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It seems that the idea of a flashlight with a built-in digital video recorder may be catching on, just recently we saw the Japanese made AD-1500, which looks strikingly similar to this latest model, however this one is the FlashlightDVR and is being offered up by Swann Communications.

The FlashlightDVR is a working flashlight that also includes a working video camera. The flashlight has about 128MB worth of internal memory, and has an SD card slot for additional memory. The video records in MPEG-4 format, and an SD card that will hold 3 hours worth of video at 30 fps, in full VGA resolution. 

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A Japanese accessory manufacturer has added a unique twist on an ordinary household gadget, the flashlight. They have added a 300,000 pixel CMOS camera and microphone. Carrot Systems created this so-called AD-1500 flashlight to enable security personnel and crime fighters to record the actual events as they happen.

All activities are recorded in MP4 format and it automatically switches to infra-red mode when used at night or in dark areas. The AD-1500 can only cover a distance of up to 4 meters but I think this is enough to capture evidence and actual events in real time. However, internal memory is limited to only 128MB.

This innovative approach to ordinary gadget makes sense. It would be nice though if this could automatically stream the footage online for archiving purposes. Well, that’s looking forward I guess.

Unfortunately, its price of approximately $800 limits its potential, at least for the everyday consumer.

Via [CrunchGear]

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