Pure Digital Flip Ultra Series F260 Camcorder - In 2006, Pure DIGITAL Technologies company had the idea to put on the market a new type of video camera; the goal was to offer an smaller device , simpler and less expensive than the other camcorder products on the market. Results: Flip became the second camera most sold, just behind the DVD610 from Sony. In fact, more than one million camcorder apparatuses were sold. Paul Ryder, VP Consumer Electronics & Wireless at Amazon.com quote: “Each time we feature on sale a smaller device at amazon, it is almost assured success. The flip Camcorder is a great product”. Since its debut on the market in 2006, Flip is the video camera camcorder more sold on Amazon.com. I bought mine last year and I really enjoy my purchase since then, great image quality, light weight, perfect for travel and easy to use. Here's some features of this product.
Product Features
- Simple to use, pocket-sized camcorder with one-touch recording and digital zoom
- Holds 60 minutes of full VGA-quality video on 2GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required
- Convenient USB arm plugs directly into your computer for easy viewing and sharing
- Built-in software lets you easily e-mail videos, upload to YouTube and AOL, and capture still photos from video
- Watch videos instantly on TV with included cable
Technical Details
- Recording time: Up to 60 minutes
- Internal memory: 2 GB
- Screen size: 1.5 inches (diagonal)
- Screen resolution: 528 x 132 pixels
- Screen type: Transflective TFT (for bright daylight)
- Resolution: 640 x 480
- Sensor: 1/4-inch VGA CMOS sensor; large (5.6 µm) pixels for maximum light sensitivity
- Low-light sensitivity: Very high sensitivity (>2.0V/lux-sec)
- Video compression: Pure Digital Video Engine 2.0
- Frame rate: 30 frames per second (constant)
- Video bitrate: 4.5Mbps (average--auto adaptive algorithm)
- Video format: Advanced Profile MPEG4 AVI
- Auto White Balance and autoexposure: Auto-adaptive white/black balance and exposure (Next generation--improving color fidelity, exposure control, and dynamic range)
- Lens type: Fixed focus (0.8 meters to infinity)
- Aperture: f2.4 (fast lens for great results in low-light environments)
- Zoom: Smooth multi-step 2x digital
Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Orange)