The Flip Mino was looking like being the camcorders equivalent of the iPod, yet competitors are determined to stop that from happening, and following Kodak’s impressive HD alternative to the Flip, Toshiba have thrown their hat into the ring.
The Japanese giant are to release two HD camcorders in the UK in May, that retail at just 100 and 130 pounds only. Like Creative’s Vado HD, the Flip Mino HD (not yet available in the UK) and Kodak’s Z16, Toshiba’s two offerings, the P10 and S10, has some advantages over its competitors, not least the low price.
The P10 and S10 boast 5 megapixel digital photo capabilities which outstrips that of the Kodak Zi6 which only has a 2 megapixel camera. The Vado and Mino don’t carry still photo functions.
Set to be released in the final quarter of 2009, this is a sure sign that with smartphones hitting the low end of the market, they are set to take over the entire market turning it ‘smart’ and expecting current estimated levels of mobile occupancy to rise above the already impressive 15 per cent market growth. 
