The Best Pocket Camcorders for YouTube: A Comparison of the Kodak PlayTouch and Sony Bloggie Touch

Hey guys, so today I’m here with a comparison between two of the best pocket camcorders for YouTube, the Kodak PlayTouch and the Sony Bloggie Touch. Let’s start with what you get with each camcorder.

The Bloggie Touch comes in a very minimalist, Apple-like box and only comes with the camera, a female to male USB cable, and a lanyard strap. Kodak is much more generous with the PlayTouch, coming with HDMI, RCA A/V, and MicroUSB cables, USB power adapter, lanyard, battery, and a carrying pouch.

Taking a closer look at each camera, you’ll find that there are some pretty major differences. The Bloggie Touch features a very well-built and nice-looking design. It comes with 4 or 8GB of internal storage with no SD card slot as well as a non-removable battery. The front is all brushed metal with the 37mm f2.8 autofocus lens in front of the 12 megapixel sensor, a mini HDMI port on the bottom, power button as well as the shutter button on top, and the tripod mount and flip-out USB arm on the right side of the camcorder.

On the other hand, it works with normal SDHC memory cards and has a removable battery which can be a big plus. Size-wise, it’s nearly identical to the Kodak being just a bit wider overall. Up front, you’ll find the 33mm (44mm at 1080p) f2.8 autofocus lens with a 5 megapixel sensor, mono microphone, and an IR receiver for an optional remote.

On the left side of the camera, you’ll find the 2.5mm A/V out and behind a flap the mini HDMI, MicroUSB for charging, and a flip-out USB arm for syncing. The quality of the arm didn’t give me much confidence, so I stuck to using the SD card to offload media instead. Up top there is a combo microphone/headphone jack and the macro mode switch.

On the right side is the power button and SD card slot with the tripod mount. Overall, the Bloggie Touch has a very sleek design that makes it easy to carry around. The camera is also surprisingly lightweight, making it perfect for long recording sessions.

Now, let’s talk about the Kodak PlayTouch. It comes in a more substantial box compared to the Bloggie Touch and includes everything you need to get started with your recording needs. It has 4GB of internal storage and comes with an external microphone jack, making it perfect for those who want to capture high-quality audio.

The camera also features a slightly wider angle lens than the Bloggie Touch, which makes it easier to capture more footage in one shot. The autofocus is also surprisingly fast and accurate, making it easy to focus on your subject quickly.

I tested both cameras under similar conditions – same lighting, same sound environment, same everything – to give you an idea of how they compare. And the results are interesting. The Bloggie Touch has a much wider field of view than the Kodak PlayTouch, which makes it easier to capture more footage in one shot.

In addition, when I pulled the camera up close, the Bloggie Touch was able to autofocus quickly and accurately, while the Kodak PlayTouch struggled to focus on my subject. However, the Kodak PlayTouch does have a slightly better macro mode than the Bloggie Touch.

