Best Camcorders - Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Card Type, 5 to 7 in. Depth

'awkward navigation controls'

'Placing the menu button on the left side, and not on the rear with the joystick, was a design mistake.'

'Fair-to-middling video quality overall'

'viewing and transferring of data can still be troublesome because the DVD-RAM discs require special DVD-RAM compatible DVD players for viewing and dubbing.'

'The manual focus control on the DZ-MV730 is its worst manual control and is practically unusable.'

'The video quality is equally poor, however.'

'Wimpy battery'

'Differentiation between color gradations became challenging; even in the grayscale, it was tough to discern where the tones altered.'

'manual control is available but a bit tedious'

'poor low light images'

'The solarizing is so bad, that it makes using the LCD a nuisance.'

'You can also switch to the traditional eyecup viewfinder, but it's difficult to see through unless you have 20/20 vision'

'The plastic covering on this set of ports is difficult to open, if you have more finger than nail.'

'no built-in flash or video light'

'Automatic focal adjustment is slow'

'No flash or video light.'

'The viewfinder, unfortunately, cannot be angled viewfinder is only flush with the battery's end.'

'the still lens is very noisy when zooming'

'Low-light test results ranked the SC-D6040 near the bottom of the group, as the image was too dark and extremely grainy.'

'Samsung camcorders are notoriously bad with noise, and the SCD6040 is no exception.'

'This LCD is one of the worst out there; the noise is plentiful and obstructing, especially in low light areas'

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