Flip Mino Killer: Kodak Zi8 Review

A review of the 1808p Kodak Zi8, with user changeable battery, SDHC Card Slot, HDMI Out, and a Mic in jack.

Distributed by Tubemogul.

[WTTGlobal]

where did you get one of those grips from?

[Mathview]

Bought my Kodak Zi8 today at the Target Store on the recommendation of Leo Laport (The Techguy radio show.) Leo also mentioned the stereo Mic Jack as a great feature. TY for this video review-how to, info packed and answered many of my questions. But will continue to read the manual.

[DerekZimmer]

Best review of this camera yet. Thanks. FYI Amazon is out of stock at the moment. You must have sent them too many customers.

[kumpeljoe]

best review yet. keep on posting - people want to see this!

[mandii]

A treat to watch a professional type review. All too often the reviewer hesitates, stunmbles, and makes mistakes. A treat to watch!

[scottls]

It took me a while but I finally got one of these coming to me and I only had to pay $80 which is $100 less than when it was fresh and new on the market, but from what I'm gathering it's still one of the more preferred choices in it's class, so I'm happy.

[gmlasam]

Amazon has the zi8 on sale now as of 9/28/10 for $125 USD. I just placed an order. Great review and I also like the fact it has an external microphone input.

[BrendonR]

the picture quality is amazing that's why I was kinda surprised on how it looked in this video but it looks amazing

[antuntun]

Great review - it told me just what I needed to know.

Just a minute ago I ordered this camera from eBay (Amazon doesn't ship electronics to Croatia). Originally I was looking for a digital voice recorder which supports stereo recording and external mic for my DIY binaural recording project (remember the "virtual barbershop"?).

I was amazed to discover that Olympus LS-10 (digital sound recorder) costs more than a full blown HD video camera (Zi8) with the similar features of recording audio!

[jmoheli]

Good review. Was looking at the flip then found the Zi8. You've helped seal the deal

[cresshead]

just bought one!..arrived today..it also is capable of pulling a key with green screen for cg bg sets etc...also it just got a firmware update this month [nov] to boost lo light etc..worth the update [free download]

nice review btw thanks for makin it!

[faunaflage]

Great review, Chris.

Do you think you could do another short vid about the mics you are using (you flashed a quick image of the Zi8 with a mounted shotgun, and I'd love to know more about that set up)?

Just a bit more info about adding peripherals and gaining functionality would be awesome.

Thanks!

[curtispan]

@LazierLion Exactly. 720p 60fps is great for vlogging because it manages to capture double the frames per second than regular 720p or 1080p, leaving a smoother video for your on the go recording.

[Tuberriffic]

Got mine a few days ago, this camera rocks! way better than toting around a camcorder! the outdoor footage is awesome! Im taking detailed video of Motorcycles, and the details just jump out in 1080p, even the 720 is WAY better than i was expecting... the camera does "jitter" a bit, takes some practice to slow down your pans to make it workable!

[Bertziethegreat]

If you can provide such a side by side comparison, I'd love to see it.

And the Kodak's mic input is stereo, not mono. Which, for those of you watching, means you can use some pretty badass microphones and get some amazing sound.

For example, if you're insane, you could get yourself a beachtek, and an uber xlr mic, and use that to feed into this little gizmo.

That would be overkill, but it's the possibility that makes it worth while.

[LJG]

I've been using one since July and the image stabilization is a big issue and I don't like how the mike on it picks up the sound of the wind. That mike has ruined alot of my frames. I love the color it produces. I wish it had a better zoom. Thanks for sharing this info.

[jackfordmac]

Same here, but I'm not sure if I should upgrade to the Zi8, I mean it's a whole '2' better than before.

[TechWithTucker]

Thanks for the excellent review! I'll be purchasing this ready for my skiing holiday! Thankyou!

[lightsleepers]

Love the review, honest and to the point. Not monotone, which is good. keep it up.

[slhimages]

Great review. Love to see some tripod results. How about sharing what software you use to edit in for uploading to Youtube.