Rebecca's+Criteria+1&3

1) Ease of recording All three devices are relatively user-friendly for recording. The Sony Bloggie and the Samson Zoom have been described as a simple, easy to learn devices which only require the user to turn the power on, point the device at the subject and then press record when they wish to commence recording (McHugh, 2011; Steggy , 2011). Similarly, the iPod Touch requires the user to turn the power on and then press the ‘camera’ icon, ensure that it is switched to the video option and then press record to commence recording (Breen, 2010). For all devices, to stop recording the user presses the record button again. The devices have very limited setting options that the user has to select. The iPod Touch allows the user to set the exposure by selecting a point within the screen to focus the exposure (Apple Inc, 2011). The Sony Bloggie allows the user to nominate the frame rate from two choices, and the user can also switch to ‘macro mode’ for close up video. (Swamipsn, 2010). The Samson Zoom has the most options which relate to the the frame rate, scene mode and audio types, which could overwhelm an inexperienced user (Coldewey, 2011; Steggy, 2011). With relatively limited video recording settings, the iPod Touch and the Sony Bloggie devices ensure that the beginner level user is not confused by complex settings that require an in-depth knowledge or experience. All three devices have ease of use as a key feature, they require little technical understanding by the user, which is ideal for the inexperienced user, however, the iPod Touch and the Sony Bloggie are slightly easier to record with as they have less complexity in their settings.

3) Ease of upload to YouTube The devices have varying degrees of ease of upload to YouTube. The iPod Touch and the Sony Bloggie have both been designed with sharing videos on the internet in mind as videos from these two devices can be ‘tagged’ from the device itself (Ritchie, 2010; B & H Foto & Electronics Corp, N.D.). The Sony Bloggie allows videos to be nominated to be sent to YouTube in anticipation for when the camera is connected to a compatible computer with an internet connection (Pierce, 2010), whilst the Samson Zoom has no such option from the device. The iPod touch is the most user-friendly of all the devices as it allows the user to upload videos directly to YouTube from the device itself. Using the touchpad, the user selects the video, selects the action icon, selects the ‘send to YouTube’ option, is prompted to log onto their YouTube account and then selects the ‘publish video’ option (Vandersteen, 2011).The Samson Zoom and the Sony Bloggie require the video to be downloaded to a computer prior to uploading to YouTube. These two devices utilise functions within their respective computer-based editing software to send the video to YouTube (Pierce, 2010; Samson, N.D.). As the Sony Bloggie and the Samson Zoom include an additional stage to allow videos to be uploaded to YouTube, the iPod Touch is a more efficient and effective device in terms of the criteria ease of upload to YouTube.  References Apple Inc. (2011). //iPod Touch user guide for iOS 4.3 software+.// Retrieved from __ [] __ B & H Foto & Electronics Corp. (N.D.). //Sony MHS-TS20 8GB Bloggie Touch camera (silver). //Retrieved from [] Breen, C. (2010). //iPod touch (fourth generation, late 2010): the most iPhone-like iPod touch yet. // Retrieved from [] Coldewey, D. (2011). //Review: Zoom Q3HD Camcorder//. Retrieved from [] McHugh, M. (2011). //Sony Bloggie Touch review.// Retrieved from [] Pierce, D. (2010). //Sony Bloggie Touch 8GB (MHS-TS20/S).// Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ritchie, R. (2011). //iPod touch (2010) review//. Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Samson. (N.D.). //Q3 – Handy video recorder.// Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Steggy. (2011). //Steggy’s review of the Zoom Q3HD video recorder.// Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Swamipsn. (2011). //Sony Bloggie Touch camcorder – review.// Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Vandersteen, J. (2011). //How to put iPod recorded videos on YouTube//. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/video_8719807_put-ipod-recorded-videos-youtube.html