Monday, 25 January 2010
Kodak Zi8 review
The Kodak Zi8 is an impressive mini-camcorder that’s small enough to fit in your pocket yet capable of capturing Full HD (1080p 30 frames-per-second) footage.
Weighing in at just over 100g, the Kodak Zi8 is relatively compact. It’s not the smallest mini-camcorder on the market, but given its ability to film Full HD footage, this is to be expected. You should be aware however that Full HD footage filmed on a mini-camcorder won’t be quite up to the standard of Full HD footage filmed on a fully-featured camcorder, though of course these models cost considerably more.
Image quality on the Kodak Zi8 is exceptional for a mini-camcorder, thanks to the 10.2mm 5-megapixel CMOS sensor. You can also capture still images in 5-megapixel resolution. Because this is such a small camera, there’s not much on-board memory but you can store all your footage on SDHC cards of up to 32GB.
Kodak has bundled the Zi8 with its MediaImpression software, which allows you to upload your footage to YouTube and perform editing such as splicing, trimming and adding music and titles. It also allows any 1080p footage to be played back smoothly on a PC, though unfortunately it’s not Mac-compatible. You can also watch your footage on the camcorder via the 2.5-inch LCD and built-in speaker.
The Kodak Zi8 mini-camcorder is available in Australia now with a recommended retail price of $299. It comes in a choice of three colours: black, aqua and raspberry.
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