Comparison of Kodak PlaySport (Zx5) HD & Flip Ultra HD

Record time and capacity,lDifference between Flip Ultra HD and Kodak PLAYSPORT Zx5

Kodak PLAYSPORT Zx5 records up to 10 hours if you get a 32 GB card.
The higher-end Flip UltraHD shoots video up to 2 hours and it can only record 720p / 60fps.
Kodak PLAYSPORT houses only 128MB internal storage space. The Flip has no SD slot.

Appearance

The Kodak PLAYSPORT Zx5 measures 4.4 high x 2.3 wide x 0.7 in thick.
The Flip UltraHD is 4.16 high x 2.11 wide x 0.88 in thick;
The Zx5 is even a bit lighter at 4.4 oz vs 4.5 oz for the Flip model. The differences are minimal.

Waterproof features

Kodak PLAYSPORT can take the plunge up to 10 ft under water for up to 2 hours. It is waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof
The Flip UltraHD can only stand up fine to normal outdoor use.

Video and audio format

Video, audio and image come out of Kodak PLAYSPORT is MPEG-4, AAC LC
The flip records video as MP4 high-quality H.264 HD videos files

Camera Price

Kodak PLAYSPORT: $179, color in Black or White
Flip Ultra HD: $199, color in Black or White

Share and Upload onto youtube.

Both Kodak PLAYSPORT and Flip Ultra HD could take still image

Both Kodak Playsport and Flip Ultra HD has a share button on the Camcorder, when you finish your recording, just need to connect computer via USB, and open the YouTube website, login, then press the share button. The video you record will upload onto YouTube automatically.

Eidt Flip Ultra HD or Kodak Playsport Videos with Windows Movie Maker on Windows

Windows Movie Maker support WMV/AVI video format, and flip video camcorder Ultra HD output is MP4, Kodak Playsport Zx5 camera's output format is MOV/MPEG-4. So if you want to import either flip Ultra to Windows Movie Maker or Kodak Playsport Video into wmm, you need to convert the video files to WMV video format. Flip Video Converter is a good video converter that can help you to convert Flip Ultra to WMV. Maybe it can help you.

If you do not edit your flip ultra or Kodak Playsport video with WMM but with some other video editors, don't worry about this. No matter what format that video editing software supports, the Flip Video Converter can help you to convert to easily. Moreover, there is another Kodak Video Converter for Playsport cameras, click here to learn more.

Edit Flip Ultra HD or Kodak Playsport Videos on Mac.

On Mac, most of us use iMovie or Final cut pro video editing software. Both iMovie and Final Cut Express/Pro support MOV Video format and MP4 (MPEG-4) video format. But some times the camera's output video code do not match iMovie or FCP. So we should convert MOV or MP4 to DV format or other code MOV/MP4 format. Flip Video converter for Mac is a video converter for flip camcorders on Mac. This video converter could convert flip video to any popular regular video files, such as iMovie DV, iPad MP4, adobe premiere pro/express WMV.