Well, I just formatted the 8 GB card that was in it and at 720P at 30fps it says that it can record 2 hrs 10 min. At 720P at 60fps and 1080P at 30fps it's 1 hr 30 min. Not sure why anyone would record at 60fps unless they wanted a half speed slow-mo. It works great for its purpose, but I don't know that I would recommend it for something important like a wedding. I did just get a Nikon Coolpix P100 that also takes HD video. I believe regular 1080p and 720p clips are limited to 30 minutes per clip. I got it cheap at $229 at Costco because it was the last one they had and an open item, but I haven't tried video with it yet. I can try it and let you know how well it works if that might be an option for you. I bought it to take stills and for its 26x optical zoom and more control over the shutter and aperture. It will be much better than the Pentax that I have, but I can't afford a DSLR.
Bob On 03/06/2011 09:43 PM, Don Ellis wrote: > Thanks, Bob... > > When I looked at Target a couple of weeks ago, it was "down" to $150. > Need to compare what other things were included, such as how much > memory is built in, how big a memory card is included, and if it has > any other extras bundled. Regardless, I will have to check what > features yours is showing today (at the place you bought it). > > I am very tempted by the idea of not having to worry about immersion, > but also tempted by better optics, longer record time, good optical > zoom range, or easier operation potentially offered by other brands, > such as Sony and Canon. > > Why can't I have all those extras in one camera, at the perfect price? > > I still haven't told my wife I want a video camera for my son's > wedding coming up in May. Keep it quiet! > > --Don > > > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Bob Therina <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you're thinking of getting one of those Kodak Playsport cameras, I >> got one last summer and took it to the beach. I have some videos here if >> you want to see how well it does. >> http://www.youtube.com/user/LobFest >> >> The first 6 in the list (meaning the last 6 uploaded) were taken with >> this camera using a class 4 memory card. They were taken at 720p at >> 30fps. Only one of them posted was taken underwater, but I took some >> others that I didn't post and it did fine. With the salt water I rinsed >> it off when I was done to keep the salt from corroding anything. You can >> see that the video is a little jittery, but nice and sharp with good >> color saturation. I think I paid $129 for it. I'm sure you can find a >> better price than what Target is offering. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> On 03/06/2011 08:51 PM, Don Ellis wrote: >>> The web page brags about ruggedness. Is it moisture resistant? Getting >>> wet is one of the big problems with cell phones. I noticed a [cheap] >>> Kodak video camera at Target that is immersible to 3 meters. One of >>> very few. >>> (One of mine was shortened considerably, though after the warranty had >>> run out. Not wet enough to disqualify, just enough to stop working) >>> >>> --Don >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Robert & Janet Bennett >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Please pardon my missing the last couple of meetings, but I actually did >>>> get a Peek for >>>> my wife for Christmas and as such am ashamed to show my face. >>>> >>>> http://www.getpeek.com >>>> >>>> The only two issues I have with it are: >>>> >>>> 1. Their Customer Service is not good, however >>>> a. I knew that going in. >>>> b. Although their customer service is worse than AT&T, I would >>>> disagree >>>> with anyone who brags about AT&T's customer service as I have >>>> personally >>>> experienced it. >>>> >>>> 2. MS Exchange support. They do support MS Exchange 2003 and 2007 but >>>> not so much >>>> 2009 and my wife's work uses 2009 MS Exchange / Web Outlook. If we >>>> could get the device >>>> to work with her work e-mail I would be satisfied with it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Basically the device works like it should where the customers gets >>>> unlimited e-mail, unlimited SMS texting, >>>> unlimited Facebook, and unlimited Twitter. There is also a Weather and >>>> Map app (weather works - map not >>>> so much as it is based on the T-Mobile cell tower -- no GPS.) >>>> >>>> The customer has to prepay for one year's worth of service (at a rate of >>>> $15.00 per month.) I know that Android smart phones >>>> are better but I will not pay the $80.00 - $120.00 per month smart phone >>>> bills that people pay for such a devices (this is a big >>>> time deal breaker -- don't need all the extra features and will not pay >>>> this much.) Currently my wife pays $35.00 per month for >>>> a regular AT&T cell phone (and this is actual monthly cost after all >>>> taxes and fees) and an effective $15.00 for the Peek. >>>> >>>> Hope to see you all again soon. >>>> >>>> Robert >>> >> >> -- >> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >> To post: [email protected] >> To subscribe: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug > -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
