Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video Camera

PCWorld Rating

3.5

3.5 / 5 - PCWorld, Apr 7, 2009

Pros

Cons

Bottom Line

The Kodak Zi6's features and frame-rate options are superb for a pocket camcorder, but video quality is a shade below the competition.

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