The handy pistol-like NightVision digital video camera allows you to record video or shoot still images in complete darkness and store it on the built-in 32MB (approx 2 min) memory or using a 2GB (approx 75 min) SD card.

The NightVision Digital Video Camera also works in regular light, automatically switching to night mode the second darkness descends? Well it does, so there.

Totally idiot-proof, this trigger operated gizmo lets you preview footage, as it’s happening, on a built-in 2-inch LCD screen. You can also check out your handiwork in full VGA (640×480) resolution by hooking up to your computer or TV.

Technical Specifications

• 1.3MP Still Image Resolution / 640×480 VGA Video Resolution
• 2-inch Colour TFT LCD Screen Display
• Fixed focus
• 32MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC Card Slot expandable to 2GB
• 2 minutes on-board recording time with up to 75 minutes with 2GB SD Card
• USB, NTSC, PAL Output
• Computer Requirements: Windows 2000, XP or Vista
• Requires 4x AA batteries – not included
• Dimensions: approx 16.5(H) x 12.8(W) x 5.1(D) cm

The NightVision Digital Video Camera is available from Firebox for £69.95 (about $115).

This Zippo style lighter hides a spy camera that is capable of capturing video in a 640 x 480 pixel resolution at 16 FPS and store it as an AVI file on the 2GB large built-in memory.

Features:

• Lighter Spy Camcorder
• Color Video Camcorder
• One press to switch ON and One press to record video
• Fast response time and Simple control
• Dimension: 5.3 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
• Pinhole Lens
• Color Video Resolution: 640 x 480 pixel
• FPS: 16 frames per second
• Video file format: AVI
• Color Video and Audio
• Built-in 2GB Memory

The Lighter USB Spy Camcorder is yours for $66 over at the Gadget Brando website.

Here is the latest addition to the steadily growing stream of James Bond inspired spycam gadgets: a keychain spy video camera with built-in 2GB flash memory.

Features:

• Keychain Car Key Security Spy Camera
• Spy Camera and Color Video Camcorder
• Pinhole Lens
• Image Resolution: 1280 x 960 pixel
• Color Video Resolution: 640 x 480 pixel
• FPS: 29 frames per second
• Image file format: JPEG
• Video file format: AVI
• Color Video and Audio
• Built-in 2GB Memory
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery: 280mA 3.7V
• Dimension: 5.0 x 3.0 x 1.2 cm

The Keychain Car Key Security Spy Camera is available from Gadget Brando for $66.

This new take on the popular button spy camera comes with a golden ring that always you to perform various actions, such as start recording video and taking photographs.

Features:

• Button Built-in 4GB Spy Camera + Ring Controller
• Camera + Camcorder
• Place a ring near the Pin-hole camera to control: Switch ON, Record Video start/stop and Photo take.
• Pinhole Lens
• Image Resolution: 1200 x 1600 pixel
• Video Resolution: 608 x 488 pixel
• FPS: 15 frame per second
• Image file format: JPEG
• Video file format: 3GP
• Color Video and Audio
• Built-in 4GB Memory
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery
• Ring Inner Diameter: 1.8 cm
• Button Spy Camera Dimension: 2 x 5.8 x 1.7 cm

The Ring-Controlled Button Spy Camera is yours for $96 from the Gadget Brando website.

This latest James Bond style gadget comes in the shape of a small MP3 player. Hidden inside you will find a camera that can record audio and shoot video or take still images.

Features:

• MP3 Player
• Still Image Camera
• Video Camcorder
• Voice Recorder
• MicroSD Card Reader
• USB 2.0 plug-and-Play
• Dimension: 3 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm
• Built-in memory: 1GB
• Card type slot: microSD (support up to 2GB)
• MP3 format: MP3, MIDI, WMA, WAV, AAC
• Video format: 640 x 480 pixels, AVI format
• Still Image format: 1280 x 1024 pixels, JPG format
• Voice format: WAV format

The Spy Mini MP3 Player with Camera + Camcorder + Voice Recorder is currently available over at the Gadget Brando website for $46.

This multimedia watch is not only a music player, voice recorder, image viewer, digital camera and an e-book reader – it also comes with a feature that most of its competitors are missing; the capability to record video.

With internal speaker, you can share your lovely videos with your friends. Moreover, you can plug it into your PC as a web camera.

