In more Mobile device HD recording news, the Flip Mino HD has touched down in the UK, doing a very reasonable 720p HD…
There’s been quite a bit of news buzz recently about HD video recording, and I’d suggest that perhaps it could be the next big thing in Mobile, now that the Camera-MP battle has more or less reached a practical conclusion (anyone who thinks 12MP in a mobile camera is going to be better than a dedicated one needs their head looking at!).
Of course, these diddy-cams are also not going to give the recording quality of something in either the £500 or £1000 bracket, but, they are a practicable solution, producing reasonable results. I’d bet in natural light they are actually perfectly serviceable, much like stills-sensors on mobile cams.
It’s Firebox that is carrying the Flip Mino HD, and you can see it in all it’s wonderment here.
Specs, from the Firebox site:
Technical Specification:
| Model | Flip MinoHD |
| Recording time |
60 min
|
| Internal Memory |
4GB
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| LCD Screen Size |
1.5″ (Diagonal)
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| LCD Screen Type |
Transmissive TFT
|
| Video Resolution |
1280 x 720 pixels
|
| LCD Resolution |
528 x 132
|
| Video Sensor |
1/4.5″ HD CMOS Sensor 2.2?m pixels
|
| Light Sensitivity |
Ultra low-light sensitivity (>1.4V/lux-sec) with automatic low light detection
|
| Video Compression |
Pure Digital Video Engine 3.0
|
| Frame Rate |
30 frames/second
|
| Video Format |
H.264 video compression, AAC audio compression, MP4 file format
|
| Average Bitrate |
9.0Mbps (auto-adaptive algorithm)
|
| White Balance & Exposure |
Automatic white balance and black level calibration. Automatic exposure compensation
|
| 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
|
| Battery Type |
Internal Lithium-Ion Rechargeable *
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| Battery Life |
Up to 2 hrs of use between charges
|
| Charge Time |
Via computer USB port – approx 3 hours
|
| Interface |
8 Touch-sensitive capacitive buttons
|
| Play All Function |
Yes
|
| Pause, FF/Rewind |
Yes
|
| Set Date/Time Function |
Yes
|
| Flip Video Program Min Requirements |
Windows: 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or faster processor.XP SP2 with 512 MB of RAM or Vista with 1 GB of RAM, and USB 2.0 port Mac: 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor, 1 GB of RAM, OS X Tiger 10.4 or Leopard 10.5, and USB 2.0 port
|
| Dimensions |
10cm (L) x 5cm (W) x 1.6cm (D)
|
| Weight |
94g
|
| Speaker |
Built-in speaker
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| PC Connection |
Built-in flip-out USB arm (up to USB 2.0 speed)
|
| Microphone |
Built-in, wide-range, omni-directional
|
| TV Out |
PAL (cable included)
|
| Tripod Mount |
Yes
|
Again, you can grab it from Firebox, here.
[Via: Firebox]