I recently purchased the Flip MinoHD and found it to be an exceptionally useful and powerful device, so when I received my Flip UltraHD I was very excited to give it a whirl. As it turns out, it is both excellent and mediocre.
While functionally superior, the Flip UltraHD it has lost lots of "sexy". Each aspect of the functional capability is superb but the overall design and presentation is subpar when measured against the bar they set with the previous device. These are main points and observations:
Presentation:
- The UltraHD feels large and clunky especially when compared to its counterpart. It's over twice the size and it feels like it!
- The sleeve that comes with it is the same size as the one that comes with the MinoHD. It barely fits and I can't imagine this case lasting very long considering how the UltraHD is constantly straining its extremities.
- The UltraHD has its USB port on the side instead of the top which is not very laptop-friendly. I solved the problem by just using a USB extension cable, but it's virtually impossible to plug it into my MacBook Pro, especially with anything else connected, e.g., eSATA, external monitor, etc.
Function:
- The UltraHD has HDMI out, so I can play video directly to my HDTV in HD or put the video up on my computer monitor using HDMI->DVI. woot
- The video quality is awesome: after all, it's HD.
- It has removable rechargeable batteries. I'm guessing that if needed I could throw a pair of AA batteries in there when for some reason I can't charge it otherwise.
- Twice the video time, a full two hours, is twice as good.
Overall, the UltraHD is very impressive but I would think it was much more impressive if I hadn't seen the MinoHD first. Aesthetically it has a few issues, but it is a great and very powerful machine!Get more detail about Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black).
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