Comments on: J198: Kodak Zi8: A good tool for the backpack http://www.jlittau.net/?p=544 Teaching, thinking, research, and training in multiplatform journalism Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jeremy http://www.jlittau.net/?p=544&cpage=1#comment-227 Jeremy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:41:54 +0000 http://www.jlittau.net/?p=544#comment-227 I didn't try the upload feature, but plan to do so. The camera does do one-button uploads to Facebook and YouTube. The thing is, the only way you'd do that is with raw video. For an everyday user doing it for fun, I could see the utility, but I can't see us making use of this function in classes very much. The parallels to the iPhone are there (my G3s does pushbutton to YouTube as well). If I had to guess, I'd bet that YouTube is paying a bit for the exclusive feature and maybe helping cut down the cost a little bit. Obviously it'd be better if it were more open, but then again the only video site I've uploaded to besides YouTube is Google Video (which is weak), and I know what I'm doing so imagine what the n00b will do. I didn’t try the upload feature, but plan to do so. The camera does do one-button uploads to Facebook and YouTube. The thing is, the only way you’d do that is with raw video. For an everyday user doing it for fun, I could see the utility, but I can’t see us making use of this function in classes very much.

The parallels to the iPhone are there (my G3s does pushbutton to YouTube as well). If I had to guess, I’d bet that YouTube is paying a bit for the exclusive feature and maybe helping cut down the cost a little bit.

Obviously it’d be better if it were more open, but then again the only video site I’ve uploaded to besides YouTube is Google Video (which is weak), and I know what I’m doing so imagine what the n00b will do.

]]> By: Bob Britten http://www.jlittau.net/?p=544&cpage=1#comment-226 Bob Britten Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:57:58 +0000 http://www.jlittau.net/?p=544#comment-226 I've been wanting to get over here to read your thoughts on this device for a while, and I'm glad to hear it's so far, so good. One thing I'm wondering: What do you think of the YouTube, etc., buttons being part of the device (or are those a display screen)? Not that I think YouTube is going anywhere any time soon, but I'm a little surprised to see the device is pegged to specific apps. Maybe that's just iPhone naivete. I’ve been wanting to get over here to read your thoughts on this device for a while, and I’m glad to hear it’s so far, so good. One thing I’m wondering: What do you think of the YouTube, etc., buttons being part of the device (or are those a display screen)? Not that I think YouTube is going anywhere any time soon, but I’m a little surprised to see the device is pegged to specific apps. Maybe that’s just iPhone naivete.

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