Samsung SC-D365 Camcorder Review

Widescreen/16:9 Mode (8.25)
The Samsung SC-D365 widescreen mode enables video recording in true 16:9, so there is information loss from the top and bottom of the video image. The only other camcorder mentioned in this article that shares true widescreen is the Panasonic PV-GS39. The Sony HC36 simply crops the top and bottom from the 4:3 frame to achieve a wide screen look, while Canon’s Elura 100 does slightly better with a “crop and zoom” wide screen, which widens the frame slightly while cropping the top and bottom.

Scan Rates/24p (0.0)
There are no scan rates other than the native 60i.

Other Features (4.0)
Digital Effects - The Samsung SC-D365 features a number of visual effects similar to those found on other consumer camcorders, including Art, Mosaic, Sepia, Negative, and Mirror. These effects will only be useful to users who intend to edit their video in-camcorder, a group of users that is dwindling as computer-based editing sees wider adoption.

WindCut Plus - Wind Cut Plus is Samsung’s branded version of a wind cut filter, used to ameliorate wind noise on the external microphone. This is a digital effect and works reasonably well in a light breeze – however, in stronger winds, you’d be advised to make use of an external mic with a physical windscreen.

Color Nite - Color Nite mode is the SC-D365’s version of a slow shutter mode. Users can access it with an external button in the LCD cavity. Color Nite has three settings that can be toggled by pressing the button more than once: 1/30, 1/15, and 1/15 with video light for zero lux recording situations.

Telemacro - A final extra feature, common to many other camcorders, is Telemacro, which mimics a telephoto lens. The Telemacro button, in the LCD cavity, also engages the playback zoom function.