I previously wrote an in-depth blog on my social media hardware bag, and the Kodak zi6 flip-style camera in particular.
I've since upgraded to the new Kodak zi8 camera (available from Amazon.com for about $180) which is just amazing. I can't say enough good things about this camera.
It has an external microphone jack (which the zi6 did not have) and it uses a rechargeable battery that can accept an external power connection during filming (meaning battery life is no longer an issue if you're near a plug, or if you're not near a plug, you can use an external battery pack like the Tekkon external battery pack, which uses 4 AA's).
At left is a picture of me using the zi8 along with the QuikPod to capture the content of a panel at a Digital Hollywood conference.
Here is a sample panel that was recorded with this camera (may take up to 30 seconds to start playing):
I previously wrote an in-depth blog on my social media hardware bag, and the Kodak zi6 flip-style camera in particular.
I've since upgraded to the new Kodak zi8 camera (available from Amazon.com for about $180) which is just amazing. I can't say enough good things about this camera.
It has an external microphone jack (which the zi6 did not have) and it uses a rechargeable battery that can accept an external power connection during filming (meaning battery life is no longer an issue if you're near a plug, or if you're not near a plug, you can use an external battery pack like the Tekkon external battery pack, which uses 4 AA's).
At left is a picture of me using the zi8 along with the QuikPod to capture the content of a panel at a Digital Hollywood conference.
Here is a sample panel that was recorded with this camera (may take up to 30 seconds to start playing):
Below are more pictures of me using it with various external microphones, including a lapel microphone.
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Congrats to the folks at SocialMatchbox for putting on a great DC startup competition.
My favorite presentation was by Ben Slavin of HelioGraph. A truly simple, "why didn't I think of that" business concept that he's already gotten a lot of traction with. I love Ben's mantra along the lines of "80% of the functionality for 10% of the cost," referring to companies like Akamai that have completely missed the small to medium sized business market for website optimization.
Here is the event, presented in two videos, parts 1 and 2. The videos are long, so they might take up to 30 seconds to start playing.
Video 1 of 2:
Congrats to the folks at SocialMatchbox for putting on a great DC startup competition.
My favorite presentation was by Ben Slavin of HelioGraph. A truly simple, "why didn't I think of that" business concept that he's already gotten a lot of traction with. I love Ben's mantra along the lines of "80% of the functionality for 10% of the cost," referring to companies like Akamai that have completely missed the small to medium sized business market for website optimization.
Here is the event, presented in two videos, parts 1 and 2. The videos are long, so they might take up to 30 seconds to start playing.
Video 1 of 2:
Video 2 of 2:
Listen to Jim Hopkinson, WIRED's marketing guy, and his interview about my social media hardware bag.