Samsung - SCD107 Camcorder Review

Overall 3.14 of 5 view all 7 reviews

mikeinpa
York, PA

This camcorder has a known defect & Samsung will not support it.

technically savvy

Pros

Compact and easy to use

Cons

The CCD image sensor fails., Samsung will not admit to the problem., Samsung will not fix it under warranty.

AUG

2007

Samsung - SCD107 Camcorder —

I am a servicer in electronics since 1979 and have seen a tremendous surge in the failure of CCD Image Sensors in the last five or so years. There is a design flaw with many of the newer ones which causes a black screen or smeared screen during record and on the resulting playback. Samsung too has the problem with ther models: SCD23, SCD103, SCD105 and SCD107 to name the ones I personally know about. Samsung neither admits the problem nor offers to repair it under warranty athough Sony, Canon and JVC will repair this problem for free if you send in the camcorder. Sony and Canon will even provide you a prepaid shipping label to send in your unit. Bottom line, stay away from Samsung.

Last edited on Aug 22, 2007