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Want to record video on your iPhone 3G or 1st generation unit? No need to jailbreak anymore. A $0.99US app called “Camcorder (for iPhone 3G and 2G)” [iTunes link] promises real time video recording on your older equipment, similarly to the free Ustream app.

So how does it work? In our initial and very quick try, not so badly — but at the same time, really not so great. Prepare for a slow frame rate (tested on 3G and on a 3GS) with just okay audio. For $0.99, there’s not much value there, especially considering you can’t do anything with the videos you capture except watch them on your phone until you delete them (although they are backed up with your sandbox data, they are inaccessible except to iPhone geeks).