Kodak's Zi6 pocket HD camcorder reviewed
By Darren Murph 
posted September 30th 2008 1:33AM
posted September 30th 2008 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]
With camcorders so cheap (and small) now what demographic is Kodak targeting with this?
the uninformed
Kill yourself.
no I wont, I;m quite happy thank you very much
I mean the idiot advertiser.
This vs. Aiptek?
These are the true competitors in this market segment -- would like to see a side-by-side footage comparison
$179 in today's dollars is actually $7,368.42, a house, and six purebred puppies (with papers!).
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.
$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.