Kodak's Zi6 pocket HD camcorder reviewed
by Darren Murph 
posted Sep 30th 2008 at 1:33AM
Comically (and accurately, might we add) described as being "about the size of a late 90's mobile phone," Kodak's Zi6 was widely hailed as the first true competitor to the mighty Flip Video. As we completely expected, this bugger was found to be remarkably easy to use by critics at Gadling, though the portable nature and simplistic operations were overshadowed by lackluster image quality. The cam struggled to adjust when whizzed around and when going from dark to light areas, and we were told to just put the thing away rather than attempt to use it in low-light scenarios. Of course, this shooter is only $179, so it still may be perfect for a select group of daylight-lovin' users. Hit the read link for the full review and a quick sample video to help you make up your mind.[Via Switched]
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Adderz @ Sep 30th 2008 1:38AM
With camcorders so cheap (and small) now what demographic is Kodak targeting with this?
scott @ Sep 30th 2008 3:10AM
the uninformed
avester @ Sep 30th 2008 2:46AM
Kill yourself.
webon @ Sep 30th 2008 12:41PM
no I wont, I;m quite happy thank you very much
avester @ Sep 30th 2008 12:55PM
I mean the idiot advertiser.
TopaZ @ Sep 30th 2008 3:45AM
This vs. Aiptek?
These are the true competitors in this market segment -- would like to see a side-by-side footage comparison
Gilbert Tang @ Sep 30th 2008 4:08AM
$179 in today's dollars is actually $7,368.42, a house, and six purebred puppies (with papers!).
Wwhat @ Sep 30th 2008 6:11AM
Looking at that HD sample it looks like it's up-sampled 640x480 to me, total lack of detail.
Or maybe it's just down-sampled by compression, either way it's not pretty.
chris @ Sep 30th 2008 12:35PM
$179?? for this junk? i just paid $149 at frys for a Canon DV camera. its a standard thats proven, i can do ilink or firewire transfers and i wont have to deal with the horrible quality these people like flip/ creative/ kodak etcc is putting out, how about a simple removable flash media camera with good video quality and high frame rate thats not a billion dollars. if i wanted to record crappy video i would just use my cell phone.