Toshiba Camileo S10 again

Jose Fermoso's Wired blog here has a post discussing the Camileo S10, which claims to be the first mini camcorder to offer 1080 HD video recording. It's not, the Samsung HMX-R10 will also record 1080p HD video.

In 2008, the Flip Mino camcorder took a firm hold of the mini portable camcorder market and made a nice, plumpy $100 million profit. Toshiba’s newest minicam, the Camileo S10, may not turn out to be that successful (it's easier when you build a new cheapie market all to yourself), but it appears to be a worthy competitor.

This year, several different companies are attempting to challenge the Flip's nice run with clones focusing on different aspects of the portable phenomenon, either with distinct design differences, or key spec upgrades. The Camileo S10, released this month in Europe and Asia, follows both of these trends.

This Japanese beauty may be the new buzz along the Samsung HMX-R10, Kodak Zi6, Flip Mino HD, the Sony Webbie and the other contenders.