Kodak Playsport Pocket Cam Gets Ruggeder, and the Playfull Is Its Tiny 1080p Sibling

Pocket cams need something extra to set themselves apart from legions of video-shooting smartphones these days. The second-gen Kodak Playsport makes its name by being rugged; its little brother, the new Kodak Playfull, does so by being tiny.

Most of us already walk around with decent pocket cams in our pockets—our smartphones. But there are places our smartphones can't go! Like underwater! The second-generation Kodak Playsport pocket cam takes up where the first one left off, shooting 1080p video up to 10 feet underwater while adding dustproof and shockproof statuses to its adventure-ready resume. The new model still shoots 5MP stills, though the sensor's been upgraded for better lowlight performance and the Li-Ion battery's now 25% beefier. It's also got a newly-bestowed autofocus, film effects for prettying up your videos both pre- and post-shooting, and a new hardware share button for getting things going once you're plugged into your computer. It'll be on sale at the end of March in a buncha colors for $179.95.
The Play Full, a fresh-faced entrant into the pocket cam world, aspires for a slightly different niche: the tiny pocket cam. Like really actually you-might-forget-it's-in-your-pocket tiny. It shoots the same 1080p video and 5MP stills as the Playsport, though it has a retractable USB arm where the Play Sport does not. While the rugged, ergonomic Playsport would certainly fit in a pocket, I'm not sure I'd necessarily call it pocketable. The Play Full, on the other hand, could probably fit in that weird coin-pocket-within-a-pocket in your jeans, though you probably shouldn't do that 'cause the top would be sticking out a bit and you'd look like a weirdo. The Play Full will be available at the end of March for $150.