Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera by Kodak
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Digital camera reviews of Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera
Digital camera Review: Excellent video recorder with one reservation
Summary: 5 Stars
The Kodak Zi6 is easy to hold and carry. There are very few buttons to press and a button may have more than one function. That makes it difficult to notice which function you are in. More familiarity with using the camera would resolve that problem. Pictures are of HD quality and are impressive. The failing is that this camera is perfect for filming things that are close up and not moving too fast. Objects, like pets, that are less than 10 feet away will look blurry when they move rapidly. In addition the volume is good for those close up. When trying to get the audio from someone speaking 20 feet away in a quiet room, the audio on playback was not loud enough.
The software accompanying the Zi6 was underwhelming. I could not use the software to view my pictures, some error on the software side. Videos were able to be viewed in Quicktime player. It is easy to upload the pictures, as there is a usb connector built into the camera, and Windows' Scanner and Camera Wizard was able to upload the pictures, both still and video, without a problem. You can upload the movies to Youtube, but do not need the software to do that.
Digital camera Review: Fine for the kids, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
We intended to purchase two cameras for our teenagers for Christmas, but fell for the salesperson's hype in the store and I purchased a third for myself. It's definitely small, portable, easy and fun to use. If it had image stabilization, it would be a fantastic little camera. However, we gave them a test run at the family Christmas dinner, and were very dissapointed. Video is jerky, and it was a chore to get a still photo that wasn't blurred in some way. Just a casual snapshot of two people having a conversation was impossible without having them stop and sit completely still. Otherwise, if someone moved their hand, it was a blur. Even many posed shots were not exactly sharp and crisp.
It's great for the kids. They had a ball running around catching little videos of everyone, but I'd hate to be in a situation where you didn't have a second chance to get a good shot.
Digital camera Review: Firmware Upgrade makes device unusable
Summary: 1 Stars
This product is pretty much WSIWYG. Simple DVC, simple funtions. Recorder does not have stabilization resulting in some very shaky video.
Once the firmware was flashed to 1.11 the camera became a paper weight. Randomly shuts off and freezes. Called Kodak Help Center, or rather the "interpretive" help center in Timbktu or wherever. They do not understand english at all. Had to basically spell words and speak one word per minute. The first stated that they were going to transfer me to US tech support. After another 10 minute wait I got another non-english speaking rep. After more run around and now RMA #. I will not buy another Kodak product. Stay away.
Digital camera Review: First digital video cam
Summary: 4 Stars
Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera
What a neat little gadget! Never had a video camera of any type before & we didn't really "need" one but got a gift card for Xmas so...
Very very easy to use. Video quality blew my socks off. Looks great on the 65". Make sure you get the additional flash memory. 16gb is keeping us happy right now. More then enough room. Rechargable batteries & charger nice to have included in package. Software is o.k. Converts and uploads hd to YouTube darn easy.
Digital camera Review: For the money
Summary: 5 Stars
For the money it's hard to beat.Just as advertized. It is simple to use, it's basic, it does not have super zoom power. But what it does have is this. easy and fast as you can get, a card you can change to fit your needs (we bought an 8gig card with it for $11),It fits in your pocket, batteries hold charge for a long time, software that ocmes with it is easy, downloads are simple, taking movies dark to bright areas is good if you don't change to fast, sound is ok. Best of all my wife loves it especially for the grand kids.