Comparing Pocket Camcorders and Mobile Phone Cameras

Pocket Camcorders are small video cameras that are designed to be used to record video and sometimes still images/photos quickly and are often packaged in small sizes often the size of a pack of cigarettes, a good example is the Flip Mino HD and the Sony bloggie Touch.

Pocket Camcorders were designed from the ground up to cut the time and size of camcorders to give consumers the ability to record almost instant video and still images without the lag associated with bulky camcorders of the last century. As a segment, pocket camcorders use the same technology and camera lens often found on both mobile phones and larger cameras while adding some of new features such as editing software integration and social networking.

Size Matters: today more than ever size matters to a lot of people. Gadgets are getting thinner and smaller, everything from TVs to computers (netbooks, tablets) and everything else in between. There is a reason for this, more consumers are becoming mobile and love the prospect of mobility thus the need for smaller gadgets with lighter weight which will still operate and function like larger gadgets. The technology is available to do this and today even the pocket camcorder can record broadcast quality video using camera body that is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.

Easy as 1,2,3: Taking photos has always been simple, point, focus, shoot. Video was for a long time more complex than this requiring lag time, recording media and other tools to make a simple video. Pocket camcorders have finally brought simplicity back. In fact without any training, almost anyone can record and create a video using a pocket camcorder.

Instant ideas: Life happens quickly, and memories are now created in seconds. Prior to the introduction of pocket camcorders, it was impossible to start recording a video in 3 seconds. Camcorders had lengthy start up times and were not ideal for the average consumer to use; that is until the pocket camcorder was introduced.

Today a lot of camcorders have shrunk in size and are following the same design patterns of pocket camcorders, and this is driving the price of camcorders such lower than before making them affordable to everyday video makers.