Overall, each camera has its strengths. The Bloggie Touch is perfect for those who want a solid choice of a camcorder that will spend most of its life on a tripod with an external microphone connected. On the other hand, the Kodak PlayTouch is ideal for those who want to capture high-quality macro shots and need more internal storage.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey guys so today I’m here with a comparisonbetween twoof the best pocket camcorders for YouTube,the KodakPlayTouch and the Sony Bloggie Touch. Let’sstart withwhat you get with each camcorder. The BloggieTouch comesin a very minimalist, Apple-like box and onlycomes withthe camera, a female to male USB cable anda lanyard strap.Kodak is much more generous with the PlayTouchwith HDMI,RCA A/V, and MicroUSB cables, USB power adapter,lanyard,battery and a carrying pouch. Taking a closerlook at eachcamera you’ll find there are some prettymajor differences.The Bloggie Touch features a very well builtand nicelooking design. It features 4 or 8GB of internalstoragewith no SD card slot as well as a non removablebattery. Thefront is all brushed metal with the 37mm f2.8autofocus lensin front of the 12 megapixel sensor, a miniHDMI port onbottom, power button as well as the shutterbutton on topand the tripod mount and flipout USB arm onthe right sideof the camcorder. The PlayTouch has a largelyplasticconstruction which just isn’t a match forthe Sony. On theother hand, it works with normal SDHC memorycards and hasa removable battery which can be a big plus.Size wise it’snearly identical, with the Kodak being justa bit wideroverall. Up front you’ll find the 33mm (44mmat 1080p) f2.8autofocus lens with a 5 megapixel sensor,mono microphoneand an IR receiver for an optional remote.On the left sideof the camera you’ll find the 2.5mm A/Vout and behind aflap the Mini HDMI, MicroUSB for chargingand a flip outUSB arm for syncing. The quality of the armdidn’t give memuch confidence so I stuck to using the SDcard to offloadmedia instead. Up top there is a combo microphone/headphonejack and the macro mode switch. On the rightside is thepower button and SD card slot with the tripodmount on bottom.The Bloggie Touch has a nice weight to itand feels like avery premium product all the way through fromthe feel ofthe buttons to the assuredly solid USB arm.The backfeatures a 288k dot 3 inch 16:9 touchscreenand the recordbutton. The display is very bright and tendsto make yourvideo look overexposed on the camera howeveronce youoffload it you’ll find it looks just fine.Touchresponsiveness is quite good, not on the levelof a high endsmartphone but absolutely fine for a camera.The UI largelystays out of your way, disappearing for themost part whilefilming with the exception of the zoom slider.The PlayTouch,while not quite as nice as the Sony stillisn’t half bad inthe build quality department. Around backis the 230k dot 3inch touchscreen which feels remarkably similarto the Sonywith good responsiveness and accuracy. Whatisn’t as nice isthe fact that while shooting video only asmall portion ofthe screen is actually used which is a shame.The UI takes upthe majority of the screen and while it’slaid out quite wellit really makes the nice screen become a bitof a waste.Using the Bloggie Touch it’s about as simpleas it gets. Pressthe on/off button and within a couple secondsyou’ll beshooting video or stills. Video is recordedwith the red buttonbelow the screen and pictures are taken withthe top shutterbutton. The ergonomics are quite good overallallowing you tohold it in the landscape orientation and takephotos with theexcellent shutter button that allows you tohalf press tofocus just like a normal camera. It also sportsa orientationsensor allowing you to rotate to portraitor landscape modes.An issue with this is that the tripod mountfor the BloggieTouch is on the bottom of the camera, forcingyou to take uglyvertical video unless you have a tripod thatcan rotate it onthe side. Just like the Bloggie Touch theKodak is very simpleto use but has some additional features. Witha quick press ofthe power button the camera boots up and isready to go. Therecord button below the screen will film videoor take a photodepending on the mode with little delay. Unlikethe Bloggie youare meant to hold and use the camera in portraitorientationwhich works quite well and sidesteps any issueswith shootingvideo in the wrong orientation. Video qualityis solid on theBloggie Touch. It features 1080p at 30 framesper second aswell as 720p at either 30 or 60 frames. Videoon the PlayTouch isn’tas good. While it also can shoot in 1080pat 30 frames per secondas well as 720p in 30 or 60 the video seemsto be more heavilycompressed.All right so I'm now recording using the KodakPlayTouch. Nowthe conditions are really pretty good thisis what I was justfilming with my Nikon, I've got my studiolights on either sideof me, above me as well as behind me so plentyof light. I amusing the inboard microphone on the PlayTouchso I'm notutilizing the external microphone yeah let'sgive you guys a quickdemo so I'll go ahead and pull my Nikon closehere you guys will seeit won't be able to focus automatically butif I switch it intomacro mode and pull it in nice and close youguys will be ableto see it actually looks really quite nice,really quite nicein macro mode you can probably even see ifI pull it close enough,see through it but there you guys go thisis a quick quality testof the Kodak PlayTouch. All right so I amnow recording using theBloggie Touch. Now everything is the exactsame, same lighting,same sound enviroment, same all that stuffand you'll notice acouple of major differences. The first ofwhich is that it is amuch wider field of view so as opposed tothe Kodak which you guyscould see was a little bit more zoomed inthis as by default doeshave a wider angle lens. In addition to thatif I go ahead andpull the camera up nice and close you shouldbe able to see thatit will autofocus, not too bad there and Iwould say that ispretty close to the camera, that is reallyquite close to thecamera so anyway guys this has been a quicktest of the SonyBloggie Touch.Overall each camera has it’s strengths.With current pricing justover $100 the PlayTouch is a solid choiceif you’re looking for acamera that will spend most of it’s lifeon a tripod with anexternal microphone connected. The BloggieTouch certainly isn’tperfect and probably isn’t a good choiceif you need featureslike an external mic, swappable battery, SDcard slot and aneasy to use tripod mount however for roughly$150 for the 4GBmodel I find it hard to recommend anythingelse but the SonyBloggie Touch. If you enjoyed the video besure to leave a Likerating and if you’re interested in morevideos like thisbe sure to subscribe!