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

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