Originally Posted by armykyle1

A lot of companies don't list these specs or you really have to dig for them lol.

Originally Posted by armykyle1

I thought mp was the size of the picture more or less. The meaning of megapixel is way off now

Originally Posted by darkmage1991

1. best place online for home/personal electronics, try newegg.
2. try looking for 1/6-inch or larger ccd or cmos sensor, minimum 680k of pixels.
3. 2 to 7 lux (lower is better) illumination rating
4. i wouldnt worry about higher than 720hd unless you have a 1080hd tv you plan on watching the vids on as this only adds uneeded price increase.

edit: ill add that cmos sensors are ok but have more noise. the ccd's use more power but have higher quality.

Originally Posted by darkmage1991

mp has nothing to do with quality tony. mp is the resolution.

Originally Posted by armykyle1

I played with a few JVCs at BB, not impressed at all lol. I didn't even bother looking at the sony since they were 400 and up... the Kodack and samsung were best. Nikon is my fav for still images.

Originally Posted by tony30cl

not much. that JVC was 400$ from best buy. probably the best one out. had awesome video. but never captured flex. i used to borrow it and i never uploaded vids because there was nothing to show. but its up to you. im a nikon man myself . my nikon takes great pics. but ill leave video to kodak/sony

Originally Posted by armykyle1

you should watch the videos on youtube from the samsung. It does have a slight edge imo

Originally Posted by tony30cl

actually the flex will show better on the kodaks. ive used a JVC like the samsung you are looking at and it didnt show anything

Originally Posted by armykyle1

Ok its between the kodack play sport Zx5

and the samsung. I've reviewed many, many videos so far on youtube lol. The zoom on the samsung is obviously better, but the kodack seems a bit more handy due to its nifty size.

I can probably capture flex and such better on the samsung but the battery is weak sauce... But I could use my car charger to charge it.

might come down to price, Found some used Kodack's for 50-75 range.

Originally Posted by armykyle1

damn that's a good deal. Its worth buying just to buy.

the main things I like about the samsung is it records in stereo, has 10x optical zoom not digital. Buying used sucks though

Originally Posted by tony30cl

KODAK Zi6 POCKET VIDEO CAMERA HD Z i 6 - BLACK | eBay

just look on ebay. ZX1's are waterproof and smaller . plus it does all the same things for about 5$ more.

zi6/zi8/zx1 and /thread

Originally Posted by armykyle1

40bucks?

Originally Posted by tony30cl

kodak ZI series man. you cant beat them for the price. zi6 is what i have. will run about 40 bucks. does 60fps 720p hd and records great. battery life is awesome too