can download movie clips to a computer. But then again, I didn't have the extra [money] to spend. In couple years, I plan to buy a digital camcorder but for now this will suffice. Bottom line: For 1st time buyers, this is a good start. It's not the best camcorder but definately a good one. It's worth the money.
Great Beginner Camera October 16, 2002
Randy Given (Manchester, CT USA)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
We had used a decent quality camcorder before our son bought this one. This one has been a pleasant surprise. Although the picture quality might be more like 4 stars, the features that are provided at such a low cost make this a 5 star product. It has all the fundamentals for a beginner and it fits well in medium size and small size hands (unlike some that require two hands or very large hands or cost five times as much for a small form-factor). We had it out of the box in minutes and were recording first videos with it in less than 15 minutes. The price makes it affordable for school kids to have all kinds of fun projects with it.
 Just fits by budget June 25, 2002
Dinesh Bhonsle (India)
13 out of 24 found this review helpful
It was the right match for me for price-features balanced.
I brough this to use it in India, the AC datapter can take in 230v/60hz and thats wonderful. The PAL feature is the one i was looking for. Its smal land compact and that makes this very handy. The Title feature provided , were you can select a title for your recodings from the list.
Overall this was the best price i could get.
May be two years from now, i m planning to dispose this and buy MiniDV which would cost much less than what it is now.so Untill then..SCL700 is all that i can envy about.
 Excellent Picture, BATTERY LIFE, and easy to use February 22, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
..... Anyway, took this camera .... on a Disney cruise and impressed by the ease of use, wicked optical zoom, and awesome battery life (used the camera for 4 days (even for playback to watch the 30minute tape twice) and still able to video tape with no recharge.The things I did not like about the camera are: 1) placement of fade button, and fact that I have to hold the fade, then stop recording (old Minolta 8mm used to fade when I stopped recording if fade on). Fade button only accessible with screen open, so if taping using eyepiece in bright outdoor light, then have to open screen (shaking camera of course) to get to fade. 2) Either have to display date on tape all the time, or not record it on tape at all. Old camera used to have auto date time option that displayed the date and time for about 5 seconds on first recording of the day, and wouldn't display it again until day changed. Not so with this as far as I can figure. 3) Eyepiece view kind of small. Have to use this in really bright sun when you can't see the LCD screen. This is discontinued and you can get it now for $$$ if you can find it. I'm going to purchase the SCL-860 because it is same camera but newer version with image stabilization, photo mode, and remote control for $$$ ....
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