Bit the bullet and bought this fairly impulsively after reading a few reviews and one endorsement from a colleague. What a great decision! Am amazed by the quality of the picture and the ease of function. Back to simplicity - Flip learned the Apple lesson. I always want to shoot movies of my two toddlers, but it's too much hassle to get the regular DVC camera, make sure it has a tape in, make sure it's charged, etc. etc. Then, it's so big relatively speaking, that it's too obvious to the kids, so they start focusing on the camera and stop doing whatever they're doing. So I end up not filming very much because by the time I get it set up, they're not doing whatever was so cute.
Enter Flip. This machine fits in your pocket and is easy to charge on a laptop (I have not bought the AC charger, but may do that soon) and you can just point and shoot immediately for beautiful HD quality film. I haven't downloaded anything yet, but I have no doubt it's a piece of cake. It also tells you how much time you have left, also very useful.
Only drawback is the near-absence of zoom (only x2, practically imperceptible). All in all, a fantastic product and only half the price, with twice the recording capacity (in HD!) of a regular DVC camera.
It's portable, it's cheap, it's good looking, it's incredibly light, it takes beautiful film, extremely easy to operate (truly idiot-proof), easy to download and charge - What's not to like??
I'm sure it will evolve and subsequent generations will only get better.
One slight downside: the USB plug forces you to dangle it from a USB connector on a computer - sometimes it can be supported, sometimes not - I worry about the weight of the camera (such as it is) all on the usb plug. Get more detail about Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black).
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