Reviewed by
glennchan , Intermediate

Price Paid
$0.00

Summary
Bottom line... stay far away from this camera! Video quality is average to poor, low light capability is far worse than other cameras, the audio is very poor (on-board mic is close to useless and no shoe for attaching external mic).

There was one case where I found this camera useful. It was shooting a stop-motion movie. The SCD55's close-up focusing was slightly better than a Sony TRV22 and the optics was "better" because the TRV22's lens hood causes a white cast/flaring when light is shined at it (stupid design on the TRV22's part). Even for shooting stop motion films this camera isn't good.

Strengths
Good zoom
Cheap?

Weaknesses
horrendous low light
subpar video quality (lots of noise, false colors)
poor audio
lack of full manual features

Similar Products Used
Sony TRV20, TRV22, TRV110 (digital8)

Customer Service
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