Awesome gadget! | Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black)

Love This Camcorder! | Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black)

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	• Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black) Pure Digital Technologies, Inc. Pure Digital Technologies, Inc. average customer review:based on 672 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

GREAT VALUE

This is easy to use, gets a better quality than my more expensive video cam
Price is great and you can afford to buy for anyone who is just thinking they may want to do more w/ a video cam but are a child or unsure and want to try. Very clear video for us We LOVE the FLIP

Awesome gadget!

My brother is a soldier in Afghanistan, his wife is alone here in the States. I am always looking out for ways I can make their experience better, so for Christmas I got them each one of these cool, easy-to-use cameras so they can make each other little update videos and say "I love you" in a much more personal way. Boy did I hit the jackpot, my sister-in-law was so happy with this little camera and said she figured out how to use it and send the videos right away even though she considers herself a non-techy kinda gal. She's also said it's so small that she just carries it around everywhere and at anytime she can tape her daughters or little scenes of home to send over to Ryan in the Middle East. Pretty cool, everyone should get one!

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Love This Camcorder!

This gadget is so handy.. it is compact, easy to operate, looks good, comes with everything you need to operate it, and takes very high quality videos relative to its price. I recently recorded a piano recital and both the sound and video were surprisingly good. Piano is not an easy instrument to record, but the Flip did a great job.

I did have a problem loading the software, in particular the 3ivx codec that it uses. When attempting to install the software I received an "installation failed" message on Windows XP. I tried installing the 3ivx codec separately but literally one second after agreeing to the terms and conditions and then pressing the "install" button, I received an "aborted" message. I subsequently learned the problem was I had K-Lite codecs on my computer, of which one was 3ivx that was not an authorized version (I had no idea it wasn't legit!) so once I uninstalled the K-Lite package, the Flip software installed without a hitch. In case any of you reading this have a problem installing the software and/or codec, it may be that you have a rogue version of 3ivx lurking on your computer already so try uninstalling it. Note that the creators of 3ivx charge you $14.95 to download this codec so at least it comes free with the camcorder.

To Flip's credit, their support is excellent. Phone support is 24/7 and they actually answer the phone within a minute or two! And the support person I spoke with spoke fluent English! I also had to e-mail their support team and received a response after a few hours, also written in proper English and tailored to my problem (as opposed to some generic answer that didn't answer anything). So I give thumbs up to Flip's support.

Their web site, like their camcorder, is very simple, practical and easy to navigate. The only thing I am not crazy about with this camera is the usb connection, which can be awkward depending on the location of your usb port. You'll have to get an extender cord if that is the case.

But for the price, the Flip Ultra Video is an excellent product - quality and convenience-wise.

One other thing: I notice Amazon keeps shifting the prices around among the various colors so if there is a particular color you want and it is priced higher than the others, just wait a day or two and see if it comes down. They like to play games with us.

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Good, Uncomplicated Video Camera at a Great Price

Flip Video has figured out that most of us don't want a plethora of complex bells and whistles when all we want to do is capture some video of our kid's baseball game or birthday party. Imagine this - a video camera slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes that needs NO tape cartridges, runs on two AA batteries, and has no complicated settings controlled by buttons so small that a normal adult can't operate them. The unit has a flip out USB connector and its own built-in software that allows you to upload the video to your computer virtually hassle free. The resulting files are in standard AVI format. The camera captures up to one hour of video (why would you EVER need more if you don't want to bore your audience with excessive footage?) in 640 by 480 format, which looks very nice on a regular television.

My one quibble with the camera is that it is difficult to hold it still while recording, which results in occasionally jittery footage if you are not careful. (This problem is addressed with special software on many vastly more expensive tape-based units.) However, given the price, convenience, portability, simplicity and quality of this unit, I can live with occasional jitter. Highly recommended.

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records high-quality MPEG4/AVI video to built-in 2-gigabyte memory * holds approximately 60 minutes of footage * 1-1/2" LCD screen * 2X digital zoom (no optical zoom) * high-speed USB port (via flip-out USB arm) *