NonSociety – Live Differently. Julia Allison Internet Enthusiast

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Jan 11, 09 3:22pm
So.  Here’s how I feel about cameras: 1) they should work 2) they should not be complicated and 3) they should be cute. Kodak has a new HD video camera coming out in April called the Zx1, which is exponentially better than the Flip (I really dislike the Flip). It’s $149.99, which is a good pricepoint for HD video. I’ve had no less than six digital cameras over the past 18 months, and four of them have broken.  (Or, errr ummm … I’ve broken them.  You know, it’s all a matter of perspective.  I’m as hard on my cameras as I am on my boyfriends. Ha. ha. Sigh.)  The best part of the Zx1 is that it’s almost impossible to break - and you can take it to the beach or skiing or into a hot tub.  Okay, maybe not INTO the hot tub, but at least close to the hot tub.  (This from a girl who brought her iPhone into the bathtub three days after she bought it.  I love living on the edge.) Other good thing about the Zx1: there are like, four buttons on it.  IT IS NOT COMPLICATED.  As in, your mom could figure it out.  It does one thing - video.  HD video, specifically.  And yeah, it can take stills, but I don’t recommend it for that. You can insert up to 32gb memory cards, which is like 10 hours of HD video (although Kodak only makes up to a 16gb SD card, and I highly recommend buying that one. 4gb cards are so 2008).  Power wise, it takes rechargable double AA batteries, and a charger comes with, of course. And the best part? It comes in blue, pink, red, black and yellow. So here are the only issues I have with it: 1) the Zx1 connects to your computer with a cord, which I find cumbersome.  The Zi6 (Kodak’s slightly bigger HD video camera) has a pop out USB plug, which means you don’t have to carry around anything to upload the video to your ‘puter. That’s ideal.  2) It’s a little bit shakey, which I hope they’ll fix with an image stabilizer in the next gen.  3) There are only four buttons, which is good, but they could be more clearly labelled. Yeah, I’ll admit it, I don’t like reading manuals. Then again, who does??  No. One. One more note: this should not replace your regular digital camera - it’s best used strictly for HD video when you’re about to go into combat.  Like a Bergdorf’s shoe sale.  Just … uh … for example.

So.  Here’s how I feel about cameras: 1) they should work 2) they should not be complicated and 3) they should be cute.

Kodak has a new HD video camera coming out in April called the Zx1, which is exponentially better than the Flip (I really dislike the Flip). It’s $149.99, which is a good pricepoint for HD video.

I’ve had no less than six digital cameras over the past 18 months, and four of them have broken.  (Or, errr ummm … I’ve broken them.  You know, it’s all a matter of perspective.  I’m as hard on my cameras as I am on my boyfriends. Ha. ha. Sigh.)  The best part of the Zx1 is that it’s almost impossible to break - and you can take it to the beach or skiing or into a hot tub.  Okay, maybe not INTO the hot tub, but at least close to the hot tub.  (This from a girl who brought her iPhone into the bathtub three days after she bought it.  I love living on the edge.)

Other good thing about the Zx1: there are like, four buttons on it.  IT IS NOT COMPLICATED.  As in, your mom could figure it out.  It does one thing - video.  HD video, specifically.  And yeah, it can take stills, but I don’t recommend it for that. You can insert up to 32gb memory cards, which is like 10 hours of HD video (although Kodak only makes up to a 16gb SD card, and I highly recommend buying that one. 4gb cards are so 2008).  Power wise, it takes rechargable double AA batteries, and a charger comes with, of course.

And the best part? It comes in blue, pink, red, black and yellow.

So here are the only issues I have with it: 1) the Zx1 connects to your computer with a cord, which I find cumbersome.  The Zi6 (Kodak’s slightly bigger HD video camera) has a pop out USB plug, which means you don’t have to carry around anything to upload the video to your ‘puter. That’s ideal.  2) It’s a little bit shakey, which I hope they’ll fix with an image stabilizer in the next gen.  3) There are only four buttons, which is good, but they could be more clearly labelled. Yeah, I’ll admit it, I don’t like reading manuals. Then again, who does??  No. One.

One more note: this should not replace your regular digital camera - it’s best used strictly for HD video when you’re about to go into combat.  Like a Bergdorf’s shoe sale.  Just … uh … for example.