Playsport does not turn on again after disconnecting from USB Received a new Kodak playsport from Amazon, encountering several problems with it. Should I return it?1. After being disconnected from PC via USB, the camera does not powers on again. It just briefly powers on after pushing the on button, but then shuts down. Sometimes I get it to work again after removing the battery.2. Playing the videos back on the PC, I see a bad white pixel on the image. Seems its only on 720 and below resolution video, but not on 1080 and on the still 5mb picture. The bad pixel is fixed when image stabilization if off, and wanders around if image stabilization is on. Could it be a software compression problem within the camera? Or is it a hardware problem?Did anyone encounted similar problems and fixed it? Kodak PlaySport (Zx3) HD Waterproof Pocket Video Camera (Blue) NEWEST MODEL Playsport does not turn on again after disconnecting from USB Received a new Kodak playsport from Amazon, encountering several problems with it. Should I return it?1. After being... » Read More Playsport does not turn on again after disconnecting from USB Received a new Kodak playsport from Amazon, encountering several problems with it. Should I return it?1. After being disconnected from PC via USB, the camera does not powers on again. It just briefly powers on after pushing the on button, but then shuts down. Sometimes I get it to work again after removing the battery.2. Playing the videos back on the PC, I see a bad white pixel on the image. Seems its only on 720 and below resolution video, but not on 1080 and on the still 5mb picture. The bad pixel is fixed when image stabilization if off, and wanders around if image stabilization is on. Could it be a software compression problem within the camera? Or is it a hardware problem?Did anyone encounted similar problems and fixed it? Kodak PlaySport (Zx3) HD Waterproof Pocket Video Camera (Blue) NEWEST MODEL « Show Less
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my zx3 doesnt charge at all for few weeks.. and it doesnt turn on.. i bought a cheap universal external battery charger and charged the batteries for 3 hours..bam it worked.. :) i bought something like this.. Anker™ Multi-Purpose Universal Rapid Battery Charger for iPhone iPad; HTC Sensation, EVO 4G, Thonderbolt 4G; Motorola Atrix 4G, Droid X 2, Droid X; LG Revolution, Thrill 4G, Optimus 3D; Samsung Galaxy S i9000, Galaxy S2 i9100, Infuse ; LG; Palm; S...
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I am having the same problem, even brought a new battery and it still does not come on. Warranty is up, so what can I do.
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Mine sicks too. I have to push the reset button after EACH function I perform.
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The one I bought in February for my daughters birthday is having the same problem. It will not turn on at all. Sent an email to Kodak today to see if they have a resolution. The thing is only 6 months old and she has used it only a handful of times. Quite frustrating, as she wanted to use it on our vacation.
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In my case somehow it started working after trying a few times, and have not have the problem again. Strange.
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I'm joining this comment party quite late, but I had the same problem. The battery completely drained between uses and I could not get it to charge via USB due to the auto shut-off design flaw programmed into the device. I bought an off-brand wall charger and spare battery, charged the Kodak battery that way and, Voila! It works again and now I have an additional charger and a spare battery.
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Earlier, my Kodak Sport would shutdown, 5 seconds after power on.I connected the camera to a power source(via USB). Removed the battery and inserted the battery again when the camera was still connected to power source, and it worked. I had to try this a couple of times though!Cheers!Tej
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I took my Play Sport Zx3 apart. After looking at the mother board and chips I see no way to test it or replace a bad fuse. New technology in the printed circuit board layers copper plate between the green lacquer coatings. The circuits can not be traced. My personal believe is that one of the chips is defective and shorts out internally. Which chip it is I will never know. Nice quality camera but some body sold Kodak a faulty chip.
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I think it was just a fluke with my order, I let Amazon know and they emailed me a return sticker to return the broken one and they sent me a new one. The new ones has no issues and works just great. I think I just got a dud, I wouldn't hesitate buying it, my kids LOVE it...still after months of playing with it. And if per chance you get stuck with a dud Amazon is great enough to resolve the issue quickly.
