Seems like the latest craze in the US is coming to our shores. The Flip Video Ultra camcorders.

Anyone already has one of these? These really cater to the Youtube generation as it does 60 minutes of video from its 2GB internal memory. So it’s probably not something you want to bring on a holiday or do serious video recording. Probably more Youtube videos and fun clips. And at just less than £100, it’s clearly made very affordable.

And look at the accessories. Underwater case, a USB cable, tripod and even an Action Mount. Hmmm with the underwater case and the action mount, does the flip not remind you of the Oregon Action Camera ATC2K? The flip has the same resolution as the ATC2K’s max resolution of 640×480. The ATC2K is expandable by SD card up to 2GB which does 1 hour of recording, same as the Flip Ultra. Both use 2xAA batteries, both use flash memory so they are tough little things. But the Flip is more expensive than the ATC2K and I just can’t see the Flip attached to a helmet can you? Although in fairness they were made with different uses in mind.

Will there be a similar impact here in the UK for the Flip?

And by the way there will be new versions of the Oregon Action Cam out soon. The ATC3K (July 2008) and the ATC5K (August 2008).

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