7/11/2011

An Overview of Kodak PlaySport Zx5

By Sylvie Guarino


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. This camera has been manufactured with adventurous people in mind. It is designed to handle extreme situations.

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. Below the screen you can also find a number of easy reach buttons for video recording, capturing still images, settings, playback, 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.

The many features of Kodak PlaySport Zx5 best suit an adventurous person. The camcorder is dustproof, waterproof and shockproof. This pocket camera is waterproof for up to a depth of 10 meters and shockproof from a drop of 1.5 meters. Its dustproof quality allows you to use it any sort of environment. Another great thing about the Kodak Zx5 is the way it records high definition video at around 1080p. You can also use the still camera to 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. You will have high quality of images because of its feature digital stabilization.

One more feature that makes Kodak PlaySport Zx5 stand out is the share feature. The share button made sharing nice videos to your friends hassle free. The software is already included 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 use a number of filters such as sepia, '70s film, and black and white, and they do not cause any degradation in the film quality. 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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