Recording Stops after 1 second! Why?? I recieved the Kodak PlaySport as a gift. It was working great, and I only used it to record a Christmas party. Literally like 10 minutes of recording. It's just been sitting on my dresser for a couple of months. When I tried to record something the other day though, it will turn the recording off after 1 second. I don't know why it keeps stopping the recording! I've taken the battery out, switched SD Cards (both completely empty) and it's still not working! I've even gone through all of the settings and switched stuff around, but nothing seems to fix the problem! I'd really like to be able to use my camera. Help! Recording Stops after 1 second! Why?? I recieved the Kodak PlaySport as a gift. It was working great, and I only used it to record a Christmas party. Literally like 10 minutes of recording.... » Read More Recording Stops after 1 second! Why?? I recieved the Kodak PlaySport as a gift. It was working great, and I only used it to record a Christmas party. Literally like 10 minutes of recording. It's just been sitting on my dresser for a couple of months. When I tried to record something the other day though, it will turn the recording off after 1 second. I don't know why it keeps stopping the recording! I've taken the battery out, switched SD Cards (both completely empty) and it's still not working! I've even gone through all of the settings and switched stuff around, but nothing seems to fix the problem! I'd really like to be able to use my camera. Help! « Show Less
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Way to go you rock... I just erased my Kodak zx-3 internal memory and then updated it with latest firmware all in disk utility on my mac mini.Reformatted my sd card in the camera ....Now it is good as new.It was stoping recording after one sec every time I tried to record...Now it is fixed thanks to you my friend..Rock ON!
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Did it power off after five minutes or did it stop recording after 5 minutes? Is your SD card full? I would think the only reason it would stop recording after five minutes would be if your SD card is full. If it is not, I would probably return it.
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Go to this website and follow the directions. It works I had the exact same problem with it recording for 1 second and then stopping. Up date the firmware. http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17501/~/kodak-playsport-video-camera-zx3-firmware---windows-operating-systems/selected/true
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The internal memory in the playsport is very small. You might have a few pictures on there if you used the device before purchasing a memory card for it. It would only be able to hold a few seconds of video. If you're experiencing this issue, then the internal memory is probably already corrupted and you won't be able to recover anything from it anyway. There isn't any critical piece of software stored on the internal memory (at the least the part that you have access to).
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Is there any software on the internal memory that will be erased if I format the drive?
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Had the same thing happen to me and I was able to fix it. Turns out the internal memory had become corrupted. Here's what I did:1. Took out my SD card (in this case my 16 GB class 10)2. Hooked up the playsport to my laptop (windows xp)3. Once the device is recognized a removable drive will appear4. Format the removable drive (FAT)5. Remove USB device within windows6. Detach playsport from laptop and power off (if it doesn't shut off automatically)7. Put in SD card and give it a try!
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this happened to me also and I emailed Kodak customer service. they had me send it in for service and I'm waiting to get it back. I suggest you go to the website and start the process for getting it fixed.
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@Benjamin Augustine: I was having the 1 second recording problem, too. I followed your instructions to reformat the internal memory, and it did the trick. Thank you so much for sharing that!
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@Benjamine Augustine you are a lifesaver! my playsport has been broken for a year and i just found this thread! Thank you thank you thank you.
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@Benjamin Augustine thank you sooooooooo much for helping me fix my camera!! it works now, and if it ever happens in the future I'll be able to fix it. So glad that I didn't have to send it in and get a refurbished camera! Thanks again!
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That is very normal your camera is set to one minute, if you want it to stay on longer the next setting is 5 minutes, but it will still go black, it is recording at all times until you shut off the power to the camera.Ron
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I've been using mine for 5 days now, and got about 5.5 hrs till the CARD FULL message popped up recording in 1080p. I'm still learning, instructions are vague at best. I switched over to the 5 min loop. If I read it right, it should now just keep recording over the older footage. So far, it's a really cool cam............
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Ours stopped working as well. We tried contacting Kodak to fix it but navigating their customer service process requires the patience of a saint. No wonder Kodak is going bankrupt! We bought a more expensive brand thinking it would be higher quality, but I guess we were wrong.
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If there's a limitation on recording time with this camcorder, I think it would only be limited by the amount of time that can be recorded on the SD card. I let mine run for an hour and a half recently and the only reason it stopped was because I turned it off.
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I have the same problem, I can do a one time recording but not a timed recording. According to the instruction manual set up for time recording and set input on/standby switch to standby. What am I doing wrong.
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If you choose to record in manual mode, it can record for more than 70 min. ( Tested ). But if you choose to record in motion detect it only records "clips" of 5 or 10 seconds !! ( or snapshoots). In my opinion is very bad those options!!
