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Old 10-12-2011, 09:36 PM
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What's up with the price on these video cameras all of a sudden? It looks like Kodak has quit making them. I got one last year for cheap and love it so much that I want another one. Now they have more than doubled in price! They were great little budget video cameras that allowed manual external mic control.
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I guess Kodak just underestimated its potential when they first introduced it. And later on realized how good it was for the money! So they re-adjusted the price now. Demand-Supply is what it is!!

I have 2 of them, I bought them when they were CHEAP, I'm using them for mainly video and connected the other external mics to it. Couldn't be any happier considering the price
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Any thoughts...compared to the Zoom?
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Sorry didn't mean to hijack your thread. I thought I started a new thread.
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Any thoughts...compared to the Zoom?
Which Zoom you're talking about?

If it is Zoom q3hd I can give you some opinions. I'm currently using Zoom q3hd as the external mic for Kodak Zi8.
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Old 10-18-2011, 01:43 PM
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I think they stopped making them. I got my first one from Amazon, and now looking on Amazon, I see them not being sold by Amazon anymore - just other sellers through Amazon. Yet, Amazon carries all of the other Kodak shoot-and-share cameras.

I was looking for a second Zi8 this week and ended up getting a Kodak Zx3, and found the picture quality comparable. It was $107.50, which, I think, is less than I paid for my Zi8. The Zx3 is smaller and waterproof.

It does not, however, have the external mic input. What's funny is - that's the reason I bought the Zi8 in the first place, but then never used it (I record audio from other sources). However, I did like the camera itself enough to buy another Kodak.

If you must have the external mic input, the Creative Vado 3rd gen has one, and it can be had really cheap...~$55. However, it only does 720P and doesn't use SD cards (memory is onboard).
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