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My question is, what about those metal connectors on the side? do they have a cover to protect from rust?]]>Jan 4th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/
rust
Noun
1. Any of the various reddish-brown oxides of iron that form on iron and many of its alloys when they are exposed to oxygen in the presence of moisture.

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"2. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion."

This definition certainly could apply to the Statue of Liberty. ]]>Jan 4th 2009 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/
Hopefully this isn't their way of succeeding the Zi6 (probably to soon), because I'd expect them to address

1) the dropped frames in low light at higher resolutions and
2) image stabilization (although I'm starting to wonder if it's either too expensive a feature to build into a camera of this price range or just not feasible in this form factor.)]]>Jan 4th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/
That is why I will buy it over the Zi6 AND the fact the video rocks over the flip mino hd and the creative vado hd (go to vimeo if you don't believe). Vado looks like fujifilm (too bright and colorful) and Kodak is softer and warmer like its film. I shoot people and landscapes. Not parrots.

But who I'll really buy from is the manufacturer that gets it in their head that I want image stabilization in a pocket camcorder.

I mean rugged I guess is great if Im shooting Niagra Falls up close. But then what? People are shooting a lot of video in the rain? (ok, MAYBE snow)

IMAGE STABILIZATION YOU CAMCORDER MAKERS!

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This ZX1 has a few strong points over the current leader IMO (Vado HD).
Expandable memory via SDHC cards.
60fps at 720p
Ruggedness (whatever that means).

The memory expansion and the 60fps are the 2 most requested features when it comes to making the Vado HD even more perfect.

Some may wonder why I say Vado HD is the best. The next competitor, the Mino HD, has a smaller LCD screen (not that critical), no HDMI out, has less memory than Vado HD, and last but not least the lens is nowhere near as wide as the Vado HD.

My guess is that they will not release a Mino HD with HDMI, wide angle lens, more memory, 60fps.

They will instead wait for the feature that that "Joe Consumer" sees as a big deal, HD 1080.

If this new ZX1 can put out some nice low light capabilities and a wide angle lens it will be a good contender to take the crown from Vado HD.

I think that even though there are several features which are missing from Mino HD (HDMI, wide angle lens, more memory, 60fps) this does not mean an upgrade is around the corner.

Pure Digital seems to judge the need for a new product based on physical size and video quality (SD, 720, 1080).
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Nice oxymoron :)

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but yeah, successors is the ideal word ]]>Jan 4th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/
Secondly, even if manufacturer's strip features in a successor, how does that make it a predecessor? You can perhaps only call it a predecessor if the main feature has been changed for the worst. If for example, the Kodak Zi6 did 1080P, and the Zxi does only 720p, then MAYBE you can call the Zxi a predecessor. And even then it would be dodgy]]>Jan 4th 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/
I think you're totally misinterpreting what I'm saying. You first claim it can theoretically be a predecessor if they strip features, and then point me to the prefix "pre" and say it can't be a predecessor. Decide.

All im saying is that "beefed-up predecessor" makes no sense 'cause if they are adding more features and releasing it later, it has to be a successor. I think the usage is a mistake in this article. ]]>Jan 4th 2009 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/My recently drawned Flip Mino did'nt really impress me, actually was not better than the videocam of my Samsung Omnia and I'm not in a hurry to buy a replacement, unless one of them will manage to seduce me.]]>Jan 4th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 4th 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.buycheapnow.co.uk/canon-digital-ixus-80-camera/]]>Jan 8th 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/kodaks-rugged-zx1-handheld-camcorder-does-720p-in-the-jungle/Jan 9th 2009 12:49AM