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 [...]
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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 [...]
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)
Treat your father to an excellent father’s day gift this year, get him a Kodak Playsport. I got my father a Kodak Zi8 for his birthday last year and he loves it, in fact, he can’t put it down. Amazon has been running some specials on the Zi8 and the Playsport recently. Check out the [...]
What kind of SD card should I buy for the Kodak Playsport camera? Definitely get at least a Class 4 SD card. As for size, you should be able to shoot 2.5 hours of 720P on an 8GB card or 1.5 hours at 1080P. Make sure you buy your SD card from a reputable dealer [...]
Check out this video that shows sample photos and video from the Kodak Playsport Camera. Also shows some side-by-side video of 1080P and 720P and 60FPS and 30FPS.
Check out this in depth, 7 minute video review of the Kodak Playsport:
I just uploaded two videos to YouTube with samples I took during a drive today in my car. The first is 720P at 60FPS, and the second is 720P at 30FPS. (The sound has been replaced as it was pretty loud in my car. (Looks like YouTube may have compressed it a little so if [...]
