Abstract: A direct followup to the excellent Zi6 HD pocket cam, the Zi8 adds a 1080p 30fps mode, a lithium ion battery, image stabilization, HDMI-out and a mic jack. It's restyled too, and less pudgy. The price: $180 The verdict: Kodak's first foray into po...
Published: 2009-07-30, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
Video capture up to 1080p HD resolution; image quality is quite good for a mini camcorder; SD card slot; removable, rechargeable battery; bundled composite and HDMI cables; strong low-light performance; external mic jack; electronic image stabilization...
Bundled software isnt Mac compatible but necessary for smooth playback of 1080p video; price doesnt include an optional memory card.
With the Zi8, Kodak finally surpasses Flip Videos video quality and feature set.
Image quality is quite good for a mini-camcorder , Removable, rechargeable battery , Bundled composite and HDMI cables , Strong low-light performance
Bundled software is necessary for smooth playback of 1080p video, but not Mac compatible , Doesn't include memory card
While Kodak's Zi8 may not be perfect, it has a lot of the little extras we've been asking for, like electronic image stabilisation and external mic support....
Sharp 1080p video and shooting options, can use earbuds as external mic
Controls are slow to respond, buggy, jumpy 4x digital zoom
The full-featured Zi8 captures the best HD pocket-camcorder footage we’ve seen, plus it has shooting options galore. Tere are some interface and key usability issues and digital zoom often get in the way. ...
Abstract: The popular Flip camcorder might have been the device that brought pocket-sized point ‘n' shoot video cameras into the limelight, but it's now facing some stiff competition from the Zi8, a snappy little HD recorder from Kodak which, if it could speak, ...
Abstract: Kodak's considerable overhaul of its pocket camcorder range has produced a market leader with 1080p HD recording, image stabilisation, face detection and a swift and comfortable method of uploading to social websites or playing out directly to HD TV. ...
Amazingly cheap; easy to use; small and light; included HDMI cable
Auto functions vary in their effectiveness; few manual options; poor built-in microphone; no optical zoom
The Kodak Zi8 might not look much like a camcorder, but you'd be wrong to write it off as just a toy. While you're never going to get broadcast-quality video out of it, the Zi8 is compact, straightforward and capable of producing some relatively impre...
If the best-quality footage and shooting options galore are your main needs in an HD pocket camcorder, the Kodak Zi8 gets a glowing recommendation. However, we did experience some key usability issues, even if its video quality blows the competition o...
