Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder now available for pre-order!

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@Secret Asian Man; Thanks for the comments,

The Kodak specifications mention a 1.6MP CMOS sensor recording in H.264.

I'm not sure why you thought it would record in uncompressed HD, nothing on the consumer market does anything in uncompressed HD, everything from the AppleTV to all portable media players use some form of compression on video (HD or non-HD). Even in the broadcast world, almost all the content they deal with is compressed, with the possible exception of pre-edited stuff.

I agree that the quality is still unknown, as the only review out there is of a pre-production model, but this isn't some third rate photo company we are talking about, it's Kodak, who have a pretty good name to protect.

And yes; a regular digital camera will indeed get decent video, but there is a large market for small and affordable video devices (just look as the success Flip have seen), and I'm sure that the Kodak will be well received, IF they can pull off decent video quality.

8-06-2008 @ 7:29PM

Secret Asian Man said...

I'm just a tech snob.

I have no qualm with the Flip, though you'll never catch me using one. I'm just irritated by this obsession with gimmicky specs. A 12+ MP point & shoot camera... a $200 HD recorder... digital channels, HyperThreading technology... These all look and sound great at first blush. But in practice, they are a huge disappointment.

I do hope you can test it out and prove me wrong.

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