Pocket Camcorders Review: The Kodak PlaySport
The pocket camcorder market continues to boom. It’s a little surprising considering that nearly every smartphone and tablet computer today offers video capability. But consumers still see that there is great value in a product focused – pardon the pun – on producing great images.
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Pocket Camcorders Review: The Flip SlideHD
Flip continues to demonstrate its ability to lead the pocket camcorder market with the Flip SlideHD. This unit looks cool and works well, featuring some great attributes that on-the-go videographers will surely love.
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Pocket Camcorders Review: The Flip UltraHD (3rd Generation)
Flip didn’t invent pocket camcorders but they were pioneers in making them popular. They did that through offering small, stylish, easy-to-use camcorders that took great video. That’s still true with the latest Flip UltraHD.
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Pocket Camcorders Review: The Kodak Zi8
Despite being released more than a year ago (2009), the Kodak Zi8 remains a market leader in the pocket camcorder niche. That position is fully justified by its still-superb features.
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Question by Cool Mom: Can any pocket video cameras on the market record as good a quality video as a mini dv camcorder?
My mini dv camera is dead, I want to replace it, but I don’t know if I should by another full size camcorder or one of these pocket ones. Video quality is more important to me than quick and easy.
I would be buying a low end mini dv camcorder, vs an HD flip video cam
Best answer:
Answer by Little Dog
I guess it depends on the camcorder – but most likely not. Since you did not tell us which miniDV tape based camcorder, this is only a guess – and we don’t know if you are comparing a high definition pocket cam. But it is likely the pocket cams all have smaller lenses and imaging chips – and we already know they compress the digital video data more than DV format does…
Less compression + larger lens + larger imaging chip = better video quality.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
- Record High Definition video (1080p at 30 fps with 16:9 aspect ratio)
- Easily upload recorded footage to YouTube with built-in USB and software
- Expandable SD/SDHC card slot up to 32 GB; Rechargeable batteries and charger included
- Vibrant 2.5-inch viewfinder; Watch footage on HDTV with included cables
- Edit and share videos with included software
Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera Black
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