Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A Closer Look At Kodak PlaySport Zx5

By Delpha Ballinger


The mini pocket sized camcorders were popular for some time and then its popularity slowly declined. But there are plenty of models still available on the market including Sony's Bloggie range and Panasonic models. There's even another model of the same kind, the Kodak PlaySport Zx5. This camera has been manufactured with adventurous people in mind. It can withstand even worse conditions.

As with any other pocket camcorders, these cameras are also cute and pocket sized and can be carried with you anywhere. It gets you covered whatever activity it is you have. The plastic cover of the camera comes in nice colors like aqua, black and red. You can find the HDMI and mini USB ports on one side of the camera. Apart from that, you can also find the slot for SDHC cards. The LCD screen of the camera measures around 2 inches. Just below it are some buttons to use for different options like playback, settings, capturing still images, video recording and delete. Below the screen is the 4 way control pad and in the center is the shutter button. Sharing images and video is made possible with the share button. The video and images are directly shared to social networking sites like flickr, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Kodak Gallery and Orkut.

With the Kodak PlaySport Zx5's waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof qualities it is perfect for anyone who loves extreme sports. This pocket camera is waterproof for up to a depth of 10 meters and shockproof from a drop of 1.5 meters. You will not experience any problem even if you decide to use it extreme weather because it is dustproof. Another great thing about the Kodak Zx5 is the way it records high definition video at around 1080p. It can also capture 5 megapixel still images.

It has an internal memory of 128MB. The lens of the camera also has very standard features including an aperture of f/2.8 and a fixed focal length. It also features digital stabilization of the images.

Another outstanding feature of the Kodak PlaySport zx5 is the share feature. The share button made sharing nice videos to your friends hassle free. This is because the software is already installed in the camera. Simply press the share button and choose the website where you want to share the video with. The sharing is done automatically which is very convenient.

Although the quality of the video is not very high, it offers enough quality for the target people such as action adventurers and families. But certainly it is not enough for a professional photographer. It is equipped with a built in mic which is able to give quality audio.

The camera also allows video editing. You can be very creative by using some filters like sepia, 70s film, and black and white without sacrificing the good quality of the film. The quality of the still images is also good with a little bit of over sharpening. But when the resolution is reduced, you can get good quality pictures with Kodak PlaySport Zx5.




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