Good cheap CAMCORDER for snowboarding??? - Snowboarding Forum

loren646 · 12-04-2010, 03:10 PM

what's a good one?

looking at kodak zi8 and maybe the Htc Evo phone...

not sure if either will be good at the high speed of snowboarding...

Ghost_Rider_X · 12-07-2010, 12:24 PM

i just picked up the kodak playsport zx3 for snowboarding this winter. don't plan on using it that much and the fact that it can shoot 720p at 60 fps, is waterproof, shockproof, includeds hdmi cable and cheap cheap made it an excellent choice. it also records in a format that works well with imovie. the HD quality isn't professional grade, but its really good compared to other similar cams. the color saturation is really nice and footage really pops on bluebird days. check out youtube for some sample vids.

the best part is, i found a package with camera, case, extra battery, remote, tripod, and 16 gb card for 135 bucks.

BurtonAvenger · 12-07-2010, 01:59 PM

Just get a gopro with a monopod.

WolfSnow · 12-07-2010, 06:29 PM

I'll be rocking th kodak playsport in 18 days.

loren646 · 12-07-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurtonAvenger

Just get a gopro with a monopod.

yeah i'm really leaning towards the gopro right now...

jjermzz · 12-08-2010, 02:54 PM

The gopro looks nasty. They have a good advert on their site.

CrossStealth · 12-09-2010, 07:09 AM

I bought a gopro but havent had a chance to use it other then at home and I think its gonna be amazing. I own the HTC EVO 4G and would not recomment the video from it. Its better then most phones but its still just a phone. There would be so much blur you wouldnt be able to see what was going on

12-04-2010, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
loren646 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 184	Good cheap CAMCORDER for snowboarding??? what's a good one? looking at kodak zi8 and maybe the Htc Evo phone... not sure if either will be good at the high speed of snowboarding...

12-07-2010, 01:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,052	Just get a gopro with a monopod. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

12-07-2010, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
WolfSnow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eastern Canada Posts: 126	I'll be rocking th kodak playsport in 18 days. __________________ GS-PGS-SBX

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12-07-2010, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ghost_Rider_X Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 161	i just picked up the kodak playsport zx3 for snowboarding this winter. don't plan on using it that much and the fact that it can shoot 720p at 60 fps, is waterproof, shockproof, includeds hdmi cable and cheap cheap made it an excellent choice. it also records in a format that works well with imovie. the HD quality isn't professional grade, but its really good compared to other similar cams. the color saturation is really nice and footage really pops on bluebird days. check out youtube for some sample vids. the best part is, i found a package with camera, case, extra battery, remote, tripod, and 16 gb card for 135 bucks.

12-08-2010, 02:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
jjermzz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 21	The gopro looks nasty. They have a good advert on their site.

12-09-2010, 07:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
CrossStealth Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 96	I bought a gopro but havent had a chance to use it other then at home and I think its gonna be amazing. I own the HTC EVO 4G and would not recomment the video from it. Its better then most phones but its still just a phone. There would be so much blur you wouldnt be able to see what was going on