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THE KODAK PLAYSPORT WATERPROOF CAMERA seems to be popular with InstaPundit readers. Here?s another ?

By Glenn Reynolds

THE KODAK PLAYSPORT WATERPROOF CAMERA seems to be popular with InstaPundit readers. Here’s another review, from reader Joseph Gautier:

I bought the Kodak Play sport underwater HD camcorder. Upon further review ( I read your post on what one of your readers had written to you), I’ve got a couple of observations/suggestions as well. Because you’re probably in the water and kicking your feet when using this camera, Kodak could have made a couple of the settings quicker and easier to access. 1) Just my personal preference… there’s no need for one of the 4 quick-access buttons on the front of the camera to be a “trash bin”. As with any of my cameras, I’m not out there deleting photos as I shoot. This is done on the computer back home after all pics have been downloaded and viewed. Change the “trash bin” button to an “underwater mode” button. As it is now, you’ve got to press the “settings” button, then scroll 5 positions before being able to set the underwater mode. 2) If you’ve pressed the “play” button, which allows you to view the picture/video that you’ve just taken, and you want to get back to the “live” picture/video mode so you can take a picture again, you will press the top button on the front of the camera, identified by a little movie camera icon on it. My suggestion for this button would be to not only jump back to “live” for you, but to also, once you are back in the “live” mode, be able to jump back-and-forth quickly from “movie” to “still” mode. Example: If my preferred movie setting is 720p 60fps, then it would stay at that movie setting until I changed it under the “settings” button. And the front button would jump from “720p 60fps” to “5 MP HD” still mode. The two things that I do most with this “underwater” camera could be quickly done if these improvements were made. Remind me to call Kodak. Other than that, it takes awesome stills, and wonderful movies – best seen on your living room HDTV!

Thanks for the purchase tip.

He sent a few pics. Here’s one:

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on May 10, 2010 (boomark / email).