Jessica
I just got a Kodak Play sport model Zx5 video camera. It was on closeout for $50. I have a ASUS laptop with windows 7 and it has an HDMI port. I used the usb cable, connected the camera to the computer, loaded the software then I borrowed an HDMI cable but when I plug it into the camera it does nothing. Do I have to enable something on my laptop to make HDMI work or is there something I need to download? Please help
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No, that HDMI port on your laptop is only an 'out' port, so you can hook your laptop to a HD monitor or TV. Hooking your HDMI cable from camcorder does nothing. It is a laptop, so upgrading to get an 'in' HDMI port is out of the question. A desktop could be upgraded though.
No, that HDMI port on your laptop is only an 'out' port, so you can hook your laptop to a HD monitor or TV. Hooking your HDMI cable from camcorder does nothing. It is a laptop, so upgrading to get an 'in' HDMI port is out of the question. A desktop could be upgraded though.
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Undead23
Like for making funny youtube videos like Smosh?
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Hi "Undead":
For just casual home-movies and funny YouTube skits, the Kodak Z-series Playsport cameras are one of the "best for the money" pocket-class camcorders. But I'm not sure if the Zi8 is worth the $200-$400 price tag some sellers are offering it for, right now. (Especially since Kodak is going out of the camera & camcorder business over the next year.)
For a while, earlier this summer, you could find the Kodak Zx5 (still sold by Kodak for $179) and the Zi8 on sale at Best Buy and OfficeMax and Office Depot for $69-$79 (those sales are long-gone!). This was right after the Kodak announcement, and I think they were trying to move product off the shelves before the general public "got scared" of the Kodak brand (which hasn't really happened).
The Z-series' waterproof & shockproof design has been a popular feature amongst the beach & pool set, as well as snow & ski sport video fans. So now, the Kodak dealers that still have Zi8's in stock are asking list price or higher for the ones they have left. (The Zi8 isn't manufactured or stocked by Kodak anymore, so you can't find them on the Kodak Store website.)
Save some bucks and try for a Zx5, if this is your first pocket-cam purchase. Otherwise, if you have around $300 or so to spend, look at a GoPro HD (the Hero or Hero2 series) which is rugged, highly rated and still in-the-business of making and selling good pocket-sized camcorders.
And since, from your other Y!A discussions, I see you play football, you can try wearing a GoPro on your helmet during some scrimmage games or practice sessions and get cool "Point Of View" footage of play-action. Sometimes that looks "way cooler" than silly YouTube skits.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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Hi "Undead":
For just casual home-movies and funny YouTube skits, the Kodak Z-series Playsport cameras are one of the "best for the money" pocket-class camcorders. But I'm not sure if the Zi8 is worth the $200-$400 price tag some sellers are offering it for, right now. (Especially since Kodak is going out of the camera & camcorder business over the next year.)
For a while, earlier this summer, you could find the Kodak Zx5 (still sold by Kodak for $179) and the Zi8 on sale at Best Buy and OfficeMax and Office Depot for $69-$79 (those sales are long-gone!). This was right after the Kodak announcement, and I think they were trying to move product off the shelves before the general public "got scared" of the Kodak brand (which hasn't really happened).
The Z-series' waterproof & shockproof design has been a popular feature amongst the beach & pool set, as well as snow & ski sport video fans. So now, the Kodak dealers that still have Zi8's in stock are asking list price or higher for the ones they have left. (The Zi8 isn't manufactured or stocked by Kodak anymore, so you can't find them on the Kodak Store website.)
Save some bucks and try for a Zx5, if this is your first pocket-cam purchase. Otherwise, if you have around $300 or so to spend, look at a GoPro HD (the Hero or Hero2 series) which is rugged, highly rated and still in-the-business of making and selling good pocket-sized camcorders.
And since, from your other Y!A discussions, I see you play football, you can try wearing a GoPro on your helmet during some scrimmage games or practice sessions and get cool "Point Of View" footage of play-action. Sometimes that looks "way cooler" than silly YouTube skits.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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