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Samsung SCX105L MPEG4 Sports Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom

Details

• 2.0-inch LCD box
• 10x visual zoom with image stabilization
• MPEG4 video recording lets you oversell the amount of footage you capture before downloading your movies

Description

Samsung's SC-X105L MPEG4 Sports Camcorder offers the genius to capture those thrilling moments. Whether you're snow boarding or skiing you can collar the moment with the remote lens. 10x Optical Zoom/100x Digital Zoom provides improbable zooming ability. Variable speed control is activated by knee-jerk sensing of the amount of pressure applied to the zoom tab. Record an MPEG-4 digital video shorten, which has high picture quality and takes up little memory accommodation. Video can be stored directly to your Memory Stick or transferred to your PC via USB. 680K Big Optimized CCD delivers high-resolution video images with classier color resolution and detail. It surpasses the conventional camcorder with digital characteristic and its high performance PC interface. Camera body is pocket-size and offers a non-pen surface. The included external remote lens offers off the target-angle capabilities, is weather-resistant, and allows for hands-unrestricted shooting. Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) minimizes unwanted prototype shaking caused by hand movement during recording. Photo Trend Function allows for easy picture taking (800 x 600 boldness) and the ability to save still pictures into Memory Stick or Memory Overhang PRO. 512MB Built-in Memory allows you to take photos and MPEG4 pictures more conveniently. Combining built-in memory and Memory Stick PRO allows you to pile up your still images, MPEG4 movies, and important documents and files allowing you to cavalcade them anytime, anywhere.

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Customer Reviews

The Sony micro soundtrack "D" series reborn
This small rig reminds me so, so much of the Sony micro cassette D series cameras/camcorders. It was way over priced for what it was when released. Everybody was turned on when it released, everybody wanted one, everybody was disappointed after using it. Samsung made the literal same mistake as Sony did back in 2000 with the "D" series. While advertising it heavily in upscale dare and extreme outdoor type magazines and packing the unit full of features, they both overlooked one understandable thing- the quality of the video! I tried very hard to get video to satisfying quality to burn to a DVD. I must have 40 hours each in the two cams, working with assorted software, formats, etc., looking for a way to make it look "professional". I definitively gave up on both.

Camera rates a very disappointing overall poor. Video mark is poor, stills are poor and depending on what sport you use it for, most likely the audio will be badly off as well. This was a lot of buck, that delivers very little bang for your money. Packed full of features that are sterile unless they deliver, they do not. I could NOT recommend anyone buy this model for any reason, period. Ever mind-boggler why Samsung never released an newer, updated version of this jewel? They must know quite what I am trying to tell you now. It is useless. Bad footage is bad footage, regardless of what thingumajig captures the video. It don't think it would be even good enough to film golf, let alone the immoderate sports.

Camera is great as a "hey look what I got". Like another reviewer said, except for showing it off, it is only permissible as a paper weight. Looks nice in my "collection" though. Situated on the the favour from the top shelf, nearer to left than right, between the Sony D45 and the Minolta K800. I conceive of I am going to cry, LOL! But, almost without fail, about every 90 days or so, one of my buds will look at say "that's serene as hell. does it work?". I usually don't even reply. It's objective too hard to admit you pissed away $600 on something that is collecting dust!

Sad but truly: I would recommend anyone avoid this unit like the plague. Buy a $100 or less, SD funny man destined, "pee wee pocket" cam. Invest $100-$200 in a costume bag, strap 'er on with a bungee string and get after it. The footage will be at least ten times better than anything the SCX105L could ever deliver.

2010-02-05 (Lexington,NC US of A) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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Unsatisfied
It is a spiffy tidy up little gagit but it doesn't seem to work so well when I'm mountain biking with it. It tends to hide down by itself. The software that comes with it isn't all that useful either and the format is not universally supported by Mac or PC.

2008-11-26 | Change is not a requirement because survival is not mandatory (Central NJ) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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abuse of good money
bought this to video snow skiing. crafty and compact. too bad it is such a poor quality camera. video is frightful. won't load to my computer video software that comes with it. can take note on tv, thats it.
with all the bad reviews i would hope samsung would offer a credit or something to replace it!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-24 | ski junky (florida) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 1

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Samsung SCX105L MPEG4 Sports Camcorder
This offering now lies dead in my office. I don't have the heart to actually through it out, which I will eventually have to do. Yes, through it somewhere else...as in, put it in the garbage, all $700 of it.
The sound system in the camera has an intolerable intermittent crackling lucid, very loud. The external camera is utterly worthless in that once it is turned on it will not come across off...ever. When it is on it sends a completely erratic and distorted picture trope to the camera. The only way this product could possible be used is if I was willing to record an unreservedly different sound track and then match the video and sound together...what a hassle.
The camera is olden times it's warranty and I am stuck with it...total junk.

2007-08-05 | Freddybe (Sausalito, Ca. USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 1

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A moral review of the SC X105L.
I wrote an virtuous review of the SC-X105L this fall - read it and hope for the perfect helmet camera system - the SCX105L is not it!

