Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera - Black
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Customer Review
Great Value, awesome! But don't expect it to compete with $3000 camera
I rarely will type/review products but I've been a little frustrated reading the reviews of this product on Amazon and by users at other sites. Many users seem to think that this camera was designed to compete with expensive, professional cameras that cost thousands of dollars and produce full HD quality video. That's not what this is. Also, while my camera hasn't had the 'noise' issue from the Mic, i have seen a camera that had the issue and its BARELY noticeable. Its almost like a very quiet background noise from a Florescent light or something.Kodak has designed, marketed, and built a camera to compete with FLiP and has clearly produced a FAR better product.I'll keep it short and sweet and first explain who I am and what I am using this camera for. I use it for:-Home Videos/Fun stuff with old buddies and friends-For work when I need some quick video that's easy to upload online, or put in iMovie and edit-For work when I need more...
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Actual footage in different lighting conditions
Customer Video Review Length:: 2:22 MinsInstead of shooting a review, I took some video, outdoors in the dark, in a dim room, and various lighting conditions. I erased the audio portion - it was just wind and ambient noise. The original video is great quality - hopefully Amazon does not compress it too much!Christmas lights in front of the house, the tree inside the house, and some footage at the local gym (dark, medium and bright conditions!)I also shot some close-up footage with the close-up setting on and off so you can see how it works.All videos are recorded by the camera in .mov format.
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Best camcorder if you're on a budget and need external mic input
Check out my sample footage video on Youtube. On Youtube search "djeror zi8 low light"In my previous review of the Kodak Zi8 I was pretty frustrated at the fact that whenever I used the built in microphone the recorded videos had an annoying high pitch whine that made the audio from my videos almost unusable. Kodak recognized that this was an issue and created a firmware update that fixed the problem. It also fixed a few other things like the previous issue of the image getting darker as you zoomed in. They seem to have fixed all of the major problems with this firmware fix.I do tech product reviews so I need the following things:- External mic input - most of my videos are shot wearing a lapel mic- Macro mode - I have to get close to little tiny screens- SDHC memory - I go to all day trade shows, I need 10+ hours of video- Power options - I need to be able to shoot while AC power is plugged in or use a large external battery...
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