Saturday, February 9, 2013

Kodak PlaySport ZX5

Kodak PaySport ZX5

Unboxing



Review


So, I got this camera for it's capabilities, mainly for my videos and not for sports :) anyway, it's very sturdy, very well built and can take some beating, The Video Quality is awesome, that's the reason why I got it.
I got it after a long time looking for an affordable, cheap, yet very good Quality video camcorder.
at such price of course there are some minuses (100$), for example, there is no a mic input, so you are stuck with the built in mic, which is ok, but it could be better. let's not forget that, this camcorder is water proof, so it is very well ruggedized which reflects on the built in mic. anyway, if you use it for videos, you could always use an external voice recorder and sync your audio in production.
the battery life is about 2 hours or recording.
the camcorder can take photos up to 5 MP but it's not a Photo camera so don't expect too much out of it.
anyway, you need to watch the videos for yourself to judge :)
it does have macro mode and auto mode, and the video settings are VGA, 720p 30fps, 720p 60fps or 1080p 30fps.
if you want to record longer than 2 hours, you can connect the camcorder to the power and it can record while charging.
the device has mini HDMI and SD card slot and it can accept up to 32gb which is awesome.
the files are not large, if you are recording on a 32gb with the power connected, it can record up to 8 hours.

Video samples:

1080p macro mode:



1080p 30fps



720p 60fps



720p 30fps



VGA sample




bottom line: get it if you are on a budget and looking for a sport ruggedized camcorder, if you are not gonna use it for sports and have a better money then get the zi8

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