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Kodak Playsport (black)

Kodak Playsport (black)
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Kodak PlaySport Zx5 (black)

Kodak PlaySport Zx5 (black)
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Kodak Playfull HD Video Camera (blue-black)

Kodak Playfull HD Video Camera (blue-black)
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Samsung W200 Rugged Camcorder (red)

Samsung W200 Rugged Camcorder (red)
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Price $110 to $114 at 2 stores $114 at 1 store $69 at 1 store $111 to $256 at 2 stores
CNET editors' rating
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 63 reviews 3.0 stars out of 6 reviews 4.5 stars out of 1 review 2.5 stars out of 4 reviews
Release date January 07, 2010 January 03, 2011 January 03, 2011 May 20, 2011
The Bottom Line The Kodak Playsport is an excellent minicamcorder that can take some rough treatment and capture solid HD video. The rugged Kodak PlaySport Zx5 is a very good minicamcorder, but falls just shy of improving on last year's model, despite being more durable. The Kodak Playfull minicamcorder is a pocketful of video fun, but it might be just too "mini" for some. The Samsung HMX-W200 might be a little less impressive than its specs, but it's still a very good rugged minicamcorder for the money.

Basic specs

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Lens aperture F/2.8
F/2.8
Info unavailable F/2.2
Flash type Info unavailable None
None
Info unavailable
Media type Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Optical sensor type Info unavailable CMOS
CMOS
BSI-CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom Info unavailable 4 x
4 x
3 x
Battery technology Lithium ion
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Weight Info unavailable 4.4 oz
3.4 oz
4.6 oz
Image stabilizer Electronic
Electronic
Electronic
Electronic
Manual focus Focus free
Automatic
Focus free
Automatic
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