Features:

• 1.8″ TFT screen, 160*128 pixel image
• MP4 Player + Music Player + Video/Voice Recorder +Digital Camera + Digital Watch + Photo Album + E-book reader + PC Camera, all in one featured product
• Built-in 8GB flash memory
• Built-in Video Camera – Photo resolution: 640 x 480, Video Resolution: 352 x 288
• Built-in speaker
• PC Web Camera feature
• MP4 watch, support MP4(AVI/3GP) video
• Shows time/date and watch design is outstanding
• Supports MP3, WMA and MP4(AVI) format, up to 8 hours of music playback
• Supports JPEG format, also displays lyrics and picture
• High-quality digital record, song circulation function and support several languages
• 5-equalizer modes: common, popular, rock classic, jazz
• E-book browse function
• USB 2.0 High Speed transfer
• Auto Power Off Function

The MP4 Watch with Video Camera is yours for $129 from the USB Brando website.

It’s spy gadget time again. Last week we had the Bluetooth Headset Spycam with LCD Display, this week we’ll take a look at a spy camera hidden inside an ID card.

The 5.3mm thin card features a built-in high performance rechargeable lithium which can run for more than three hours, or up to 10 hours on standby. You can use it as a camcorder, a digital camera or like a dictaphone for audio recordings.

Specifications:

• Built-in 1.3 million high-definition digital CMoS camera
• Video resolution: 352×288 pixels at 15fps
• Photo resolution: 1280×1024 pixels
• Video format: AVI
• Audio formats: WAV
• Built-in memory: 4GB

More about the ID Card Spycam over at the website for K-Ding Technology, an electronics company based in Shenzhen, China. No word on pricing or availability.

It’s a new week and time for yet another one of those popular spy gadgets. This tiny camcorder is hidden in a button and comes with a separate 2.4-inch LCD display unit.

The video clips will be saved on the video display unit and its 2GB built-in memory. You can easily start recording both audio and video at the push of a button.

Specifications:

• 3.7mm Pinhole Lens
• 420 TV Lines 1 Lux
• Portable Audio Video Recorder
• Recorded file format in MPEG4
• 2.4-inch TFT LCD
• Built-in 2GB Internal Memory, expandable via Mini SD Card
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery

The Spy Camera + Fake Button + 2.4-inch TFT LCD Display Unit is available from the Gadget Brando website for $256.

Remember that Wireless Spy Camera Calculator from last year? A new and improved model that also includes a wireless 2.4-inch LCD receiver has now been released.

This working calculator has a subtle camera on the side for quietly viewing and recording all your important conversations. The color video is recorded with audio in digital format by the included reciever so that you can view on the portable recorders LCD screen or connect to your computer for easier viewing and management of all your recordings. The wireless recorder is small enough to fit into a pocket if needed for use on the road.

Highlighted Features:

• Video Receiver/Recorder has additional productivity functions
• SD card use allows you to record multiple interview sessions on the road without your computer
• Video Capture Resolution: 320×240
• FPS (Frames per Second): 25fps
• Audio Record Format: 4bit WMA
• Viewing Format: AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, VOB, DAT, ASF
• Music Format: MP3, WMA, OGG, AC3
• Picture Format: JPEG
• Memory: 128MB
• External Memory: 2GB
• Display: 2.4 Inch LCD
• Video Capture Format: ASF
• Transmission Range: 15 meters line of sight
• Built In Microphone: Max Audio Range 4 Meters
• Earphone Jack: standard 3.5mm
• Output of Built In Speaker: 20mW
• Slots: AV OUT, AV IN, USB, DC5v
• Videocamera Power Source: Internal rechargeable Li-ion battery (Approx 45 minutes operating time)
• Calculator Power Source: 1x AA battery

The Calculator Videocamera – Ultimate Wireless Office Surveillance is available over at the Chinavision website for 134 EUR (about $191 USD).

(Via Geeky Gadgets)

We have seen these kind of spy gadgets before, the “secret agent” USB pens that are capable of recording both audio and video.

The are two main differences with this model though; this one actually writes and it comes with 4GB of storage space instead of 1.

Durable constructed pen with smooth writing with ink that can be changed with standard refills. Simply plug into a standard USB port to watch the video. No drivers or outside power source needed.

Features:

• One Touch Color Digital Recording
• Looks And Functions Like An Ordinary Pen
• Records up to 30 hours of Video And Audio (4GB)
• Direct USB Connection To PC
• Video Compression: AVI
• Video Format: 352*288
• USB Interface: USB 2.0
• Per Min Recording Mode: Continuous recording unit memory is full or manually turned off
• Adaptor Type: USB adaptor charging cable
• Battery Use Time: About 2h
• Compatible with Windows98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/ MAC OS / LINUX
• Dimension: 150 x 15 x 15 mm
• Weight: 30g

The 4GB Camcorder Pen is available from the BrickHouse Security website for $249.95. They also have a 2GB model for $199.95.

