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"Great for What it is" on by burle1812
Pros: Portablilty, flexability to use AA or rechargables, ease of use, picture quality
Cons: The USB connector can be at a wierd angle when plugged in depending on your computer model,
Summary: Ok, you won't be shooting a 3 hour feature film with this thing, but hey do some research into what you are buying! This was specifically designed to be used by non-tech heads who get overloaded turning on thier computer. If you don't try and ask this camera to do more than it is capable of you will be fine! I don't know how much video you think you need, but I have a new baby we have shot over 30 hours of video with ours and barely can fill the 2 hour capacity of the camera at one time. And that was including a trip to Northern Michigan. The USB connector is convienant but depending on your computer model the camera can be plugged at a wierd angle. Software is ok, but if you like to make movies with edits and transitions I would suggest an aftermarked editing software such as Sony Vegas
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"Easy Fun good video camera" on by jbruno3
Pros: Simple interface. compact. interchangeable batteries. good inage quality. Good customer service
Cons: no expansion slot, no WiFi upload
Summary: This is a great ease of use camcorder. Picture is good and it can betaken anywhere.
Prices have dropped (got mine for $149) so it is a good value for the money and it is MAC compatible! -
"Would score higher if it shipped with a USB cable." on by zonehead
Pros: Amazing quality for such a small camera.
Easy to use
Rechargeable batteries or AA can be used.
Suprised how good the images are even when seen on a 42 inch LCD HDTVCons: NO USB CABLE!!!
Software does not see videos unless the camera is plugged in the same computer.Summary: I received this great little camera as a gift yesterday. My husband also thought to buy HDMI cables, but we didn't think to get a $3 USB cable. The camera's USB connector that flips out is ok IF you clearance around the USB port on your computer. I have an older Dell laptop that I have docked at home to a 19 inch monitor/USB keyboard/Wacom tablet. I have to disconnect either my AC power cord OR my monitor and keyboard. Not good.
So I plugged it into my husband's desktop and moved the software setup files and a few short videos we recorded to my laptop using our home network.
The software installed ok, but it won't see my video files unless I plus the camera in directly to my laptop! Unless you download through the camera it does not exist. The software should be able to open other video files you may have on you hard drive but it doesn't.
So now I have to go find and buy a $3 F-M extender USB cable somwhere before I can use the free software.
So if you are buying this as a gift (we bought another one for our son so he can send us videos of our grandson easier) you may want to include a USB and HDMI cable set as well. Flip Video store has a set of 3 USB cables for $24.99; way too expensive IMO.
If I had been able to edit my videos right out of box I'd give this camera 5 stars. All they had to do was put a $3 cable in the box! -
"Always works!" on by goisles29
Pros: About 5 months ago I put my Flip Ultra HD through the wash by accident. 2 months later it turned on, but didnt record or do anything but turn on. Now it records, and is fine! THESE ARE AMAZING!
Cons: I don't know any!
Summary: BUY IT!
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"Stopped Connecting to the computer in the second week" on by johnnyculver
Pros: Ease of use, nice quality of video for such a low price device
Cons: The connection to the computer just stopped working for no reason. I heard the same thing from 3 other people I told the story to. There are pages and pages of people complaining about the exact same issue.
Summary: Do not waste your money and if you do make sure to use it a lot in the first 2 weeks so you will have a chance to send it back while it is still on warranty.
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