Everlasting Memories (Samsung VP M 50)

Member Name: cinystar

Product:	Samsung VP M 50
Date:	10/03/02 (520 review reads)
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Advantages: price, compact, easy to use

Disadvantages: none

Many years ago we would of never thought it possible to watch ourselves on TV, until the brilliant invention of the camcorder.Most house holds either own or know someone that they can brorrow one from for that speical occasion.

These are excellent for recording all your cherished memories on, and I wished that I had owned one when my children were babies.

I decided to buy one about a year ago, to video my two lovely grandchildren,so that I can film them growing up and one day be able to show them.

If you are thinking of purchasing a video camcorder then I can certainly recommend this smart little Samsung.It is very compact and is silver and grey in colour. It takes 8mm size tapes, which are only about £3.00 to buy, which is very reasonable. You get a basic accessory kit supplied with the camcorder, which consists of the following:


Ac power adapter – can be used for recording in side and recharging the battery

Ac cord – connects to the camcorder and to the wall socket.

Battery pack – fits onto the camcorder.

Audio/video cable - used for connecting to TV or video for viewing and recording.

Shoulder strap

Instruction booklet

Lithium battery- this is for the clock function and memory

I usually have problems when I purchase gadgets, trying to understand how they work. The instruction booklet is very easy to follow, with diagrams to help, so I was really pleased that even an idiot like me could work out how to operate the functions. The camcorder has many features which make this well worth the money I paid for it only £230 from my Freeman’s catalogue.

FEATURES :
On screen display through the viewfinder, which shows you the date/time, battery level indicator, programs, tape counter, basically everything lights up for you, which is great.

Zoom in and out button

Play/pause/stop

Play black mode r>
Fade in and out mode.

Self-timer mode- you can record yourself, great ah!

DIS – (digital image stabilizer) - helps to compensate hand shaking or movement for a better picture.

Manual or auto focus button

Six automatic exposure modes to choose from.
DSE (Digital special effects) mode, there are 12 of these such as:
EMBOSS which gives a 3D effect.
CINEMA – movie like effect.
MIRROR- cuts the image by half
MOSAIC- gives a checkered design,
B/W - black and white image
SEPIA effect-
GHOST – gives image a dragging effect.

I forgot to mention that this camcorder is light weight so is easy on your hands when taping for a long period.The picture quality is very clear and the sound is excellent, it picks up noises from a long distance, really brilliant. The only down side that I could think of is that you are not supplied with a carry case, that is an additional cost.
I have had great fun with mine and use it regularly. I now have a vast collection of home made movies, Lol. It certainly was worth every penny spent and I would definitely recommend this for anyone on a low budget. So if you are looking for one then you can’t go wrong with this brilliant one.

Thanks for reading from Cinystar