As promised, here is the first of the videos I took with the Kodak Playsport camera while I was in Maui. This is a short clip of me riding a wave into shore with the camera. It was taken at the beach at the Fairmont Kea Lani resort in Maui, Hawaii.
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The other day I broke my Kodak Playsport! I was trying to take out the battery, but it was stuck, so I used a pair of pliers to pull it out (bad idea). Anyway, now the slot that holds the battery and the memory card are broken and neither fits into the unit anymore. Needless [...]
The Kodak Playsport camera continues to impress the Amazon reviewers. After being on the market for almost a year, this camera continues to get excellent reviews from customers. With over 500 reviews, the camera still averages 4 stars, with the picture quality score sitting at 4.5 stars! This goes to show how a simple, low [...]
i have owned this little camera for about 5 months-i like the videos it shoots (i’ve attached one here shot at 720@60-the only setting i use). it has it’s ups and downs for sure, but where else can you buy a HD/waterproof camera for this price?? yes, i’m sure not all have been perfect. maybe [...]
Check out this video of someone skydiving with the Kodak Playsport. He also wrote an excellent review: “I mount this little camera on the bow of my scull when I’m on the lake. Usually, it’s early in the morning. Ducks are swimming, fish are jumping while I’m there. And guess what, this camera makes it [...]
Amazing – Another 5 star review for the Kodak Playsport HD – “It’s amazing camera: We’re at Kumba in Busch Gardens Tampa”. Check out the video someone took of the Kumba roller coaster in Busch Gardens with the Playsport HD.
Check out this video to see how much the image stabilization on the Playsport HD actually helps.
If you aren’t a fan of the software included with the Playsport or Quicktime, check out VLC. It’s a very small application that works on Windows, Mac, and Linux and should be able to play all your Playsport recordings. Check out their site at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/.
While the official Kodak Playsport replacement battery doesn’t cost that much at ~$20, there are many inexpensive options. A highly rated alternative is the Kodak KLIC-7004 / Fuji Np-50 / Pentax DL-I68 Compatible Li-Ion Battery, a bargain at ~$2.
Are you having issues where the videos you’ve taken with the Playsport HD are choppy when they are played back in Quicktime? If so, here is a possible solution: Go to Control Panel Go to QuickTime Go to Advanced Change “DirectX” to “Safe Mode (GDI Only)
