Best Recording Mode for Kodak Playsport? Can you please tell me which recording mode you find comes out playing back the best overall picture quality?
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Well it really depends on the situation and what you are recording. For me, the two recording modes I mostly use is either 1080p at 30 frames per second, or 720p at 60 frames per second. If you are recording sports, action, or anything where the subject moves a lot, I suggest record it in 720p 60fps because the playback will be a lot smoother since it is capturing 60 action frames within a second. With this mode, you can create a really smooth slow-mo effect through your computer. Try to YouTube "Slow motion 60 fps" and you'll see what I mean. I use 1080p for anything else including under water. Sometimes when my battery is low or my memory is almost filled up, I switch it to WVGA to conserve. Hope this helps!
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I also consider this an important feature. I was decided to buy this camera, but when I was in the store checking whether I could zoom while in the motion picture mode and I discovered I could not do so, I gave up... It's a pitty because apart of that, the camera is nearly perfect for me...Ken Techbuyer, maybe you should have start recording instead of only selecting the motion picture mode? This camera has no zoom while recording movies.
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I have not done any video recording but I have read that the autofocus doesn't work well when in video mode. The still photos are great.
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I'd be curious about this as well. I bought a standard definition FS200 which had really grainy, poor video quality. I'm ready to pay extra for the HD version but would like to know how you like the video quality of of the HF200 so far.
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Dear. I put my camera under automatic shot and all is ok. When I put in scene mode to film some movies it works great, the image is HD, the collors are great, the quality is very very good, the sound is perfect, but monaural, it has one microphone inside, near the button shot. Maybe your camera needs some audio configurations. One disadvantage is when you select scene movies you dont have access to the ZOOM feature, you have to adjust zoom first. Good Luck
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I know I'm joining this discussion late, however the Digital Camera Resource Page (DCRP) review dated March 2007 and updated in September, addresses this issue, specifically mentioning the "Bright" mode, and recommending that the user adjust the sharpness (to +2) and contrast (to +1). Once you've tweaked the settings, the reviewer (Jeff Keller) notes that the image quality is on a par with the best digital slrs in this general category. Happy shooting.
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Thanks again david.I remember reading some of the flash based camcorders record on .MOD files, which are somewhat hard to work with.This will be my first camcorder purchase in a long while (my last was a sony digital-8...), so your advice is well needed and appreciated.
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how do you switch modes of recording? on the camera or from the computer? and which is best for slow mo (if possible)?
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It has to be in playback mode. Mind you this camera is really horrible quality. I don't usually bash things I buy but this thing was crap. Even my niece who doesnt know much about this stuff thought it was horrible. FYI
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Hmm...I have the same problem with my Olympus. Would the "sports mode" make any difference? Can flash be used in that mode? --Zach Kaplan
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I see your post from a few weeks back. Great question. Have you made a purchase yet? I am also seeking a quality camera for indoor sports events without flash.
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Hi Lisa, I took pictures at an indoor water park. The pictures came out okay. I just scrapbook the pictures, I don't typically blow them up to 5x7 or 8x10. So, for my use the pictures are fine. The fast movements were a little blurry. I have not taken any underwater pictures yet. I took the camera outside for our school snow days. Those pictures in the sunlight were bright and colorful. The fast movements came out okay. I have a few inside pictures during the day and they look pretty good. I have one picture taken at night in my bedroom. My navy blue shirt looks great, but my face is a little orange/yellow and the bedroom in the background is not crisp at all. I think the lighting is responsible for that. I have a few movies on the camera, but can't play them. They are MOV. I tried Quicktime, movie maker, media player. I'll have to play around with it. I hope I don't have to convert these. So, at the moment I can't give you any information on the movies. I wanted the camera to take out to the pool and so far it seems like it will work great for our use. Please let me know if I can help with any else. I'm not sure what you mean by artifacts. I don't think graininess is an issue, but I'm just a mom taking pictures of kids and my photography knowledge is limited.
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How is the playback of the choppy file from cam to tv via HDMI? If that's choppy too, I'd suspect it was a recording issue. Does your memory card have a high enough transfer speed to handle the bitrate of that file? I film in the bluray format , and have no issues, however I do use a 600x card.
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In my opinion, when using the video function there is a delay. there may be a slight delay in picture mode but not more than any other camera I have used. hope this helps!
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Well it really depends on the situation and what you are recording. For me, the two recording modes I mostly use is either 1080p at 30 frames per second, or 720p at 60 frames per second. If you are recording sports, action, or anything where the subject moves a lot, I suggest record it in 720p 60fps because the playback will be a lot smoother since it is capturing 60 action frames within a second. With this mode, you can create a really smooth slow-mo effect through your computer. Try to YouTube "Slow motion 60 fps" and you'll see what I mean. I use 1080p for anything else including under water. Sometimes when my battery is low or my memory is almost filled up, I switch it to WVGA to conserve. Hope this helps! Well it really depends on the situation and what you are recording. For me, the two recording modes I mostly use is either 1080p at 30 frames per second, or 720p at 60 frames per second. If you are recording sports, action, or anything where the subject moves a lot, I suggest record it in 720p 60fps because the playback will be a lot smoother since it is capturing 60 action frames within a second. With this mode, you can create a really smooth slow-mo effect through your computer. Try to YouTube "Slow motion 60 fps" and you'll see what I mean. I use 1080p for anything else... » Read More Well it really depends on the situation and what you are recording. For me, the two recording modes I mostly use is either 1080p at 30 frames per second, or 720p at 60 frames per second. If you are recording sports, action, or anything where the subject moves a lot, I suggest record it in 720p 60fps because the playback will be a lot smoother since it is capturing 60 action frames within a second. With this mode, you can create a really smooth slow-mo effect through your computer. Try to YouTube "Slow motion 60 fps" and you'll see what I mean. I use 1080p for anything else including under water. Sometimes when my battery is low or my memory is almost filled up, I switch it to WVGA to conserve. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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60 MIN SP/Best Quality, 90 MIN LP/Good Quality. I always shoot in SP Mode for BEST QUALITY.
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yes, i had this problem. i noticed that the playback looked fine on the camera, but when i transferred to my computer, it was jerky. turns out the problem was the kind of application I was using to view it. I found the free GOM player, and this solved the problem nicely.