A tiny camcorder shakes up the market

Two disruptive developments seem to be driving camcorder sales. One is the “Flip” pocket camcorder from Pure Digital Technologies, which burst onto the scene 18 months ago, prompting a wave of copycat models from other manufacturers. By stripping out all but the essentials, the Flip created a new type of camcorder that has revitalized the market. Read the rest of this entry

Sanyo unveiled two new 720P high definition camcorders this week, the upright, “pistol-grip” VPC-CG10 and the VPC-TH1, a traditionally-shaped horizontal design. Each offers different strengths: the TH1 tries to make a name for itself with its diminutive size, and offers a larger 30x optical zoom but smaller 2-megapixel CMOS sensor. The CG10 is positioned as a camera/camcorder hybrid, with has a smaller 5x optical zoom but a much larger 10-megapixel CMOS and high-res photos. Both find themselves in a market flooded with new models fighting for attention. Read the rest of this entry

MinoHD:The World’s Smallest HD Camcorder

Flip Video MinoHD, the newest camcorder from Flip Video puts the power of HD video in your pocket. Flip MinoHD offers all the signature Flip Video features you love and expect, sleek design, simple user interface, flip-out USB arm, rechargeable internal Li-ion battery, built in editing and sharing software, instant uploads to YouTube, MySpace, and AOL Video, plus stunningly crisp, clear HD-quality video. Weighing only 3.3 ounces and featuring a slim, sleek design that fits into any pocket or purse, super-small Flip MinoHD enables you to capture life in HD anywhere you go. Read the rest of this entry

Smaller camcorders are increasing in popularity, and at the forefront of this is the Flip Video Ultra camera which is already a big seller. In addition to shooting video it allows users to directly upload their clips to YouTube using the supplied software and can store up to an hour of video.

At first glance the Flip Video may seem an expensive way of shooting the MPEG4 movies it creates, something that is possible with most new mobile phones. However the video quality is much better with the Flip than with any mobile phone we have seen. Read the rest of this entry

In an earlier post I wrote that when choosing a camcorder to make videos for your site and to submitting to [tag]video sharing sites[/tag] one feature that a camcorder should have is at least a 10x optical zoom. Read the rest of this entry