The Flip Ultra Camcorder (sometimes referred to as the Flip Silver) holds 60 minutes of VGA-quality video on 2GB of built-in memory. There's no need for tapes or additional memory cards and the convenient USB arm flips up to plug directly in to your desktop or laptop computer.

The Flip Ultra comes with built-in software that lets you email your videos, and upload them to popular video sharing websites such as YouTube and AOL.

Shooting video on the move has never been easier. Flip Video Ultra Camcorders are compact in size and boast one-touch recording for ultimate simplicity.

The video produced by the Flip Ultra rivals that of more expensive camcorders allowing you to capture those special memories or take your first steps as a film maker. It's that easy! The 2 Gigabyte of memory, high quality microphone and no-glare display will let everyone record and replay impressive video.

Flip Camcorder Technical Details

The Flip Camcorder comes in 5 vibrant colours to match your own style: White, Black, Green, Orange and Pink.

Product model number: F260W

LCD Screen

The Flip Ultra camcorder sport a 1.5 inch diagonal LCD screen with a 528 x 132 pixel resolution. The screen type is a Transflective TFT (for bright daylight).

Video Quality and Performance

Video resolution on the Flip Camcorder is 640 x 480 pixels using a 1/4-inch VGA CMOS sensor; large (5.6 µm) pixels for maximum light sensitivity. Video compression technology on the Flip Ultra Camcorder is Pure Digital Video Engine 2.0 and the frame rate is 30 frames per second (constant frame rate, progressive scan). The average Bitrate on the Ultra series is 4.0Mbps(auto-adaptive algorithm).

The video format is Advanced profile MPEG-4 AVI and White balance & Exposure is auto-adaptive white/black balance and exposure.

Optics

The lens type on the flip white ultra is a Fixed Focus lens (0.8 to infinity) with an f/2.4 aperture fast lens for great results in low light conditions. The flip camcorder also has a smooth multi-step 2x digital zoom.

Battery

The Flip Camcorder white is powered by 2 AA batteries (1.5 Volt AA Alkaline, Energiser(R) e2(R) Lithium or 1.2 Volt NiMH rechargeable). These will give up to 2 hours of use with the AA Alkaline and up to 5 hours of use with the Energiser(R) e2(R) Lithium. Battery life may vary depending on batteries and usage pattern.

Flip Camcorder Functions

The ultra series Camcorders include Easy-press buttons and a power up time of less than 4 seconds so you're Flip Camcorder is ready to shoot in no time. There's also a Power Saver (Auto Shut-down) function, a 'Play All Function' and a function that allows you to set the date and time.

Additional Specifications

The Flip Ultra is 4.17 inches high and 2.16 inches wide with a total depth of 1.25 inches. The flip weighs only 4.9 ounces making it easy to carry around with you so you can capture great pictures anywhere.

PC connection is made using the built-in flip-out USB arm (up to USB 2.0 speed).

The Ultra Camcorder series have their own built-in speaker and a built-in wide-range microphone and also a tripod mount.

Built-in Video Program

The minimum requirement for the Flip Video Program software is:

Windows

Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, Windows XP SP2 with 512MB of RAM, or Vista with 2GB of RAM, and USB port

Mac

Power PC G4 1.0 GHz or Intel Core, with 512MB of RAM, OS X Tiger 10.4 or Leopard 10.5, and USB port

On-line sharing features allow unlimited private video emails or video greeting cards and direct upload to YouTube or AOL. Video editing features include video truncation (set start/end points) and create a custom Movie Mix, including 6 movie styles. You can also snap still photos from video. Software Updates are automatic and on-demand online updates.

Flip Ultra Accessories

The Flip Ultra accessories in the box include a soft case, TV cable, wrist strap, quick start guide and 2 AA alkaline batteries.

Additional Flip Accessories for the white camcorder and other ultra series include a soft pouch in black, silver, orange, pink or green, colourful USB cables, an action mount, a tripod and even an underwater case.