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 KODAK Zi8 CAMERA February 21, 2010
Sandra Hamonic
Oh man, I have had the best of best cameras but this one by far is sooooo easy to work with and WOW, amazing color!!! Everyone thinks it's an ipod and when they realize it is a camera and video camera, they freak!!!
YOU WILL LOVE IT!!! IT'S A MUST!!!
GREAT INVESTMENT!!!
 My Zi8 January 30, 2010
Marek D (Ottawa, Canada)
Super easy to use, great size, fits in the pocket. good quality for the price, It records as 1080p, but plays back as 1080i, this is the only concern, otherwise I like it.
Great Camera January 27, 2010
Anthony Appugliesi (Toronto, Ontario)
This Product is great, light weight, easy to use, and just works , the video quality is great, and its easy to tranfer videos on to the computer, love it, and for the price you can't beat it....
Great little HD camcorder January 24, 2010
Darren (Winnipeg, MB)
I originally bought a Sony CX-100 and thought the video quality was great outdoors and grainy in low to medium light. The colors were also not very accurate. Based on the reviews of this product, I returned the Sony and bought this.
I'm very happy with this product. I believe that the overall quality is better with this camcorder than the Sony at 3 times the price. The colors are very accurate, video quality outdoors is great, and quality indoors is very good with plenty of light. In low to medium light it gets a little grainy, but unless you are spending $1,000+ you can't expect much with HD camcorders.
I use 2 hands to take my videos and find that my videos are quite steady.
I love the convenience of slipping this into a jacket pocket so you can take it with you everywhere.
Surprisingly great quality from a small package January 23, 2010
Alex Man (Vancouver, BC)
I picked up this camera after having read reviews from CNET and user reviews off youtube. Most people seem to pick this over the other contender, Flip UltraHD. Most, including me, chose the Kodak for the 1080p option, the packaged HDMI cable, and the price, although the Flip deal at Costco included a HDMI cable in its bundle for $200.
Ultimately, I was happy I chose the Kodak over the Flip. It's slightly wider than the Flip but not a deal breaker. Where the Kodak shines is the quality. Although the ability to upload to youtube and Facebook are appealing, what I really wanted was to be able to get decent quality recordings on my 46" Samsung Touch-of-Colour LCD, for a good price. And I got it! I'm quite amazed by the quality, given the size and price of the camera. I expected much less from a small package like the Kodak. Of course in natural day light, the recordings are awesome, especially when the camera is held still. This is the kind of quality I thought I'd have to pay $1,000 for one of those Sony HD cams. And I have to admit, the night shots are not as bad as some reviewers have let on. There is lots of noise when it's almost pitch black, but still decent and watchable. On that note, I'm quite happy for the price I paid <$200.
So far, I can only think of two downsides.
1. merging recordings to get one recording doesn't seem to be that easy and takes a lot of effort from the PC. Another problem I find is that once you merge recordings, they can't be played back on the camera itself! I don't get that. It's a mov. file... why won't it work when you load it back on the cam's memory card and play it onto the tv. It just doesn't work like it doesn't recognize the file. Kodak really needs to make software that makes merging videos easy. Because watching one file at a time, is painful. Especially if the video is only for a few seconds.
2. No pause function when recording. This issue ties into #1 a bit in that it's tough to make one big video. Sometimes you are forced to pause but you can't pause. You end the video and start again, and everytime you start, you create a new video file.
Other than those two negatives, I'm very happy with the quality. I just have to think ahead about how I will editing (or not editing) any of the videos I film.
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