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Samsung SC-MX20 Reviews

Camcorder - widescreen - 680 Kpix - optical zoom: 34 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC, MMCplus - flash card - blue More product details

$157.95

Surprisingly good sound ; comfortable design ; relatively nice manual feature set for its class (cnet.com)

Surprisingly good sound ; comfortable design ; relatively nice manual feature set for its class (cnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Samsung SC-MX20

We have collected and analyzed 9 expert reviews and 102 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 51/100 and users rate it 73/100. The average review date is May 7, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 104854 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 86/100 = Very good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 86

860100

111 reviews

November, 2009

51 / 100

9 Experts

Product Age

old
new

73 / 100

102 Users

Trend

Rank  205

from $157.95

Expert Reviews (9)

US

Review summary for the Samsung SC-MX20

By (alaTest Semantic - BETA)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 111 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the design. The battery also impresses, but many are less positive about the interface.

Design, Battery, Image, Zoom

Interface, Memory, Color

Experts rate this product 51/100 and users 73/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders, the Samsung SC-MX20 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very Godd quality.

alaSCORE 86

alaTest Semantic - BETA
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Samsung SC-MX20 (blue)

By (cnet.com)

Surprisingly good sound ; comfortable design ; relatively nice manual feature set for its class

Generally poor video quality ; poor focus performance ; hard to control zoom rocker and awkward interface ; long zoom lens lacks optical image stabilization

The Samsung SC-MX20 has an attractive price, but you get what you pay for.

Not a whole heckuva lot, which is probably why the standard-definition SC...

Rating

58100

Partner Source
cnet.com
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Samsung SC-MX20

By (electronicsme.com)

This Samsung camcorder is an excellent recorder in its class. The standard video quality it produces is very clear and crisp. The camcorder has a mode for recording video for YouTube that produces good quality video that is easy to upload. This unit ...

Easy to upload to YouTube, Long battery life, Small and easy to hold, Clear and crisp video

The Samsung SC-MX20 camcorder makes capturing those special moments a...

Samsung SC-MX20 Review: The Samsung SC-MX20 camcorder makes capturing those...

Rating

60100

Partner Source
electronicsme.com

User Reviews (102)

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"Great camera for video"

By dave1973 (cnet.com)

I was looking for a camcorder that uses flash... 

easy to use menu, hand held, uses flash memory, good battery life

included software not good for advanced editing

US

"Fantastic Camera, for the price"

By dadandersen (cnet.com)

I love this camera. Very easy to use and grea... 

Easy to use. Excellent battery life. Easy menu navigation. Good zoom. Good Picture

Only records in MP4 format, must be converted to use with Windows easily. There is a bug that affects the wide-screen (fix found at samsungscmx20 dot blogspot dot com)

US

"Great Video Camera"

By tsnerf (cnet.com)

This is a really great camera Go Buy It Now... 

Great Video

Plastic

Manufacturer's Description

The MX20 makes it easy to capture everything you want to remember and some you might want to forget. It features an optimized recording mode for YouTube, a schneider lens with 34x optical zoom, image stabilization and face detection. The MX20 also features the longest battery life in its class, lasting up to three hours.

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