Understanding the technology behind Pocket Camcorders

Since they were first introduced in 2004 by a company called Pure Digital introduced the Flip Video, pocket camcorders have become innovative products that have become common place in the electronics industry. There was a good reception of the first pocket camcorder, the Flip Video which still dominates the pocket camcorder although some critics had predicted the Flip pocket camcorder would become a flop. The Flip Video camcorder actually opened up a totally new segment in the then dying camera industry at a time when most thought that cell phone cameras would replace more traditional cameras. Since then to till now, pocket camcorders have grown and resurrected the industry and many big name camera brands like Sony with its Sony bloggie series, Kodak Zi8 and other makers as well. If you have ever wondered about how pocket camcorders and mobile phones are similar then read on:

Pocket Camcorders have been misunderstood and sometimes overlooked for their small size and some consumers have favoured mobile phone cameras over pocket camcorders. While most high end phones can compete with pocket camcorders, the technology that is used in pocket camcorders is actually similar to that used in mobile phones and is helping drive the cost of camera parts down thus allowing for lower priced camcorders and mobile phones as well as encouraging the smaller gadget sizes that are becoming widely available.

It is hard to imagine that camera lenses have shrunk over the years to a size where the average 5 Mega pixel lenses can fit into something as small as a packet of cigarettes which was impossible just several years ago. On average to achieve full HD picture resolution, you need a 5+ mega pixel camera lens. 5 mega pixel mobile phones that were considered bulky a few years ago would not have become as slim as they are today if it wasn’t for the development of the pocket camcorders. While the first pocket camcorders recorded DVD quality video, today HD video recording is standard on most pocket camcorders and is becoming commonplace on mobile phones as well.

Over the years, the camera developments of mobile phones and pocket camcorders have been on par, progressing along together and often advancements have been shared and been adopted between the two segments. It is like having inseparable twins in some ways but since each is unique in its own function, neither a pocket camcorder nor mobile phone camera can really replace the other.