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Left mine playing its games until it was "Dead" flat. Rapid charged it via usb until it said it was full and then reset the time and date. Its behaved perfectly since!!! Odd but it seems to have worked! Good luck to all :0)
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To be perfectly honest, I would steer clear of the camera. I purchased two of these, one for me, and later one for myself. They have a defect from new, Kodak upgraded the firmware, from 1.2 to 1.3 to cure a problem with the battery losing charge quickly on the camera, but in upgrading the firmware they have created a new problem, red colours do not develop correct, there is no definition to the picture, just a red "blob", they do not have a fix for this. I am currently trying to get my money back from the company purchased them from digital bargains, via amazon. neither of them were forthcoming in helping to correct the problem. Hope this is of use. Kind regards Paul To be perfectly honest, I would steer clear of the camera. I purchased two of these, one for me, and later one for myself. They have a defect from new, Kodak upgraded the firmware, from 1.2 to 1.3 to cure a problem with the battery losing charge quickly on the camera, but in upgrading the firmware they have created a new problem, red colours do not develop correct, there is no definition to the picture, just a red "blob", they do not have a fix for this. I am currently trying to get my money back from the company purchased them from digital bargains, via amazon. neither of them... » Read More To be perfectly honest, I would steer clear of the camera. I purchased two of these, one for me, and later one for myself. They have a defect from new, Kodak upgraded the firmware, from 1.2 to 1.3 to cure a problem with the battery losing charge quickly on the camera, but in upgrading the firmware they have created a new problem, red colours do not develop correct, there is no definition to the picture, just a red "blob", they do not have a fix for this. I am currently trying to get my money back from the company purchased them from digital bargains, via amazon. neither of them were forthcoming in helping to correct the problem. Hope this is of use. Kind regards Paul « Show Less
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Hi Rhonda, Pure Digital Customer service is well aware of the issue and is pretending that it is far less widespread than it is. They told me on the phone that it's not just MacBooks, it's most USB ports. The bottom line is that the product is defective and they know it. I have had the exact same problem with FOUR different cameras (two from Amazon and two from Costco). I have returned all but one. They all have the exact same problem! They USB arm does not fit the USB port! I've spent over a week with Customer Service emails and phone calls. (There Customer Service is horrible I might add). It took them over 24 hours to email me an RMA number so I could return the defective camera (they promised me 3-5 minutes!). Then they offered to send me an extension cable that might work. It didn't. I have placed 3 phone calls to them since last Thursday alerting them that I have not yet received the email with the "return label." I STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT! (Incidentally, they originally told me that I would be responsible for paying for shipping. When I protested and reminded them that their camera was defective, they then offered to send the pre-paid label). So...I've been dealing with this for over a week now and I still do not have a camera that works. They have promised to send me a replacement camera that they guarantee will work, but that has yet to be seen. Given their Customer Service track record so far, I'm not very hopeful. Good luck!
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Have you contacted Kodak for advice? I had the same issue with my Hero 5.1 and tried the same things to fix. No luck. Finally just junked it and am now using HP 6700. Best of luck.
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Have you actually connected to the came to a computer using a USB connector? This would let you verify that the camera is good and the cable is bad. Of course if the camera does work, you are correct, the cable is bad. You should then contact Amazon to get it replaced. Good Luck.
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I found the same to be the issue I had as well as the charging connect becoming loose. If you just received the camera I would try to return it. The one I had worked for two months then it stopped. I caulked it up to lesson leaned
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If you email the company you bought it from ( via Amazon ) they should be able to help. Be aware the site is in Chinese so you'll have to ask in advance for a translated link... I hope this helps. I don't recall the link nor did I save it but I was sent one... It wasn't really an update... they took the firmware back one step and it seemed to help though it has not totally corrected the problem. My camera will work fine for a while then go through a phase of restarting and losing connection. I have to unplug it, count to 30, and then plug the ac adapter in again and it will work again for a while. Very problematic with no apparent resolution available.
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Mine stopped working. I think the connection between the camera and the A/C adapter was getting moisture or something in there that would cause the camera to go off. When I got it working again I insulated the connection with a plastic bag and wrapped it all up in duct tape. Seems to be working.... for now...
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how did you try to format it? In camera or using your computer? If it is defective Komputerbay will easily replace it. Their customer response time is, in my opinion, excellent.
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I had the same experience. I ordered one Creative Vado 3rd Generation camcorder early last week. After inserting the battery in the correct orientation and charging it overnight, I disconnected the camcorder from the USB cable, and the camcorder would not power on. The screen stayed completely blank. So, I returned it and ordered a second unit. It arrived late last week. Lo and behold, charged it overnight, unplugged it from the computer USB charging cable, pressed the on/off switch and ... nothing. Nada. Blank. Two new units, both dead on arrival. The quality of this product is just terrible.
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Hey, I don't have the same problem after connecting to a computer. But when I'm in review mode and delete a photo/video and turn off the camera directly without going back to camera mode, I've noticed that the screen stays on, but black and none of the buttons, not even power, will work. You just have to simply remove the front cover, take out the battery and put it back in. I've had to do this 3 times thus far and it's not a consistently occurring problem, but the solution works every time.
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My flash comes on automatically when I slide the button to pop it on, u can go to the menu & play with it but I've never had a prob before. If nothing else Kodak has great customer service
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This is also happening to me. I contacted Sony and he told me to power reset - take out battery and hold the power switch in off position for about 30-45 seconds. It seems to work temporarily. I still have the problem intermittently. Truthfully - I think it is a coincidence that it works. I actually think the connection in the swivel is bad. DON'T EVER hold the player by the extended screen. I'd be interested to hear if the power reset works for you. Also, try playing with the screen to reestablish a connection (my little theory).
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I'm having the same issue. The camera has never worked. It freezes as soon as I take one picture. I just bought it in July, so I'm sending it to an authorized repair shop (as per Kodak), to see if they can help. It does reset if I pop out the battery, but it takes one photo, and then locks up again.
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DO you have other cameras and are they operating alright? Naturally check all the connections both at the camera and the recorder. Also look for any nicks or cuts at the exposed wires. I experienced a problem once when all the cameras stopped working and it turned out it was the power adapter that went out. I replaced this item and it worked just fine after that. This is a good camera for the money. I have two of these and they have been working for just over a year. I'm even thinking of replacing the other two cameras with one of these so please let me know how this turns out. Good luck