Best Camcorders - Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Card Type, true MPEG Movie Mode, 24 to 38 x Optical Zoom, 0 to 2 Hours Battery Life

'severely dark picture and overwhelming noise'

'Samsung SC-D365 Video PerformanceThe Samsung SC-D365 has a 1/6” CCD with 680k gross pixels.'

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'The automatic controls on the SC-DC164 were poor, either jarring in their adjustments, or as in the case of focus sometimes unable to make a proper adjustment at all.'

'Every other major manufacturer ??? Sony, Canon, and Panasonic ??? offer DVD camcorders that are significantly better in some, if not all, regards.'

'It scored poorly in our tests, in both normal and low-light conditions: video colors lacked bite, and fine details got lost in haze.'