Flip UltraHD 2009 user reviews (black)

1.0 stars

"No optical zoom, only 2X digital zoom, only 30 FPS" on November 10, 2009 by thomasjude

Pros: Easy to use, Handy, good sound quality, can use ordinary AA battery

Cons: No optical zoom. Digital zoom only 2X. No auto/manual focus. Fixed 30 Frame Per Sec (FPS) which cause flicker while shooting fast moving objects. Usually shows 'excess heat' message during battery charging. Flip type USB connector not convenient.

Summary: No optical zoom. Digital zoom only 2X: This results lot of limitations. We can not shoot close objects. Distant objects can not be zoomed.
No auto/manual focus: This is a side effect of 'no optical zoom'
Fixed 30 Frame Per Sec (FPS) which case flicker while shooting fast moving objects. There is no facility to change resolution or FPS. We have to use some software after downloading the video.
Usually shows 'excess heat' message during battery charging.
Flip type USB connector not convenient. We can not directly connect the camera to a PC as the camera will hang on the USB connector.

3.5 stars

"Acceptable for price range" on August 2, 2009 by donatello77

Pros: good quality pictures and sound, rechargeable batteries, easy to use

Cons: a little bulky, no HD cable

3.0 stars

"Very easy - freezes video on movement/taking fast image" on June 21, 2009 by ncst100

Pros: Extremely Easy to use; very convinient, take good quality video and voice for still videos(or pictures)

Cons: The movie tends to freeze when you move the video, does not have night vision , not bundled with TV connector.

Summary: Very easy and convinient camcorder. Good quality still vide. But dont expect it replace a real camcorder as it freezes on moving the camcorder or taking moving objects. Besides it does not have night vision or very good zoom.

2.0 stars

"Sony webbie is better" on May 1, 2009 by gweekley

Pros: Cheap, hairly easy to use

Cons: No 1080p, Zoom is too low, No memory card

Summary: Sony has a better solution at a not musch greater price.