Flip MinoHD works in vacuum!
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Testing Flip MinoHD in vacuum chamber up to a pressure equivalent altitude of 300,000 ft (almost the pressure in Low Earth Orbit).
Because the Flip MinoHD records video directly to solid state memory, it functions without any problems in vacuum. Normal video cameras that use miniDV cassette or small optical discs almost always overheat in a vacuum because they typically rely on air convection to remove excess heat.
Hard drive based video cameras (and all other hard drives) also fail in vacuum environments. The read/write head of a hard drive normally floats on a cushion of air. However, in a vacuum, this cushion doesn’t exist and the read/write head literally crashes into the magnetic platters.
Thanks Pure Digital Technologies for providing a Flip MinoHD evaluation unit.
Awesome.
Awesome! Gotta luv the Flip Mino. ready for space exploration.