Samsung SC-X210L Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Size, weight, durability, acceptable video quality, included helmet cam with wired remote, easy file transfer
Cons: Battery life, max 2GB external memory, occasional colour shifting.

I bought my Samsung SC-X210L a month and a half ago for one purpose: recording my mountain biking adventures on the North Shore of Vancouver, BC. I was interested in Samsung's previous offering last year, but it was too limited so I decided to wait. I'm ...

Pros: Physical design & interface
Cons: Video quality, photo quality & Quicktime compatibility

I purchased this camcorder a few days ago while I was in New York attending the auto show. I shot several videos and still photos of an installation I helped create and downloaded them to my Apple PowerBook G4 today to view. The still photos are ...

Pros: Great idea and functional for intended purpose.
Cons: Doesn't work with Mac - false advertising, in my opinion!

This is a great concept - having an external, hands-free lens for shooting while doing things you normally couldn't shoot while doing! I've seen actual footage from the gen1 release (SC-X105L) that was edited on a Mac and it actually looks pretty good ...

Pros: Nice and light, small, external camera, battery light, WORKS WITH A MAC! :)
Cons: Maybe too small!?, carry bag is crap, and the external camera straps need work.

I am a Mac user and bought this camera knowing the problems there are using it on my ibook. This morning after about 30min playing about i have it working on both Quicktime and in iMovie. The fix is to download the old 105l codecs from here ...

Pros: Small, East Start up, Internal 1 Gb, Up to 2Gb External (SD Card)
Cons: Charge it before and you plan on taking it with you.

If you are looking for a good cam. that will shot video on the go with little problems. Then this is your best bet. This is for the people on the go with not a lot of room to spare.