@realjuvelive Mike Koenigs from Traffic Geyser gave me a Zi8 :) in Las Vegas at the CarbonCopyPRO Master Marketing Event. Funny, as I had seen a Zi8 review a couple of weeks prior from another IM'er (Steve Schuitt) & thought: this is a real "Flip-killer" in terms of the features. Visit Dez Recommends dor com FFI the Zi8 & Amazon links.
I heard the battery gets real hot when the camera runs for a while. Will the camera work if you take the battery out and run it on a/c power? I.e. I need to run it on a tripod for 6 hours with a 32 GB card.
I've just realised that the small video recording times I mention on the video are because my 16Gb card was pretty full; here are some numbers for a not-so-full 16gb card:
Thx for the times, that's helpful. Do you have a demo of how good the wvga movie quality is. The demos I've seen on YT tend to show 1080 and 720, but not the wvga.
1) Can you use the Zi8 camera as a webcam? 2) Can you film with it connected to a laptop and record on the laptop's hard drive directly? 3) Does it only work off battery, or can you use an a/c power (i.e. if I do a tripod setup and want to record for six hours? Thanks for considering answering.
3) Yes, a/c power will work & there is a universal power supply with the right connector so you can run the camera that way. You might just about get 6 hours at 720p if you use a 32Gb SDHC card...I've just checked on my Zi8 & it tells me there is abt 2 1/2 hours left with a 16Gb (& I have a few vids/images on that card). I've not checked to see whether or not the camera stays on all the time if you have the power cable connected. If I test this, I'll feedback.
Where'd you get this from ???????????
realjuvelive 1 year ago
@realjuvelive Mike Koenigs from Traffic Geyser gave me a Zi8 :) in Las Vegas at the CarbonCopyPRO Master Marketing Event. Funny, as I had seen a Zi8 review a couple of weeks prior from another IM'er (Steve Schuitt) & thought: this is a real "Flip-killer" in terms of the features. Visit Dez Recommends dor com FFI the Zi8 & Amazon links.
dezfutak 1 year ago
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I heard the battery gets real hot when the camera runs for a while. Will the camera work if you take the battery out and run it on a/c power? I.e. I need to run it on a tripod for 6 hours with a 32 GB card.
Halunlimited 2 years ago
I've just realised that the small video recording times I mention on the video are because my 16Gb card was pretty full; here are some numbers for a not-so-full 16gb card:
1080p: 2hrs 9 min
720p (60fps): 2hrs 1 min
720p (30fps): 2hrs 29min
WVGA: 4hrs 3min
(with 687MB of space used on the camera)
dezfutak 2 years ago
Thx for the times, that's helpful. Do you have a demo of how good the wvga movie quality is. The demos I've seen on YT tend to show 1080 and 720, but not the wvga.
Halunlimited 2 years ago
@Halunlimited I've not used it at wvga...I only record in highest quality for maximum resolution before editing.
Dez.
dezfutak 1 year ago
1) Can you use the Zi8 camera as a webcam? 2) Can you film with it connected to a laptop and record on the laptop's hard drive directly? 3) Does it only work off battery, or can you use an a/c power (i.e. if I do a tripod setup and want to record for six hours? Thanks for considering answering.
Halunlimited 2 years ago
1) No - that would be really cool!
3) Yes, a/c power will work & there is a universal power supply with the right connector so you can run the camera that way. You might just about get 6 hours at 720p if you use a 32Gb SDHC card...I've just checked on my Zi8 & it tells me there is abt 2 1/2 hours left with a 16Gb (& I have a few vids/images on that card). I've not checked to see whether or not the camera stays on all the time if you have the power cable connected. If I test this, I'll feedback.
dezfutak 2 years ago
Thx. Probably if Q1 = no, then Q2 = no also.
Halunlimited 2 years ago
Your INFO says the files uploaded successfully into sony vegas movie studio?
I have sony vegas pro and i don't get audio... what did you do differettly than i did?
wyldeslash2003 2 years ago