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Is yours only recording a single 3 minute clip/frame/segment or a number of them? Check your settings. I have mine set for 5 minute frames/segments etc. It records continuously for several hours (32GB) but when I down load the card the entire recording is appears in 5 minute segments. Makes it easier to find a spot in the journey. ??????
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I paid $30 for a Sandisk 8GB card, and when I tried to take a video, after one minute, it shut down and said that the card doesn;t write fast enough. Is this a defect of the camera or the card. In any case, I feel burned by this and feel like sending the camera back to Amazon.
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Can anyone help me out. I have a Flip and at first I really liked it. Then when I used it to film my son going into a pool for the first time the camera did not work. I turned it on and all I got was the "Flip Logo Screen." I e-mailed customer service and they told me to leave the batteries out of it for a couple of days and then put new batteries in and it should work. I tried that and it worked the first time I turned it on. THen I turned it off and tried to turn it on again and all I got was the LOGO screen again and it won't turn off. Does anyone else have this problem or any suggestions on how to get around this? I haven't used it that much for it to be sucking down batteries like this. Can anyone help me out. I have a Flip and at first I really liked it. Then when I used it to film my son going into a pool for the first time the camera did not work. I turned it on and all I got was the "Flip Logo Screen." I e-mailed customer service and they told me to leave the batteries out of it for a couple of days and then put new batteries in and it should work. I tried that and it worked the first time I turned it on. THen I turned it off and tried to turn it on again and all I got was the LOGO screen again and it won't turn off. Does anyone else have this problem or any... » Read More Can anyone help me out. I have a Flip and at first I really liked it. Then when I used it to film my son going into a pool for the first time the camera did not work. I turned it on and all I got was the "Flip Logo Screen." I e-mailed customer service and they told me to leave the batteries out of it for a couple of days and then put new batteries in and it should work. I tried that and it worked the first time I turned it on. THen I turned it off and tried to turn it on again and all I got was the LOGO screen again and it won't turn off. Does anyone else have this problem or any suggestions on how to get around this? I haven't used it that much for it to be sucking down batteries like this. « Show Less
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We have had the same problem , my son was interested in the instant camera so we have bought 2 different cameras on line and have bought film at the camera store as well as Amazon, it's still the same. Maybe the cameras are too old or the film is just not manufactured right.
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Same thing is happening to me. Was taking pictures one minute, next minute, went to black screen. No abuse to camera. This stinks. Will try reinstalling software. Take care.Janice
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Also, I just noticed this in the product manual:Page # 25, under "5. Shoot" section:- The indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card.- The image will appear on the screen for about two seconds.- You can take the second picture even while an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again.I'm not sure if you have tried taking a second picture during this message being displayed on the screen. However, my class 6 SDHC card, as mentioned in my earlier post, somehow manages to reduce the amount of time this busy message is being displayed on the screen. Good luck! Also, I just noticed this in the product manual:Page # 25, under "5. Shoot" section:- The indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card.- The image will appear on the screen for about two seconds.- You can take the second picture even while an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again.I'm not sure if you have tried taking a second picture during this message being displayed on the screen. However, my class 6 SDHC card, as mentioned in my earlier post, somehow manages to reduce the amount of... » Read More Also, I just noticed this in the product manual:Page # 25, under "5. Shoot" section:- The indicator will blink red while the image is recorded to the memory card.- The image will appear on the screen for about two seconds.- You can take the second picture even while an image is displayed by pressing the shutter button again.I'm not sure if you have tried taking a second picture during this message being displayed on the screen. However, my class 6 SDHC card, as mentioned in my earlier post, somehow manages to reduce the amount of time this busy message is being displayed on the screen. Good luck! « Show Less
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I actually do not know. Mine records all the time when power applied. I have it set to record for 3 minutes and then start over for another 3 minute clip. Check your settings and the micro chip you installed. Is it still powered up when it stops recording? You could also have a malfunctioning unit.
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Hello,Recording is rather simple with this machine. Once turned on , press record, let it initialize, press record,,again. You have to hit the stop button twice for it to stop recording. to play back hit play. Your recording should play back. I have several of these recorders and one does not playback through the recorder only through the computer. I had no problem getting the company to send a replacement.
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I was messing with settings and had the same thing happened to me with it stopping and not recording constantly. I just reset it to default and after restart I picked English again. The default settings work best for me. I have used class 4 and class 10 microSDHC successfully with camera. If your computer doesn't read the videos on the memory card just plug camera into tv and or monitor with hdmi to verify that it is being recorded. I view and import videos with adapter card inserted into front of computer and realplayer program.
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I'm using a 32gb microsd (tf) card, to be honest it is very hard to tell because it's a blackbox. When it "fills up" it continuously records, overwriting the earlier videos, so I just have it recording for the last few months without any issues.