Sports camcorders

Sports camcorders come in all shapes and sizes, from the traditional bullet camera to the moulded housing. Now the flip has entered the market with both there Underwater Case and Action Tripod but does this put flip camcorders in the same league as the Samsung ScX105L MPEG4 sport or the all new Camsports Nano.

The Flip Underwater Case

The flip underwater case is designed to protect 2nd Generation Flip Ultra and Flip UltraHD Camcorders under water to depths of 30 feet offering a perfect way to shoot thrilling video under the sea or safely record fun times at the pool, beach and water park , the case gives full access to the Ultra Camcorder’s control panel, so you’ll be able to capture all the underwater fun.

 Flip Action Tripod

Enhance your footage with  the flip action tripod is new to the flip accessories range, and is designed to capture all the action whether you’re standing still or on the go. Flip Action Tripod can be used as a fix base tripod perfect for shooting steady video or , just by adjusting straps which allow it to be fixed to bike handlebars or as a helmet camcorders, which means the user can record action – packed video when you are on the go.

Accessories gives more to your camcorders capabilities and make life easier , as well as how easily it fits in to your image.  Accessories can make it easier to travel with your hd camcorders and still use it, blend your camcorder into your daily outfit, or even help you show your camcorders videos to your friends and fans.  The more you use your camcorder, the more important accessories are. But does this make the flip camcorders a sport camcorders, In One short word NO, Sports camcorder must be tiny, lightweight and astonishingly resilient , ok the flip does cover this areas, but it still cannot be call a sports camcorder.

The new Camsports Nano can be call a sports camcorder, the Camsports Nano is for shooting the sort of footage that would destroy an ordinary camcorder. This camcorder tucks everything into a single tiny housing that’s rubberized, shock proof and waterproof and is unexpectedly effective . There are draw backs to miniaturization is that the imaging chip and onboard gadgetry has to be severely limited . Benefits to miniaturization is minimal and the ability to keep shooting during some very hard knocks and splashes.

The Camsports Nano is currently the smallest and lightest camera of its type, and one that needs to be tested under lively conditions. Unlike the flip camcorders which needs  both the underwater case and the Flip Action Tripod to turn it into a sports camcorder, the Camsports Nano is a camcorder that can be used in any action situation from mountain bike to skiing.

Performance capability

Nano make it easy to transfer video to  your computer As with the flip camcorders the transferring of video to camcorder to computer is easy with the Nano, as the nano operates in an identical fashion to drag and drop USB drive. It does draw a lot of power when carry out this operation so be warned. CPU USB sockets and power hubs will take not kindly to the Nano keyboard and monitor USB ports will find it too hungry.

The one area where you expected the Nano to fail is in AV performance, these day 736 x480 doesn’t sound like much . But between the tried and tested AVI file format and the 1.3 mage pixel CMOS providing the best possible foundations, the Nano does an excellent job.

As with the Flip camcorders the Camsports Nano is built around the idea of convenience and simplicity.  What’s the point of owning an HD camcorder if you never use it?  Like the flip and other hand held camcorders the Nano is a must for all  extreme sports enthusiasts.  It’s so simple you can show anyone how to capture video in a few minutes. And with the built-in software, you can organize, edit, and share your videos.  That’s what most people are looking for in an hd camcorders this is a resilent camcorder that performs better than you’d expect and is extrmely easy to set up and use