I don't know if this will help the Kodak Zi8 debate. This is a test video of the Kodak Zi8 after I installed the latest 1.05 firmware update. Prior to the firmware update it was unusable:
Kodak Zi8 with 1.05 firmware loaded: http://www.ernmander.com/2009/10/22/kodak-zi8-test/ This is a sample of the Zi6: http://www.ernmander.com/2009/09/30/why-i-vlog/ Mind you both vids have been through the YouTube grinder :) But I will say the Zi8 does not do 1080p well at all, it's very grainy. I hope this helps. Ernmander http://www.ernmander.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert Howe <rup...@...> wrote: > > You should check out the Sanyo Xactis - some have mic in, very good > image quality and a great pistol-style grip for videoblogging. Lots > of videobloggers use them. > Not all Xacti models are great, though - so choose carefully. Any > recommendations from anybody else as to which model is best? > > Ernmander was tweeting recently about how his Zi8 was shooting lower > quality video than his Zi6 - even in 720. Perhaps they're cramming > too much into it, to get 720. Might be worth checking out the Zi6 > instead. > > Personally, I think not being able to see yourself while shooting is a > good thing. It's distracting, and you quickly learn an instinct for > where your face is in the frame and can focus on talking directly to > the lens. > > Re: getting VHS quality on Blip. Blip's flash conversion can be > *very* ropey. Their players play H264 mp4 files - so create a custom > Show Player with ".m4v playback" turned on in the settings, and you'll > see your file just as you intended. > > Rupert > > > On 23-Oct-09, at 7:30 AM, David Jones wrote: > > > 2009/10/23 Bohu <bo...@...> > > > Those two features are really compelling, I must admit. I got one > > > hoping that the ease of it would encourage me to do more video > > content > > > for my site without the laborious method I've been using slowing me > > > down. My content is rather static as well, so I just need to find > > away > > > to get the quality where I think it should be, and I'll be a happy > > guy. > > > > My main driver for a new cam is to have SD card support so I can > > shorten my current annoying DV-firewire-upload cycle. So I either go > > with a traditional SD card camcorder, or one of these pocket ones. > > Considering I don't need any form of optical zoom for video blogging, > > regular camcorders seem a bit overkill. > > > > The cheapest SD card camcorder with external mic is the canon FS200 at > > AU$400+ and it has a tiny 1/6th sensor which is reportably horrible in > > low light. > > > > The Zi8 on the other hand has a much bigger 1/2.3 sensor, HD, macro > > and external mic for around $250. Lack of a swivel screen seems the > > only downside. Seems like a no-brainer decision at this point... > > > > > I love that the camera uses swappable cards, and the macro mode is a > > > real welcome feature for product reviews. > > > > I do a heap of product reviews where I rip products apart and shot > > inside them, so this feature is really compelling for me. > > > > > I guess the main change I > > > would want (and this is just personal preference) is if it used > > regular > > > batteries rather than a proprietary power pack. The cards are so > > > voluminous now, I run out of juice way before I run out of shooting > > > space. It would be nice to be able to swap out a couple > > rechargeables > > > when thins get dim. > > > > Yeah, AA's would be nice. But you can always buy a spare battery and a > > separate charger I guess. > > > > Thanks > > Dave. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
