Camcorder Reviews

I was looking to buy the Flip Mino HD Camcorder (black), I was wondering if anyone has tried it. It says that it’s easy to put your vidoe’s on You tube with it, it that true.

Can you tell me how big it is and a few more things about it? I want it for Christmas.
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It has built-in FlipShare software that allows you to save and organize your videos, create folders to organize your videos, provides the ability to publish your videos online with various video websites, allows you to email your videos to fiends and family, and provides the ability to create custom movies with your favorite music.

At a measly 3.3 ounces, the Flip Mino HD is the world’s smallest HD camcorder. It’s super-sleek, super-slim design, allows it to fit into a small spaces, including any pocket or purse. It is powered by an internal lithium ion rechargeable battery which recharges through the USB connection to your computer.

This incredible camera produces HD 720p resolution for video to enjoy on your HDTV. It also records high-quality MP4 files that can be easily dragged and dropped onto iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie. You have the ability to instantly watch videos on your TV with the included connector cable. Camera features include instant playback rewind, fast-forward, cause, zoom, and delete.

Technical Details

The Flip Mino HD holds 60 minutes of HD-quality video (1280 x 720 resolution at 30 frames per second; 16:9 widescreen) on 4 GB of built-in memory

Weighs only 3.3 ounces

Features one-touch recording and digital zoom

Flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your computer to launch built-in FlipShare

Built-in FlipShare Software

Organize and Save: Watch your videos on your computer whenever you want, and create your own folders to organize your videos, or simply use the automatic date-stamp system.

Online Video Publishing: Upload your videos instantly to YouTube, MySpace, AOL Video and many other websites, all with the click of a button. It’s never been this easy to publish online!

Email Videos: Send your videos privately to family and/or friends. Select from an assortment of greeting cards to personalize your message.

Edit and Create Movies: Edit individual clips and create custom movies, including with adding your favorite music. FlipShare even allows you to capture snapshots from your videos.

What comes with purchase:

Flip MinoHD Camcorder, with built-in FlipShare software

TV connector cable

Wrist strap

Soft carrying case

Quick start guide

Warranty

I was just wondering because I have a lot of rare vacation video footage and I didn’t want to delete it, so I got the idea of transfering it to a disk since the flip camcorder box says it’s an option. If anyone knows how to do this, please let me know…Thanks!

Leaving in a few days for a trip and cannot wait for an online order to be shipped. Thanks!

UltraHD Overview

Most Helpful Customer Reviews:

Originally I went in to Best Buy to pick up a Mino HD so I could record studio and location “behind the scenes” photography shoots for my business. The employee I spoke to handed this to me saying “it doesn’t come out for another week, but its cheaper than the Mino that is on sale”. It was a no-brainer for me to pick up.

Its a nice little unit; compact, fits in my back pocket if needed, and the controls are very basic – click da big red button to record. Click da big red button again to stop. Simplicity at its finest.

I love that the unit has a USB built right in, but I still use a USB extension because I’m using an iMac, and since it ends up hanging upside down, I don’t want to add stress to the USB prong.

I haven’t used the built-in editing software, as I’m importing my files into iMovie and editing from that.

Quality wise, I’d say is pretty darn good considering its about the size of a box of Necco valentine sweet-hearts candy. However, I must insist that it is to be used as a stationary “fixed” lens, and not to use the digital zoom. Once that digital zoom is used, the quality, like *any* digital zoom, suffers greatly. To circumvent this, I’ve super-glued a step-down ring to the front of my Ultra HD so I can screw on a wide angle and a telephoto lens. If you don’t mind Frankenstein-ing your Ultra HD, then go for it.

I haven’t done much low-light shooting with it, but I have a feeling that it could get somewhat noisy and grainy. I’ll see more results soon when I start using this inside the studio.

I’ll be mainly using my Ultra HD on a tripod to record behind-the-scenes footage of my photography sessions, so I’ll have a way of keeping the camcorder static and not moving around a lot.

Overall, I feel this is greatly worth the $199 I paid. You have to remember that this is a dinky little device with a tiny sensor in it, so the quality won’t be as good as a larger dedicated video camera, or one of the newer DSLR’s with the built in high-def. Apples to Oranges.

With a little extra cash and some super-glue, you can get more reach and wide angle out of the unit.

[...] Great little unit. Don’t come in to this expecting a goose that lays golden eggs. For what it is, it does well. Recommended.

By Albert H. Ceaser Jr.”Sid Ceaser” (Nashua, NH USA)

Amazon.com

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I can only watch videos I uploaded in High Quality. I’ve tried directly uploading it from the FlipShare program, iMovie, and exporting the video to my hard drive. Nothing works. Any ideas anyone?

i dont have an hdtv…will that be a problem….is it movie like quality…if not what is a good camcorder that is movie quality????????????

When i plug it in, it says connected but on the computer screen it keeps going “usb device not recognized.” This is a brand new camcorder. It sometimes works for about 5 – 10 seconds and then disconnects i installed the driver and everything, i just want to see that DCIM folder and stuff.

Ok so i was thinking about getting the Sony Weebly HD camcorder, but then someone told me about the MIno flip ultra hd camcorder. But i’m not sure which one is better, they are both in the same price range. But i’m not sure which one has better HD Quality. HELP!