Camcorder Digital : Digital Camcorder - Flip Video Portable Video Camera

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Flip mini camcorder digital

Have you ever wished you had a small portable video camera on hand to capture a YouTube moment? Something that was better than a mobile phone video camcorder and smaller than a digital camera or a mini-DV camcorder?

Well folks - your wishes might very well be answered with the new Flip Video portable video recorder. This small USB device integrates a VGA quality video camera with flash memory to provide a single very portable and very easy to use video recording solution. Specs on the Flip Video device include the following:

• Available with 512MB or 1GB of space
• 512MB records approximately 30 minutes of video while the 1GB records 1 hour of video
• 1.5 inch color screen
• Full 30 frames per second video quality at VGA (640 x 480) resolutions
• MPEG-4 recorded video saved in AVI container
• Flip out USB 2.0 connector for both PCs and Macs
• TV viewing through Video Out (cable included)
• Built in wide range microphone and speaker

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Since the Flip Video video camera is also a storage device, it comes with its own Flip Video Software application which can be launched directly from the drive when connected to a PC. With the Flip Video Software Program, you can do the following:

• View, organize, and locally archive in clip-based library system
• Capture still photos from video clips
• Edit videos with basic truncating feature
• Privately email videos and video greeting cards
• Create custom audio and video montage mixes

Publish videos online to partner sites YouTube & Grouper

Camcorder Digital : Digital Camcorder Buyer’s Guide

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Buyers guides providing up-to-date information on the latest products and technologies. Each buyers guide contains comprehensive impartial advice for consumers. Individual guides are thoroughly researched and written by an independent expert. Smaller, lighter, easier to use, easier to edit, better picture and better sound, these are just some of the reasons why digital camcorders have come to dominate the home movie market in the last few years.

Choosing a digital camcorder

There are a wide range of camcorders on the market with prices to match. To work out the best choice for you we have outlined three user types and suggested which type of camcorder might suit them best.

Beginner

If all you want to do is record things in the easiest way possible and then play them back, a basic digital camcorder with good automatic controls will allow you to point and shoot and achieve good results with the minimum of fuss. You can find models that will support these functions for under £250. These are likely to record on to mini-DV tapes, have an optical zoom at the lower end of the range (x10 to x20) and have a limited number of manual overrides. The image stabilization feature on cheaper models can lead to less sharp pictures.

Example :

JVC GZ MG 330 | Canon FS 11 | Sony DCR SR 35

Intermediate

For those who want to go a little further and edit their recordings using software on their PC should go for a model with a Fire wire or equivalent connection. Swapping footage around, adding soundtracks and effects can enhance any basic recording. On models at this level, and costing between £300 and £600, you will find better features like x25 optical zoom, more manual options like manual focus override for shooting in lower light and larger, 4-inch LCD screens for easier shooting and reviewing. You will also find camcorders that will take good resolution still images.

Example :

Panasonic HDC SD9 | JVC GZ MG 730 | JVC GZ MG 465

Advanced

At the high-end price range, some digital camcorders are perfectly practical for budding filmmakers. You may need some talent to win an Oscar, but the features available on camcorders above £1,000 mean your efforts can at least look and sound similar to the professionals. At this level you may be looking at models with three CCDs (charged-coupled device), one for each of the primary colors, rather than the single CCD most camcorders have, and with some sophisticated electronics to overcome difficult lighting situations. Higher priced still are the very latest models which claim to be capable of playing back images on a high-definition set-up.

Example :

Sony HDR SR12  | Canon HV-30 | Canon VIXIA HF10

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Camcorder Digital : Compare Creative Vado Camcorder with Flip Video Camera

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Creative has launched a pocket sized video camera called the Vado Cam to compete with Flip Video which currently is the best-selling video camcorder at Amazon.

When it comes to features, Vado and Flip video cameras are very similar - both allow one-click video recording and also sport a built-in USB connector to quickly transfer video from the camera to your PC or Mac.

Size & Weight: If you compare the size of these two video camcorders, Vado (represented in blue) is much thinner than The Flip camera (yellow) - the width and height are roughly the same so both can easily slip in your shirt pocket. The Flip weighs around 136 grams while Vado is just 84 grams.

LCD Screen: Vado has a slightly larger screen at 2″ (640×480) while Flip’s screen size is 1.5″ (280×120 pixels) - both however shoot video at 640×480 resolution but the screen display will be much better in the case of Vado.

Recording Capacity & Format: The $99 Flip can record up to 30 minutes of video (512 MB internal memory) but with Vado, you can shoot video footage for up to 2 hours since it has 2GB memory. Battery: Flip Video uses the regular AA batteries while Vado is fitted with a rechargeable battery that can easily be removed - another advantage for Creative.

Overall: The Flip introduced the concept of pocket sized video cameras and they have received some great reviews from experts like David Pogue and Walt Mossberg. However, Creative’s Vado camera definitely has the potential to unseat Flip from the top slot because it’s thin, light and offers much more storage space.

So should you buy Creative’s Vado Camera or Flip Video ?

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