Samsung SC-DC173

price, usability, battery, portability, durability

reliability

74% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The Samsung SC-DC173U (the "U" is for U.S. release) is a marginal effort, which is not surprising in entry-level camcorders. There's so much compromise at this price point that it really requires the consumer to know what they want in order to pick the...

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the Samsung SC-DC173 is the poor placement of the joystick, with which nearly all manual controls and menu functions are performed. Rather than have it face the shooter, Samsung placed it on the left side, among a...

Portability, Easy to Use, Still pictures, Direct to digital

Missing some high end features, Camera bag

The Samsung SC-Dc173 DVD Camcorder is great for the always-ready consumer who's looking to capture any important event. The SC-DC173 DVD camcorder is an affordable, compact unit that can create great quality video and stills, just by pointing and shooting

Light; LCD is 2.7” and looks good; Small package; Audio is Dolby Digital and sounds nice; EasyQ makes your filming better

Lack of dynamic range; Video quality is lacking; Camcorder didn’t respond after a recording; Zoom dial can get stuck

Overall the Samsung SC-DC173 DVD camcorder is a decent no-frills product. It does what it needs to do without doing it in much fashion. Unfortunately, after using this camcorder and witnessing the results, I cannot recommend this camera to anyone...

Zoom óptico de 34x ; Grava áudio Dolby Stereo ; Armazena em DVD ou cartão de memória ;

Formato de vídeo não abre no Windows Vista ; Pesa 790 gramas

compact, easy to use, good sound and picture quality.

battery could last longer.

Its compact and almost simple to use

You just waste discs...

light weight, compact, very easy to use, great quality video and pictures and the fact you can use a memory card for the pictures is a plus.

only have 30 min. dvd

the features are easy to use. the quick guide book helped in understanding how to use the camera.

the picture quaility is awful. i went on vacation a month after buying this camera & all my photos did not come out very well.