Comments on: Kodak Zi6 Pocket HD Camcorder

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:33:17 +0000

My husband bought the Zi6 for Christmas. I took about 45 seconds’ worth of video (about 3 separate short snippets) and the joystick stopped working (I would click on it but it would not record). I returned if for another one, and it did EXACTLY THE SAME THING: worked for 5 minutes and then the joystick stopped responding. The rest of the buttons worked, so I could review my three snippets of video, but could no longer record. I have a Kodak still camera with a joystick, and have never had a problem with it, so I know I’m not being too rough with the joystick. I can only conclude it’s a design defect. VERY DISAPPOINTING!!! I’m returning my second one for a refund, and am now using my daughter’s Flip video camera instead.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Burhan Gharaibeh

Burhan Gharaibeh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:30:59 +0000

I bought this product after reading several reviewws on it particularly on Amazon. Be careful reading junk info by pseudopundits! People will tell you anything! Useless little product. No significant information in the manual. No troubleshooting whatsoever. Kodak chat had no clue what the problems where. Connecting to the computer is very difficult. Software is invoked when the camera is plugged into the port but then does nothing. Slick, folding USB but that is it! Shot several videos which did not look High Def to begin with but while downloading them, they get corrupted easily. I started seeing the screen all green, then red, etc. Not a good experience at all. But may be that is all the pocket HD cameras and not just Kodak. 2 AA batteries with charger came with it. They are supposed to fully charge in 12 hours and then switch the indicator lights off. 30 hours in the socket and the two red lights were still on!! Not very reassuring because once you connect to the computer, the batteries are sucked dry in an hour or so. Oh, and the Kodak web site has a help line for all Kodak products. After many links, I was told that I need Win XP Pro. The Kodak CD that came with it says Win XP. Hello!
Rating: 1 / 5

By: D. Dugan

D. Dugan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:55 +0000

I selected this camera because it was way more convenient than the digital video camera I have been using. I wanted something that could fit in my pocket and upload video easily to grandparents. So far I have used this camera only a few times, and been really disapointed. My main concern is the image quality – photos are sometimes good quality, but frequently blurry or out of focus and video breaks up into pixelation every 10 to 15 seconds. I do not know if I have a bad camera or if this is just the expected quality. I am really sorry I bought this camera rather than waiting for lots of others to post experiences.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Tom Zaidman

Tom Zaidman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:51:12 +0000

Needed urgently a small video camera and when it arrived the screen did not light up enough to see what was being recorded.

Returned it right away, still no news when I`ll get it back. A real pity since was very excited about this product. Sent it with the HD card and advised that it did not arrive with the card!!!
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Bill Barol

Bill Barol — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:21:10 +0000

I’d had the Zi6 for about five minutes when the pop-out USB jack jammed halfway open, rendering the camera useless. Sure, it may have just been one defective unit out of many. But in a competitive marketplace where there are other options (hello Mino HD!), there’s no reason to put up with crappy manufacturing standards. As an addendum: I did have the camera long enough to be unimpressed by the video quality. Back it went. Thanks, Amazon, for the speedy refund.
Rating: 2 / 5