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I have a new camera light that is specifically built for the Flip Camcorder. This Flip Video Light outputs about 100 lumen and plugs into the USB plug of the Flip Mino camcorder. It can also work with other Flip Cameras. This allows you to take video at night or in complete darkness. This model runs on only 2 AAA batteries and will shine its light for about 1 hour, conveniently matching the Flip recording limit.  Even better, flip the switch down and you can charge your Flip Camcorder through the USB plug. Fresh AAA batteries will have enough juice to charge your flip for about 4 hours. You’ll only need 3 hours to charge your Flip!

CORRECTION!:

The flip light and charger, as it was designed on November 12, 2008, does not charge the Flip at the same rate as your PC would. For safety reasons the Flip assumes it is a low current device and limits the current draw to only 100mA. This current is so low that even after 4 hours of charging you wont see much change in your battery level.

To charge the Flip in about 3 hours you will need to “tell” the Flip it is connected to a high current source. To do this you simply short the D+ pin to teh D- pin of your USB jack. Now the Flip should draw 450mA to 520mA from the ProdMod Light and Charger. But drawing around 500mA through the 5V boost circuit means you are drawing over 2.5A from the 2 AAA batteries. With 1150mAh batteries your total charge time is only about 20 minutes at best. And 20 minutes of charging at about 500mA probably only adds about 8 minutes of recording time. I guess 8 minutes is better than nothing and besides, this would serve as a light 90% of the time. If the status of this project changes I will update, but for now I would consider this mostly a light rather than a charger.

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I took some photos on the Munny doll since it is all white and could serve as a good test subject. The light source in these photos is all from the NightVlogger 160. In these photos I position the light off camera using a second tripod.

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I made a video to show you what the ProdMod NightVlogger 160 can do in a completely dark room in an interview-like situation. You know like when you spot a celebrity in a dark club in NYC and manage to get your camera out to record a few clips except this time you wont end up with dark blurry images becuse you have your high powered, yet easily concealed NightVlogger 160 video light!

In this demo video I am not a celebrity but I am in a completely dark room. The light is attached to my new Flip Mino camcorder held at arms length away from my face.

But you can attach it to any camera or camcorder or even a tripod for more professional looking steady recording.

It projects a roughly 100 degree wide beam of light so you wont see a spotlight effect or dark circles around your subjects and hot spots are limited. With a few nuts and bolts you can mount this to your tripod for macro photography too.

Here is a quick look at the insides.

YOU can make this yourself! In fact I think its easier to make than my original 4LED ProdMod Camera Light because I managed to get parts that are small enough to fit into the battery holder. So you do NOT have to cut up a heat sink or the LED base. This saves you a tremendous amount of time and labor. You will need Duco Cement or Super Glue to fix it in place.

You can also use a set screw and coupling nut to mount it to both your camera and tripod at the same time.

So I am putting all the pieces in a parts kit and selling it for $35. This is a promotional offer and supplies are limited.

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