MY MAIN CAMERA IS EXPENSIVE BULKY MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. OFTEN I WOULD BE SET UP IN ONE DIRECTION AND MISS A SHOT IN ANOTHER. I BOUGHT THE SAMSUNG FOR THIS REASON AND BACKUP ALSO SHORT SHOTS TO AVOID THE 10 MIN SETUP OF A PRO CAMERA. TO ME THIS SEEMS TO BE A SMALL CAMERA I HAVE BIG HANDS AND POOR CLOSE UP VISION I CANT WORK THOSE MICRO CAMERAS I LIKE THE SIZE OF THIS ONE I CAN SEE IT BUT ITS STILL SMALL.I LIKE HI8 TAPE FORMAT IT IS MUCH MORE DURABLE THAN DISKS RECORDS ALOT LONGER THAN DISK.WHEN I DOWNLOAD ON MY COMPUTER I CAN SPLICE AND ARRANGE ADD SOUND OR EFFECTS THEN BURN IT ON A DVD. SO I DONT NEED A DISK. THE FIRST FOOTAGE I TOOK WITH I WAS STUN AT THE QUALITY OF IT WAS REAL GOOD. PLAY BACK AND TRANSFER ESAY. DURABILITY 30 DEG. DAMP SNOW RAIN MIX 3'DIRECT DROP 20' SLID TUMBLE IN MUD AND DIRT 3 DAYS IN THE BOTTOM OF A BACKPACK CRUSH TEST STILL WORKS LIKE A CHARM. WHAT IVE DONE TO IT IN ONE TRIP IS MORE ABUSE THAN THE AVERAGE USER WOULD HAVE IN YEARS THATS WHY I GOT IT I WONT CRY IF I BREAK IT ILL GET ANOTHER JUST LIKE IT.ALL IN ALL IT'S A STOUT SMALL ESAY OPERATING GREAT PICTURE TAKEN CAMERA.
A good quality Camcorder at an extremely great price price. I bid and won on this product to take on a sailing vacation in the Bahamas. When I get back home, I will edit them and make DVD copies to share with my friends and family. I like the size of the camcorder and the picture quality. I would have prefered a few more extras like extra spare batteries, but there are some up for bid on eBay anyway.
The camcorder was exactly what I expected. It works fabulous, perfect condition, and better than what I expected. I had been shopping for a camcorder at local pawn shops, but this one gave me more for my money.