Flip UltraHD (2009, white)

Pros: enough heft so it feels substantial, small enough to be completely portable

Cons: fat like my old blackberry

Summary: this is the perfect camcorder for our family. we have 3 young kids and are always on the go, and we more often have our cell phones than our camcorder. not any more - the flip ultra is the perfect camcorder for recording those fleeting moments that really characterize our kids, yet has enough memory to go through a soccer game. low light conditions are completely acceptable, but obviously not as amazing as a real camcorder with built in lighting. still, to have a camcorder handy at all times more than makes up for the relatively few times we would be recording in the evenings. i love how there's a built-in mini-hdmi slot. based on previous reviews on sites like cnet and gizmodo, i was expecting a huge amount of shakiness due to the lack of stabilization, but i didn't find the video any worse than the clips i took with our old point n'shoot. like any camcorder, it's better to move the camcorder a hair slower than you ordinarily would. so long as you keep that in mind, this flip ultra hd is the ultimate pocket cam!