Friday, March 28, 2008

Vivitar has a line of palm cams

I used to have a Vivitar pocket film camera, the sort that used 126 color film you had to advance by hand. Antique, right? I hadn’t really thought much about the company until today when I discovered they make a line of small, inexpensive video cameras, including the Flip-like DVR560g (pictured). All shoot at 640x480 and most include additional features such as MP3 playing and still camera capabilities in resolutions ranging from 5 to 7 megapixels, and all in the sub-$200 price range.

Anyone used one of these? Impressions?

Posted by Brad on March 28, 2008 at 12:34 PM | (71) Comments | Permalink
Cameras Vivitar DVR560g | Vivitar

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Flip grabs 13 percent of camcorder market

New York Times technology columnist David Pogue has a great introduction to the Flip Video today, including news that the tiny cam has snared an impressive chunk of the consumer camcorder market in its short life:

...in the year since its invention, it has taken 13 percent of the camcorder market, according to its maker, Pure Digital. The latest model, called the Flip Ultra, had its debut six months ago with slightly improved video quality, greater capacity, a tripod mount and better looks (available in white, black, orange, pink and green). It’s been the best-selling camcorder on Amazon.com since the day of its debut.

Pogue also demonstrates the Flip’s advantages over traditional camcorders in this amusing video.

Posted by Brad on March 20, 2008 at 2:24 PM | (5) Comments | Permalink
News Flip Video | David Pogue