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Published again, this has been an exciting year for Lucky Star! Check us out on page 23 of this month's (Sept) Tampa Style Magazine, on news stands now.
I figured now would be a nice time to share this little tid-bit of tech info. Right about the middle of summer, I received an ad from Big Lots with an HD camcorder from Kodak for $40... I was like whhhaaaattt? I sped to my local Big Lots and snagged up one of these little bad boys. To tell you the truth, I should have bought at least one more. I have several other Kodak mini HD cameras, so figured this would be a nice edition to my collect. Sure enough it's a gem... but with a few flaws. Let me get those out of the way. No removeable battery (boo), microSD (cool and not cool), water tight door gets in the way when plugging it up to a computer. The USB connector ejects from the bottom, like the Flip cams do (or now DID should I say ooohhhhh, poor Cisco Systems). One last bad note, the out of water video is just ok (after it's been in water). If you use before, it's aight, lol. Now the good :) UNDERWATER CAMERA!!! Did you read that right? UNDERWATER CAMERA. I love it! Quick advice, for the best shots, wear goggles, it's the only way to composite a shot on the tiny LCD on the bad. Once that hurdle is crossed, it's on like Donkey Kong. The video is clear, crisp and clean. The camera is fairly durable, and it's waterproof :) The camera is capable of 720p video at 30 fps, and 5 mp stills. The still are great too (if composited correctly). I know the summer is over for most of the US, outside of Florida, California, or Hawaii lol, but this may be a perfect time to pick one up for next Spring Break and the 2012 summer. If you can't find them at your local Big Lots, eBay has a few for a couple bucks more. Now for some samples, I know, I know, it's time for me to shut up. Here is a quick sample of the first time I used the Kodak Zm2 Underwater HD camcorder/camera. Enjoy!
