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I’d like to do a review on the Kodak Zi8. And I have to apologize because I don’t have two of them. So I have to switch over to my Sony Handycam ECRDVD405, which I really do not enjoy using at all. But without further ado, let me switch over.
Let me run through the pros first, I’ll go through the cons, and then my assessment. So here go the pros.
Kodak Zi8 Review – SHORT VERSION:
PROS:
- good video quality
- easy to use and small
- approximately 50 minutes on one battery charge
- flexible, flip-out USB connection (unlike rigid flipcam / minoHD version)
- HDMI connection
- external microphone input / jack
- decent on-board audio quality
- removable SD memory card
- good resolution choices: 1080p, 720p (60fps and 30fps), and WVGA
- turns off quick
- macro setting easy and on top
CONS:
- low-light situation induced vertical / purple / red / pink lines in 720p mode
- no real control over picture quality – automatic to the extreme
- back-side of camera gets hot after extended use
- image stabilization is useless
- case a bit too flexible and video aberrations noted if manhandled excessively
- no LCD to verify good shot framing
- record status LED is annoyingly placed, bright, and red
- metal strap piece will scratch the case / housing
ASSESSMENT:
- Buy it now!