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  1. Emagdnim360

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    #1 Emagdnim360, Sep 9, 2010
    Does anyone have a pocket HD camera they use and love? I need something that is very portable that records in HD video for recording our weekends.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
     
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    #2 Sandy Eggo, Sep 9, 2010
    Have you considered an iPhone 4? My wife and I both have them and it has obsoleted our Kodak digital still/video camera. It can't truly keep up with quality of the stills the Kodak takes but it beats it on video. Also love that I can upload straight to YouTube from the phone.

    Of course, the cameras from Flip are very popular/good but then you have another device to constantly remember to charge up, bring with you, etc.
     
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    #3 agup48, Sep 9, 2010
    I usually would recommend the Flip, Kodak Zi8, but last night, I heard about the Panasonic TA1, and it looks really good. I don't really want a video camera, but if I did I think I would try that out.
     
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    #4 becker, Sep 10, 2010
    The zi8 issue is that the zooming is shaky and only 4x and 1080/30 is not really that smooth at 720/30 and if you don't mind the zooming it is very good, HDMI, SD slot, a lots of stuff
     
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    #5 Emagdnim360, Sep 10, 2010
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    I found all of the "pocket" cameras to be garbage for what I need it for and that is correct, the image stabilization on all of them was sub-par. I went with a Sony Handycam which is incredibly tiny and has amazing features. Here's a quick phone pic of the size; being around women with huge purses all of the time also helps with storage when I'm not using it.
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    #6 TestShoot, Sep 15, 2010
    The Zi8 is pretty decent, remember the zoom on these things suck.
     
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    #8 TestShoot, Sep 15, 2010
    I was going to suggest heading to the local best buy or something and bringing a memory stick with you, that is what i do when i comparison shop:
    http://vimeo.com/13447185
     
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    #9 Emagdnim360, Sep 15, 2010
    Brilliant! I'm actually going to do that tomorrow as I still have my return policy.
    Why I went with this exact model the CX-300 is because it's incredibly small... about 2 of my phones stacked on each other.

    Thanks again on how to test them, great idea!
     
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    #10 agup48, Sep 16, 2010
    Whoa, that is sharp! Even when you zoomed in on the little sign far away, it was legible.

    What exactly is 60i? Higher than 1080P?
     

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