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Looking for a low-cost, easy-to-use camcorder? Pure Digital Technologies’ Flip Video is the first camcorder designed to seamlessly upload videos directly to YouTube and other online video sharing sites.

According to Pure Digital Technologies, “Flip Video’s built-in software allows people to share videos as easily as they would digital photos. In addition to instant emailing, the program allows videos to be uploaded directly to popular Internet video sharing sites, including YouTube. Creative users can also edit their clips, make custom movie mixes, add their own music, capture still photos from video, and even design video greeting cards”.

Hardware Features

• Internal flash memory: 30 minute version = 512MB
• Internal flash memory: 60 minute version = 1GB
• 1.4 inch color screen for instant viewing
• Full 30 fps video quality at VGA (640×480) resolution
• MPEG-4 recorded video files saved in AVI format
• Flip-out USB 2.0 arm connects to PC or Mac
• TV viewing through Video Out (cable included)
• Built-in wide range microphone and speaker
• Uses alkaline or NiMH AA batteries

Software Features

• Flip Video Software Program launches directly from camcorder
• 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

In addition to direct PC upload, one-hour DVD processing is available through one of more than 9,400 Pure Digital-certified U.S. retail locations including Best Buy, Costco, Target, Toys “R” Us, and online at Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, Red Envelope and others.

The Flip Video camcorder retails at $149.99 (US MSRP) for the 60-minute model and $119.99 (US MSRP) for the 30-minute model.