If you are buying for a gadget crazed father, son, brother or boyfriend then you are guaranteed to add a smile to their face with the very cool Flip Ultra. It’s a handheld video camera that shoots up to 60 mins of film and lasts up to 4 hours on 2 single AA batteries.
Probably the most iconic thing about the Flip Ultra is that it has a built in USB plug, which allows you to literally shoot film and download it to your desktop in moments or upload it to social sites like YouTube… it really couldn’t be any easier!
It’s not just for the guys though, Stella McCartney has even been using Flip Ultras to film backstage during London Fashion Week.
Best of all… it’s under £100!
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We took a look at the Top 5 Compact Camcorders of 2007 here.
A new challenger appears poised to blow the world order apart. It’s called the Panasonic HDC-SD5 camcorder and it’s set to be a best seller this Christmas.
The spec includes:
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The JVC GZ-MG36EK goes straight to the heart of the matter when it comes to compact camcorders. Quite simply it’s about how you store your footage. Mini discs and the like are in my view a stop gap technology. Hard drive storage is where it’s at just as it is with the Camcorder’s cousin - the still camera.
The problem is matching the hard drive storage facility with good picture quality. The JVC gets closer than most to this convergence. A particularly nice feature is the direct export facility which burns straight to DVD without the need for a PC.
Other features include:
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I have been on a bit of a journey through cyber space to locate some of the best compact camcorders on the market. My search was not in vain and I managed to come up with some gems that lived up to expectations when I managed to have play in the real world.
So for your pleasure I have listed my top five compact camcorders on the market:
1. 30 GB hard drive JVC GZ MG36EK - $700 (£380)
2. Panasonic SDR S150 Camcorder - $1000 (£585)
3. HD Ready Canon HV10 Camcorder - $1600 (£849)
4. Canon MVX460 Camcorder - $700 (£349)
5. Ultra Slim Sanyo Xacti VPC C6 Camcorder - $500 (£249)
The Panasonic SDR S150 looks like it can live with the best of them. Certainly the price tag of $1000 (£585) puts into the expensive category.
However, the SDR S150 looks the part with sleek and understated design which includes a handy 2.8 inch widescreen LCD viewfinder.
The bit I really like is that it embraces the future of media storage with a built in 4GB solid state memory card which gives plenty of room for approximately 3 hours of low resolution footage.
This product also won Digital Video Award Winner 2006 which means it must have something going for it!
Features include:
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