Kodak Zi6 HD Camcorder Review
Kodak Zi6 HD Video Camera
Many people (and a lot of bloggers) have heard about the Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder
These cameras are perfect for taking videos of your children and uploading them onto your computer quickly. How many of us new parents ran out and bought an expensive video camera, but rarely use it because it is not easy to get the video in a format to share with loved ones over the Internet. This Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder solves this problem. Like the Flip video cameras, the Kodak Zi6 has a USB arm that swings out to connect the camcorder straight to your computer to download your movies. This makes it super easy to share your videos.
For bloggers or those who work online a lot, these mini video camcorders make it really easy to put videos on youtube, your own wordpress site or in an email. This is a great way to set your blog apart from other sites.
The Kodak Zi6 is listed as HD, but it is not a 1080p camcorder. The Kodak Zi6 shoots in 720p. This is perfect for web videos. If you want those movie studio quality videos, then this mini video camera is not for you: stick with the full HD camcorders. However, if you want a small video camera that you can carry in your pocket to capture those impromptu moments then this is the perfect option.
Here are some of my favorite Kodak Zi6 features:
- It has a digital zoom built in
- It uses AA batteries so you can easily swap out new batteries if they die
- Kodak provides 2 rechargeable AA batteries with the Kodak Zi6
The only criticism that I have with the Zi6 is that it doesn’t come with enough memory. You will need to buy an SD card in order to shoot more than a thirty second video. But, luckily SD cards are cheap.
I hope you enjoyed this Kodak Zi6 HD Camcorder Review. If you would like to read more reviews about the Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder
Rob O. | December 3rd, 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Does this cam have any built-in memory or is it all dependent on the SD card for storage?
Fred | December 3rd, 2008 at 6:23 pm #
Rob,
It does have built-in memory. It has 128MB of internal memory. But most of it is taken up by the software that Kodak includes. After you load the software, I think there is about 30MB of built-in memory available.
Franklin | December 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm #
That’s perfect for the upcoming snowboarding season! I was looking for a small HD solution that could get beat up and not have to worry about it. Great solution right here.
Tom Jacobson | August 17th, 2009 at 11:45 pm #
Thanks for the info! I’ve been a hobbyist photographer for many years and have really started to get into camcorders the last year or so. I love reading everything I can about them.
I’ve heard a lot of great things about this Kodak. I love how small and versatile it is.