A Closer Look At Kodak PlaySport Zx5

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A Closer Look At Kodak PlaySport Zx5

by Marisha Horigan

Back then, mini pocket sized camcorders were very popular. After some time, their popularity slowly faded. But there are plenty of models still available on the market including Sony's Bloggie range and Panasonic models. Now you can add one more camera to this list - <a href="http://kodakplaysportzx5.org">Kodak PlaySport</a> 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. You will have high quality of images because of its feature digital stabilization.

Another outstanding feature of the Kodak <a href="http://kodakplaysportzx5.org">PlaySport zx5</a> 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. 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.

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. The resolution may be lessened for you to have pictures with Kodak PlaySport with better quality.

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