Flip has announced two more low-cost, single-purpose camcorders. Both of these cameras are as simple as those which came before, although the Flip lineup itself is started to get crowded to the point of confusion.
First is the Flip UltraHD, previously seen turning up on a customer’s doorstep before being announced. The $200 UltraHD comes with a 2” LCD, the signature flip-out USB plug (which can be used to charge the double AA-sized battery-pack), 720p video and a real HDMI-out port. That battery pack can be removed and two regular AAs can be slid in there in case of emergencies. Finally, the memory has grown from 4GB to 8GB, enough for two full hours of shooting.
The new little brother is the Flip Ultra. This shares the big screen and the rechargeable/replaceable battery (you’ll need to spring for the actual battery though, as it’s not included). It has a smaller 4GB of memory and of course only runs SD video-out, but will still record two hours worth of footage at 640×480. The Ultra comes in at $150. It also comes in more colors: black, white, yellow and pink against boring black or white for the HD.
Available now.
Press release [Flip]
Product page [Flip]
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