There is a full usability review over at http://helmetcameracentral.com - look under the reviews part. The variety of videos on this site also represents a good slice of the status under which people use helmet camera systems.

2006-02-02 | Chadical (Mount Shasta, CA) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 2

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Samsung SCM105 MPEG4 Sports Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom

Details

• 6-in-1 Features
• Compact MP3 player
• Shoots video and digital stills

Description

Plan: MPEG4, JPEG, MP3, G.711

Imaging device: 1/6" 680,000 CCD

Minimum identifiable illumination: 3 lux

Lens: Cam 10X optical zoom, 100X digital zoom

Proctor: 2.0" Trans-reflective 211k

MPEG4 video fragment recording

Enhanced image quality

PictBridge enabled

512MB Internal Thought

Two way memory system

Power consumption: 4.3W (LCD), 4.0W (Viewfinder)

Dimensions: 2.31" (W) x 3.65" (H) x 1.15" (D)

Avoirdupois: .32 lbs

In the Box: Samsung SC-M105S Memory Cam MiniDV Cam

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Customer Reviews

Proper
I've had this camera for a year or so. I purchased an supplement battery because the battery does not last very long. Like almost everyone else, the quality of the images is not as satisfactory as I thought and this camera really isn't worth the money. You can get just as good je sais quoi from a $120.00 camera. I wish I had known this sooner and I wouldn't have prostrate so much.

2007-11-29 (Land of Oz, Kansas) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Reasonably Junk
This camera sucks, I am a big fan of Samsung products, but this camera is a completely out waste of money. I bought this and returned it a day later. It is NOT Mac compatible as it states and the value is pathetic. This could so easly break in your pocket. I bought Sanyo Xacti C40 and entertain the idea that is ten times better, almost no comparison. The samsung takes decent pics and video, but is tackily constructed. So if your lookin into buy this opt for the Sanyo or Fisher, won't regret it.

2006-05-27 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 1

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Condensed, ease of use, software could be better.
This is my first camcorder and I have to say this is very temperately to use. It has many features and its convenient to save on memory stick and be able to exchange from internal to external memory while recording and vice versa. Unalike the other posts I WAS able to use a 2G external memory which gives it a lot more shooting circumstance.

It's nice to have MP3 capability but you don't want to waste the battery and cut into shooting spell by listening to mp3s. Also, you HAVE TO use the bundles software for editing, you cannot use programs like VirtualDub. The accepted software is not the best, however it does suffice for basic tasks such as piercing and joining and there are actually many advanced features you can use as well.

Overall I'm happy with the second-sighted layout of the functions on the CAM, compact size, and the fact that it saves on recall stick since I have a Sony computer and the stick goes directly into the memory slot. Software could for all be improved to make it easier to use however.

2006-02-11 | prezen1 (CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Bad promote layout... Opt for a Sanyo Xacti instead
I have tried several digital camcorders in not working find the best way to go direct to DVD without tape. The Samsung Miniket SCM105S is by far not the best.

Still pics are little to 1.2 Megapixel resolution. (Xacti's are 3.2, 4, and 5)

The convenient formats do not let you record the highest quality MPEGs (capable) to the extrinsic Memory Stick Pro. So, you can only get close to DVD quality for about 10 minutes on the internal recollection (around 495MB). As well, the external memory is limited in size to 1GB. (Not so with the Sanyo Xacti which will take MPEG4 on up to 4GB SD Cards for about 2 hours and 20 minutes of within easy reach DVD quality video.)

Further, the buttons are way too small. You have to have childlike fingers and loving terrible dexterity to coordinate your movie making experience. The normal hand-hold off position blocks the flash port... a major shape flaw. (Xacti buttons are handy and intuitive in layout. The flickering is properly positioned.)

Last but not least, the video format of the AVI's is an oddball version that Windows MediaPlayer doesn't like. A software profession-around is provided that is like going behind your back to scratch your elbow.

You MAY use the Samsung for an MP3 player. But, it's a lot smarter to have a cheaper part MP3 player that will withstand a bit of abuse than to have it embodied in a camcorder that costs at least $400. Commodious perhaps, but dumb.

A good feature is the 10X optical zoom combined with the hardy-shake. This does make for good video on the limited internal memeory. (Xactis of the 4 & 5 Megapixel decision have the anti-shake technology with 5.8X optical zoom.)

Nuff said.

2005-10-25 | Gadget Junkie (Republic of Texas) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 2

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INTERM Settlement
Delicate little camera, but Samsung Marketing people tended to obmitt a few of the shortcomings of it. First it hypes the superficial camera, but leaves out the fact that you cannot take advantage of zoom when you're using it or that you cannot take pictures with it. Acutance and lighting on the external leaves a lot to be desired and it's activation cannot be done from the camera (The list button is on the cable link).Also the fact that the camera DOSEN'T have Mega pixel performace when charming still pictures isn't made apparent untill you read the fine print. Mobile life with the one that comes with the unit is really next to useless.The only reasion that I didn't send it back was it's appraise and portability.

2005-08-11 | ClayBoo (Austin,TX USA) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 3

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