Digital Pocket Video Camera

A Tiny Powerhouse

The introduction of the digital pocket video camera has gone a long way, to make video recording a breeze. Everyone has gone crazy for this little object with a lot of potential. The initial generation of pocket video cameras, Flip cameras, were the perfect answer to a lot of people's dreams.

Nevertheless, for the style conscious, they were somewhat disappointing, when compared to the slim digital cameras, and hip iPods obtainable: Tending to be on the broad side, and making them a touch too big, to comfortably slip in your pocket. Despite this, Pure Digital has crossed boundaries to introduce us to the pleasures of pocket video cameras. Wowing consumers, by producing a HD video pocket camera for less than $200.

Superior Quality

Recently Kodak released the Zi8, which offers superior quality, to Flip pocket video cameras, it also doubles up as a 5 mega pixel, 16:9 widescreen HD, digital still camera. Both the Flip Pocket camcorders offer 720p resolution, which is the lowest level for HD video cameras.

The newly released Kodak Zi8 gives a 1080p resolution, which is the high end of HD video. It also has several video mode settings, including “standard mode”. Excellent for capturing friends, family and funnies, for uploading to YouTube, or Facebook. In standard mode, you can jam a whole lot more into the memory, which is a useful option to have. With its SD/SDHC expandable memory (up to 32GB), the Kodak Zi8 can record up to 10 hours of HD video.

Staying Focused Is Easy

The Kodak Zi8 has 2 separate 720p video modes, offering 30fps and 60fps settings. The fast frame mode is perfect for capturing moving objects, as well as the built in image stabilization. One thing is for sure, with the Kodak Zi8, you have a good chance of staying focused, even if you, or your subject, is on the move.

The Kodak Zi8 has plenty of useful features, which help you to make better movies. The “Smart Face” tracking detects when a face is close up and auto adjusts, to ensure the lighting is correct. The Kodak also has a x4 zoom, which is a 100% more than that of the Flip Mino.

Share Your World

Despite the fact that the Kodak Zi8 has a handy 2.5 inch LCD viewing screen, that is no way to enjoy your HD video! The Zi8 has an internal pop out USB connector, which makes uploading images to your PC problem free. A HDMI jack is also provided, making it equally stress free to watch your video on the big screen.

Another top thing about the Zi8? As well as the internal microphone, there is also an external microphone jack, which allows you to record in stereo. Be the director, share images, edit and upload. It’s easy with a Kodak Zi8 pocket camcorder!