(Chip Chick via OhGizmo)

The Pinnacle PVT is a handy device that allows you to easily record stuff straight from a TV, DVD player, VCR or camcorder and dump it directly on to an iPod, PSP or USB memory – all at the touch of a button.

Armed with this pocket-sized gizmo you can back up holiday vids on a memory stick for safe keeping/transfer to PC, record TV shows in real time and watch them on your iPod, or digitize dusty VHS tapes and laugh at Jimmy Hill’s pointy beard as you watch old episodes of Match of the Day on your PSP. You can even transfer gaming sessions from your console of choice.

As if all that wasn’t enough, the Pinnacle also recharges your storage device’s battery as it re-jigs all that lovely video. It’s quick, simple and utterly brilliant.

Features:

• No PC required – capture straight to your iPod, PSP, USB 2.0 hard drive or USB Flash Stick.
• One-touch start/stop recording from any analogue video source including TV, DVD, PVR, camcorder, set-top box or gaming console.
• High quality MPEG-4 encoding in H.264 at up to 720×576 resolution.
• S-Video, composite video and stereo audio analogue inputs.
• Compact size makes it perfect for travelling.
• Recharges iPod during video transfer (cable not included).

The Pinnacle Video Transfer is available from the Firebox.com website for £99.95 (about $194 USD).

This quite discrete “secret agent pen” features a built-in 1GB flash memory and it is capable or recording almost 3 hours of video with audio.

Sitting in your shirt pocket, standing in the pen cup or lying on the desk no-one will ever notice as you secretly capture their every move. The built in flash stores the video until it is ready to be downloaded to a computer via USB, and with 1GB of memory you’ll get almost 3 hours of recording time.

The video is encoded on the fly through a buffer system to MPEG 4 and if the battery runs low during a recording session the pen will ensure it writes the video from the buffer to flash before shutting down. All video is captured with audio making this the perfect tool for recording confessions, secret rendezvous or interviews.

The pen itself is an attractive writing instrument with a gloss black finish on the main body, rubber finger grip and chrome detailing.

Features:

• Rubber Finger Grip
• Universal Replaceable Ink Cartridge
• Easy USB Charging/ Transfer
• Internal Flash Memory: 1GB
• Improved CMOS sensor
• White Balance Adjust
• Focus Range: 150mm~Infinity
• Format: MPEG4 -AVI
• Frame Rate: 15fps
• Capture Resolution: 352×288
• Audio Format: 128kbps PCM Audio
• Power Source: USB Charging -Internal Battery
• Built In Microphone: Max Audio Range 10 Meters
• Dimension: 148mm (L) x 16mm (Diameter)

The Secret Agent Pen Camcorder with Audio (1GB) is available over at the Chinavsion website for 138.18 EUR (about $212 USD).

(Via Geeky Gadgets)

We covered what probably was the world’s easiest video camcorder a couple of days ago. Micro Camcorder ($295) has gone another way and taken home the title as the smallest high resolution, real time digital camcorder ever produced. It’s small enough to fit into a standard pack of chewing gum.

This Micro Camcorder records Hi-Resolution (3gp) real time (15fps) video via its internal pin hole camera at the touch of a button. Recordings are stored on a tiny removable Micro SD card. Up to 33 hours of video can be recorded on a 1Gb Micro SD card. Internal rechargeable battery is recharged via USB connection.

Records for over 2 hours on a single charge. Using the new state-of-the-art 3GP third generation format, recordings can be played instantly on 3GP compatible cell phones and PDAs. 3gp videos can be played on any PC using free download players from Realtime or Quickplayer.

Other Great Features:
* Can be used as USB storage device
* Videos can be uploaded to your PC via USB directly from CamStick
* Wide angle 3.6mm lens

(Via The Red Ferret Journal)

The pocket-sized three-button Disgo Video might just be the easiest digital video camcorder out there. The buttons gives you access to the most basic functions; recording, instant playback and delete.

It’s powered by two AA batteries and comes with a 1GB SD memory card, built-in speaker, and a 2-inch 640 x 480 LCD color screen. It also has the kind of automatic YouTube upload feature that we saw on the RipRoar.

Disgo Video will cost around $80 when it goes on sale this coming weekend.

Head over to Pocket-lint for more information.