Pure Digital Flip Ultra Series F260 Camcorder Review

Here is a very interesting camcorder with a very interesting design, probably the coolest available on the market. This is the Pure Digital Flip Ultra Series F260 Camcorder which can record about 60 minutes of video which will be stored on the 2GB flash that you can clearly see in the pictures below. This is the fun part – the Pure F260 camcorder doesn’t need SD cards, tapes or other storage , it just uses the 2GB flash which will be plugged into your computer, download the movie files, then you just start recording again.

The Pure Digital Flip Ultra Series F260 Camcorder features 1.5-inch TFT screen which can be read even if there a very, bur very bight day and the sun shines directly into your screen. The Pure Digital Flip F260 shoots videos thanks to a 1/4″ VGA CMOS sensor, large 5.6 µm pixels, and at a video resolution of 648 x 480.

The F260 Camcorder is part of the Ultra Series from Pure Digital, the company which develops the popular minoHD therefore it should live up to its name therefore it comes with a Pure Digital Video Engine 2.0 video compression, 30 fps video frame rate with progressive scan, and an average bitrate of 4.0Mbps. Pure Digital’s F260 camcorder measures 4.17 x 2.16 x 1.25 inch, and it weighs 5.2 ounces. You can see that there is a built-in USB arm, but the camcorder also comes with a tripod for steady videos, built-in speaker, built-in microphone, and to work you only need 2 AA rechargeable batteries.

The Pure Digital Flip Ultra Series F260 Camcorder comes with FlipShare software which allows you to share your videos online on websites like YouTube, MySpace, AOL, and other dedicated video sites. Also, before sharing the videos, you can edit them thanks to a special software. Another great part about the camera is that it supports TV playback which means that you can get a composite cable then connect it to your TV and watch the movies you recorded.

In conclusion I must say that this is not the best camera available on the market, however, it’s very simple hence great. It shoots videos a acceptable quality, it’s cheap, easy to use thanks to the good user interface, very portable, it comes with a great design, and you can choose between several colors like white, green, orange, pink, and black. The Pure Digital Flip Ultra Series F260 Camcorder is now available in stores for a starting price of $100 depending on your location, stores, and availability.