Have you ever wished you had a small portable video camera on hand to capture a YouTube moment? Something that was better than a mobile phone video camcorder and smaller than a digital camera or a mini-DV camcorder? Well folks – your wishes might very well be answered with the new Flip Video portable video recorder. This small USB device integrates a VGA quality video camera with flash memory to provide a single very portable and very easy to use video recording solution. Specs on the Flip Video device include the following:

• Available with 512MB or 1GB of space
• 512MB records approximately 30 minutes of video while the 1GB records 1 hour of video
• 1.5 inch color screen
• Full 30 frames per second video quality at VGA (640 x 480) resolutions
• MPEG-4 recorded video saved in AVI container
• Flip out USB 2.0 connector for both PCs and Macs
• TV viewing through Video Out (cable included)
• Built in wide range microphone and speaker

Since the Flip Video video camera is also a storage device, it comes with its own Flip Video Software application which can be launched directly from the drive when connected to a PC. With the Flip Video Software Program, you can do the following:

• View, organize, and locally archive in clip-based library system
• Capture still photos from video clips
• Edit videos with basic truncating feature
• Privately email videos and video greeting cards
• Create custom audio and video montage mixes
• Publish videos online to partner sites YouTube & Grouper

The 512MB model sells for $119.99 while the 1GB model sells for $149.99.

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