Why does no-one mention the Kodak Playsport ZX3?

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  Thread Started By:   blessani1   On:   Tuesday 15/03/2011 @ 22:34 Show Newest First    
gaz_5
Posts: 652
Clackmannanshire
  #31  Re: Why does no-one mention the Kodak Playsport ZX3?  Posted 19/03/2011 @ 22:25
In reply to post #27 ...

QUOTE (blessani - 19/03/2011 @ 10:53)

Couple of boarding vids, handheld

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01rRH_5Q39k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyIFoGAXSYo&feature=related

Gaz, I disagree. Some people have a steady hand whilst filming, some don't. I've done a fair bit of walking around footage now and I can get some decent results, when mounted on a pole - its awesome.

But, like you say - you've had it a while without success, I'll be going away 1 week today, so the proof will be in the pudding. But so far, its produced some awesome results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3GoloXarLA

Those clips just show exactly what I´ve been saying. When the filmer is standing still and panning the scene the footage is excellent, but whenever they are moving (even just walking), it´s bouncy, jerky and hard to watch, especially on a 42¨"TV.

If you´re happy with that standard of footage, fair play, but I know that I´ll get better footage, that I´d use in an edit, with my other cameras filming exactly the same run.

As I´ve said all along, this isn´t a bad camera. But it´s sub 100 quid for a reason and people may be, like me, underwhelmed by its stabilisation.

Let me know how you get on the first time you try to follow cam (handheld, not with a mount) someone hitting a big kicker with you just rolling over the transition trying to keep the camera on them (at high speeds)., or follow camming a pipe run.

I´d also question your comment about hand steadiness from a snowboarding perspective. I don´t care who you are, if you´re travelling at speed through the chop you´re hands and arms are going to move regardless of how hard you try to keep them still. And even then if you do keep your hand steady how is your whole body not moving absorbing the lumps, bumps and in springtime slush.

A camera where you need to have steady hands and body to get good results was clearly not intended for snowboarding.
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blessani
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  #32  Re: Why does no-one mention the Kodak Playsport ZX3?  Posted 21/03/2011 @ 12:09
In reply to post #31 ...
We'll agree to disagree

My fish eye lens turned up today, I gave it a quick bash on my mobile phone ... looking cool!

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exo
Posts: 76
Midlothian
  #33  Re: Why does no-one mention the Kodak Playsport ZX3?  Posted 21/03/2011 @ 21:22
In reply to post #32 ...
Enjoy your holiday mate - hope the wide lens does the trick.

Tried the leg-strap again at the weekend (no additional lens) and have to admit the results weren't that great, certainly when the going gets choppy. This clip was post-processed a bit but it's still kinda sick-making.

Glencoe
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