Comments on: We’re Almost Ready to Flip for Kodak’s Zx1

By: NellieIrrelevant

NellieIrrelevant — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:06:18 +0000

The Zx1 uses a proprietary cable to connect it to your PC. This might not be a deal-breaker for Carl S but it sure as heck is for me - I just spent an hour turning my house upside down to find mine. I'm sure Kodak is contravening some branding rule by showing the three-pronged USB connection icon on the camera - it's not a USB connection and they can't claim it is.

When you first plug the ZX1 in it installs Arcsoft, which asks you to reboot the PC, THEN the program checks for updates at Kodak - and in my case, downloads a completely new version and demands a re-install and another reboot. Way to annoy the users, Kodak! And what does Arcsoft do that Picasa can't do faster, anyway?

The camera? It's OK. Picked it up cheap. But I shoulda gone for a Mino. That proprietary cable thing is a giant leap backwards.

By: Nokia N97: Nothing to Flip for [NewTeeVee]

Nokia N97: Nothing to Flip for [NewTeeVee] — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:42:12 +0000

[...] touchscreen, which allows you to really see the video as you’re capturing it. It makes the 2-inch screen on the Kodak Zx1 look [...]

By: Nokia N97: Nothing to Flip for

Nokia N97: Nothing to Flip for — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:01:29 +0000

[...] touchscreen, which allows you to really see the video as you’re capturing it. It makes the 2-inch screen on the Kodak Zx1 look [...]

By: Casio’s Camera Creates Some Cool Videos

Casio’s Camera Creates Some Cool Videos — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:01:21 +0000

[...] and the clips I captured looked very good. They were comparable to clips I captured with the Kodak Zx1, a dedicated video camera. This camera also captures still images at 9.1 [...]

By: Carl S.

Carl S. — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:07:19 +0000

Seeing comparisons of what the Flip Mino hd and Zx1 do in both bright and low light, I think they are pretty much the same.

That is to say it's what you would expect from a $150-$200 pocket size HD camera. I don't think anyone is going to be buying any of these cam's expecting to replace the lens of a true camcorder.

I'm a fan of both the Flip and Zx1 but I'm leaning more towards the Zx1. Here is why:

The Flip has a proprietary battery which can only be replaced by the manufacture. Also, on each connection to the computer, the Flip will ALWAYS be charging it's battery. Even when its not necessary.

Zx1 does not use a flip out USB arm which, like the review mentions, can be a bit cumbersome. On the other hand, Kodak uses a proprietary USB cable, which is very annoying, but not a dealbreaker.

Flip has 4GB of internal memory, Zx1 has next to nothing out of the box. This is true however, it's not difficult for the internet savvy to find a deal on some SDHC cards (as of this review ($20-$30) for 16gb. So add that together with the Zx1 MSRP and you still come out to about $40 less than the Flip with 4x the space to record.

Just from what I've seen of it, I believe the Flip has a simpler menu system than the Zx1 out of the box. But in the end, they both do the same thing.

Last, the Zx1 has the option of outputting your 720p video through HDMI where Flip only outputs through composite. Couple that fact with the removable SDHC cards and you can use the Zx1 as an HD media player to play virtually any, properly encoded, movie file.

Just my .02

Carl

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:28:03 +0000

You really should include warranty info in a review of an item. The flip has 90 days and the Kodak has 1 year. That 90 days would definitely turn me to the Kodak unless the flip was like 50 dollars. I mean 90 days that tells you how much the company stands behind their product.