Testseek.co.uk have collected 53 expert reviews of the Kodak Playsport ZX3 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kodak Playsport ZX3.
May 2010
(77%)
53 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(85%)
166 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
77010053
The editors liked
Decent photo and hidef video quality
Small and light
Waterproof
Comes with loads of accessories
Great value for money
Great value
Wellbuilt
Robust construction despite small size
Highdefinition video and HDMI connection
Well-built
High-definition video and HDMI connection
Inexpensive price
Simple one touch recording
Large responsive buttons and controls
Rock solid build
Yet relatively lightweight
Pluses
36 mm focal length in 720p
HDMI cable supplied
Waterproof to 3 metres
Very easy to use
2
This is a good-value camera and one that delivers decent levels of detail
Accurate colours and sharp focusing. It’s easy to use
Quick to record
And is YouTube-friendly
Too
Offering a simple and straightforward way of uploading and sharing your clips. The design makes it feel rugged
And yes
It copes admirably with a dunking in water.
Cool design
Lightweight and compact
HDMI connectivity offered alongside AV and USB out
Memory expandable via (optional) SD or SDHC cards
The editors didn't like
Confusing icons in the settings menu
No standard 4
3 setting for photos
Footage can look very wobbly
Doesn't float
Poor indoor performance
Only mono sound
Lots of wind noise on microphone
Digital zoom makes for worse footage
Fingers can stray into shot
Mono sound
Some menu icons impenetrable
Lens itself is tiny
Minuses
48 mm focal length in 1080p
No optical zoom
No microphone entry
There’s not too much to criticise the Playsport for
As it’s generally a fresh and fun camcorder/camera. We didn’t really rate it’s low-light performance
Which was a bit murky and the 4x zoom felt ‘sticky’ when we wanted it to be smooth.
Mono microphone and speaker – picks up wind noise
No convenient flip out USB arm offered as on direct competitors
Published: 2014-04-10, Author: Adam , review by: uk.askmen.com
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This is a good-value camera and one that delivers decent levels of detail, accurate colours and sharp focusing. It’s easy to use, quick to record, and is YouTube-friendly, too, offering a simple and straightforward way of uploading and sharing your clips. The design makes it feel rugged, and yes, it copes admirably with a dunking in water.
There’s not too much to criticise the Playsport for, as it’s generally a fresh and fun camcorder/camera. We didn’t really rate it’s low-light performance, which was a bit murky and the 4x zoom felt ‘sticky’ when we wanted it to be smooth.
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Decent photo and hidef video quality, Small and light, Waterproof, Comes with loads of accessories, Great value for money
Confusing icons in the settings menu, No standard 4:3 setting for photos, Footage can look very wobbly, Doesn't float
Small, simple and submersible to 3m, Kodak's PlaySport keeps the price down without dropping the image quality too far. It has its share of flaws but it's great fun to use....
Great value; well-built, robust construction despite small size; high-definition video and HDMI connection
Poor indoor performance; only mono sound; lots of wind noise on microphone; digital zoom makes for worse footage
A well-built, good-value camcorder, though has a couple of flaws Good points Great value; well-built, robust construction despite small size; high-definition video and HDMI connection Bad points Poor indoor performance; only mono sound; lots of wind n...
