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New Kid On The Block

As I pulled up my chair, cracked my knuckles and waved my fingers in front of the keyboard to begin my blogging career, I found the toughest decision was deciding – where to start?

There are so many stories and thoughts that I want to tell, that it is really difficult choosing.  I presume the best idea is to let you in on what this blog is all about.

This blog will introduce you to new technologies, that are easily customizable to help you do your job better and more efficiently. Whether you are a newly minted Multi-Media Journalist or a veteran trying to fight off becoming a dinosaur. There will be gadgets, and the latest app, and hopefully some great conversation and recommendations from you, that I will be more than happy to steal.. uh .. share.

So without further adieu here is my first pick of the week.

The Flip MinoHD

The Flip has gotten a lot of press as the end all to pocket video cameras. It is point and shoot, can post video to You Tube and the like. Great for the web, sot so much for television as it doesn’t provide a live picture for streaming or Skyping.

Kodadk Zx1

Enter the Kodak Zi6 and Zx1, both shoot 720  HD, delivers a live composite video source, has rechargeable batteries, and an external SDHC memory card. The kind you can slip into a laptop for editing. 8Gb costs you $15 off the shelf. Both cost about $179.

Both of the quick, point and shoot cameras are worth a look. They are great tools to keep in the car , armed and ready when you need to get good pictures, quick!

I own both of these cameras, so I can speak to their effectiveness. But more importantly, you decide. Here are a couple of images I snapped with the cameras side-by-side. What do you think? Have a place in your content center or news room?



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7 Responses to “New Kid On The Block”

  1. Mary Lu Says:
    March 24th, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    I loved the side by side images. What a great way to compare!
    Looking forward to your next post!

  2. David Hart Says:
    March 25th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Thanks for the advice Ken – we are working to find a local vendor we can do a trade with on this to add it as a componant of our Continuous News efforts. I’m picking up my Zx10 today.

    Enjoy the blog – will try to become a regular vistor/user.

    Hope you are well.

  3. David Hart Says:
    March 25th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Thanks for the advice Ken – we are working to find a local vendor we can do a trade with on this to add it as a componant of our Continuous News efforts. I’m picking up my Zx10 today.

    Enjoy the blog – will try to become a regular visitor/user/contributor.

    Hope you are well.

  4. Annie Haynie Says:
    March 25th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Love the blog! I have the original Flip camera and it did surprisingly well in low light. I shoot “fluff” stuff every once in a while, edit it and post it on http://www.goupstate.com.

  5. admin Says:
    March 27th, 2009 at 7:09 am

    Here’s an update, and no I don’t get incentives from Kodak, but their cameras are discounted for the next three days. In today’s environment, every little bit helps, right? http://tinyurl.com/d79kq3

    Ken

  6. Gale Smetana Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 7:44 am

    Is the example you showed representative of the video quality (or lack thereof?) or was it just a poor upload? I like the idea.
    Look forward to the tech part improving.

  7. admin Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 8:32 am

    I have seen better quality in uploads, it depends on the quality of the connection and video camera on the phone. A 3G connection would supply much better quality. There is also the option to record and feed the video as well.

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