Monday, March 24, 2008

Ultra-Basic Flip Video Camera Steals 13 Percent of Camcorder Market With Its Amazing Low-Light Performance? [Whoa]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/256635832/ultra+basic-flip-video-camera-steals-13-percent-of-camcorder-market-with-its-amazing-low+light-performance

flip%20ultra.jpgThe Flip camcorder is about as far from a pro camera as Mario is from an actual plumber. In his (mostly fawning) review of the latest version, David Pogue says that the camera's major "shocker" is that its low-light capabilities "trump even $1,000 camcorders." But there's another one buried in there: It has snagged a whopping 13 percent of the camcorder market. Are there untold armies of soccer moms running around with the Flip? Or is its super simple operation (and functionality) a quiet gadget revolution? [NYT]