Hey Carlos, I just did some research on this stuff last month. I'll copy/paste my findings below. I'm not sure about the file formats of either of these options. I will say that I haven't had any troubles with the flip mino. Its really great, and super easy to use...
Here are the two I found last month: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/673576-REG/Fujifilm_16009319_AX200_12_MP_Digital.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/639605-REG/Pentax_17851_Optio_P80_Digital_Camera.html Both have high ISO (for shooting in low light) Both have HD 720p video/audio recording Both have 12MP sensors for high quality stills I'd personally go with the Fujifilm because it seems a little sturdier (metal casing instead of plastic), and it uses regular AA batteries instead of a proprietary pack. Only 100 bucks too. AQ Sent via dynamic wireless technology device -----Original Message----- From: "Carlos" <car...@papertiger.org> Sender: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:37:06 To: <videoblogging@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] flip vs. kodak zi8 hello, my name is carlos pareja and i've been a long time gleaner from this tech-savvy group. i've also been working in community media for the past dozen years or so, primarily with public access tv in manhattan & brooklyn, ny. currently i'm with people's production house, an organization that trains youth, low-income workers and immigrants in radio journalism but i've been brought on to bring video into the training program. i'm writing to ask folks' opinions on which small flash-based video recorder they would recommend. i've been doing a little research on the flip mino hd and the kodak zi8 camcorders. i guess the flip is the more visible in terms of product-marketing but a couple of things give me pause when i think about purchasing these for our education program. first is the fact that you can't exchange the memory card, 4gb is all you get and that you need to convert the movie file before programs like imovie or final cut can work with the file. we are primarily mac-based but do work with some organizations that use windows. the kodak zi8 has the ability to swap larger sd cards so i could stick a 32gb card and capture more video. and from what i've read online it seems that imovie and final cut will recognize the file from the zi8 with no conversion necessary. don't know if this is true however since i haven't tried it myself. i guess from all this i'm leaning towards the zi8 but would love to hear what folks on this list have to say. and just to let people know, we plan on training young people in video and audio journalism so they can do research, gather information and interviews for a "cell phone literacy tool kit." we hope this will draw attention to the closed mobile networks where there is very little government regulation and consumer protection laws. as soon as this kit's available i'll be sure to let this list know. thanks for any information you can provide. take care, carlos ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
