This teeny weeny, high definition camcorder made by Veho is ultra-functional whilst the inclusion of 8 x digital zoom, stabilisation and motion detection features are really useful for those trickier shots.

You can also take stills, as well as storing your favourite tunes as it can be used as an MP3 player. Simply connect the camera via USB to your computer and watch it back or copy to DVD and share the fun with everyone else.

Charges via USB and has an internal memory of 64MB with the option of inserting an SD memory card for extra storage. This is a nifty little camcorder and a great stocking filler with Chrissy approaching.

Price £99.99

Following on from the succes of The Flip camcorder, Pure Digital have taken a big step into the world of HD and brought out the Flip Mino HD, shooting in 720p.

It’s dubbed the world’s smallest camcorder, weighing only 3.3 ounces and it is very cute looking. It comes in loads of funky designs and you can even customise it with your own images.

It comes with 4gb of internal memory for up to 60 minutes of high quality video. The built in FlipShare editing software has also been upgraded allowing you instant viewing, editing and one click emailing. And dont forget it has direct upload to You Tube and MySpace for sharing those emabarassing video moments with the world.

I think this is a great Christmas pressie idea, it’s available on line for around £200 at http://www.bitesizedeals.co.uk.

Product Specification:

• Internal Memory:  4GB (60 minutes)
• Screen Size:  1.5″ (transflective TFT)
• Screen Resolution:  528 x 132 pixels
• Video Resolution:  1280 x 720
• Frame Rate:  30 frames per second (constant frame rate, progressive scan)
• Video Bitrate:  8.8Mbps (average - auto adaptive algorithm)
• Video Format:  H.264 video compression, AAC audio compression, saves as MP4 file
• Lens Type:  Fixed Focus (1.5m to infinity)
• Aperture:  f/2.4 (fast lens for great results in low-light environments)
• Zoom:  Smooth multi-step 2x digital
• Interface:  8 Touch-Sensitive Capacitive Buttons (Power, Play, Delete, Record and 4 way navigation)
• Dimensions:  3.94″ x 1.97″ x 0.63″ (H x W x D)
• PC Connection:  Built-in flip-out USB arm (up to 2.0 USB speed)
• TV Out:  NTSC (cable included)
• Battery Life:  Rechargeable lithium ion battery, charges using built-in USB arm
• Tripod Mount:  Yes
• Operating Systems:  Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OSX
• Min. Requirements:  (Windows) Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz processor, Windows XP SP2 with 512 MB of RAM or Windows Vista with 2 GB of RAM, display monitor and video card support for 1024×768/24-bit color, Windows Media Player 9.0, Microsoft DirectX 9.0, USB 2.0 port
  (Mac) 1.66 GHz Intel CoreDuo or faster processor, 1 GB of RAM, OS X Tiger 10.4 or Leopard 10.5, display monitor and video card support for 1024×768/24-bit color, QuickTime 7, USB 2.0 port
• Software:  Built-in FlipShare^TM software with upgraded features: 
  Browse, playback, organize and archive your videos
  Create movies with videos, music & titles
  Edit clips and save still photos from video
  Instantly upload to AOL, MySpace, YouTube and other video sites
  Share your videos using email or greetings cards (free and unlimited video sharing)

Dear Girl Geek…

I am looking to buy a camcorder and I really like the flip ones with the usb mentioned on your site. However, I’d also like one that takes photos. Can you tell me if the flip ones do take photos and if not, are there any out there like the flip ones that take videos and photos.

Thanks a lot

Annabel xxx

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