Kodak PixPro SP1

VIDEO. The Kodak PixPro SP1 takes good video, at a quality like nearly all Action camcorders. Pictures were a bit soft, which means it will be difficult to make out tiny details and very subtle patterns in the image. In low-light situations, the video was good: quite viewable but not as bright or clear as the better models. It captures full HD video at 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second (fps), progressive-scan (p). It has an above-normal frame-rate mode 848x480 at 120 fps.

AUDIO. It captures good audio in stereo, better than most.

PHOTO QUALITY. In Photo mode, it captures at best 14-megapixel stills with good quality.

LENS. The lens has a fixed focal length; it has no zoom capability. The lens also has a very wide-angle (16.8mm) capability that's very useful for landscapes and group portraits, although you may notice a bit of distortion when you're shooting faces up close, for instance.

IMAGE STABILIZER. Shooting in well-lit scenes, this model did an excellent job of minimizing the effects of camcorder shake.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. It survived our repeated-drop test. It has a large 1.5-inch LCD which has good quality that lets you compose your shots and has decent playback of video. This model is smaller and average in weight among all action camcorders.

The Kodak PixPro SP1 is a 14-megapixel camcorder with no optical zoom has a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 16.8mm (fixed). It has a 1.5-inch LCD. The camcorder has a maximum aperture of f/2.8.

The Kodak PixPro SP1 stores video and photos on MicroSD and MicroSDHC memory cards. It captures full HD video as H.264 files at a resolution as high as 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second and 14-megapixel resolution stills as JPG files. The image stabilization system for this camcorder is electronic. The Kodak PixPro SP1 measures 0.8 inches wide by 1.1 inches high by 1.7 inches in length, and weighs 0.4 pounds.