By Teisha Menzer


The mini pocket sized camcorders were popular for some time and then its popularity slowly declined. The popularity may have faded but there are still many models out in the market such as Sony's Bloggie range and Panasonic models. There's even another model of the same kind, the Kodak PlaySport Zx5. Manufacturers based the design and features of the camera on the kind of activities adventurous people have. 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 external cover is made up of plastic and is available in a range of colors including black, aqua and red. The HDMI and mini USB ports are alongside each other on one side of the camera. Apart from that, you can also find the slot for SDHC cards. The front part of the camera features the LCD screen which is around 2 inches in size. Just below it are some buttons to use for different options like playback, settings, capturing still images, video recording and delete. It also has a 4 way control pad just below the screen with the shutter button in the center. 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.

The many features of Kodak PlaySport Zx5 best suit an adventurous person. The camcorder is dustproof, waterproof and shockproof. You will encounter no problem even if you use it 10 meters under water or drop it from as high as 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.

The internal memory of the camcorder is around 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. Then the video is shared automatically. It is that easy.

The quality of the video may not be as high but it will surely satisfy families and adventurers. A professional photographer will not be satisfied with it on the other hand. It has a built in mic which also offers quality audio.

Editing is something you can do with the camera should you want to change something. 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. There is a little bit of over sharpening with the still images but they remain to be of good quality. But when the resolution is reduced, you can get good quality pictures with Kodak PlaySport Zx5.




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