I started responding to our new blogging friend Kristen, when I realized I was typing too much to be a comment. I decided to make it a post.
My short review of the flip...
The flip is great. Took it with me to my son's Christmas concert last night - In the dark theater sitting away from the stage, the video quality is good...probably not as good as a big handheld camera with 10x optical zoom, but for the size and portability - it's GREAT. The sound is very impressive, if you ask me.
Recommendations - get the tripod AND get a short 3' USB extension. I ordered both for myself. I worry that repeated docking of the flip to a computer would eventually wear down that arm - but if I can just set it on the desk and hook it to an extension cable, that would be better. I shake entirely too much to hold ANY video camera.
Get extended life batteries for electronics. The batteries yesterday lasted about as long as they said they would - approx. 2.5 hours of video/playback time. I was playing with it quite a bit yesterday and the batteries died by the end of the night. Cool thing? Because the flip has an adapter that hooks directly to the TV - Alex could watch the video of his show on our DVD player on the way home.
As for ease of use and everything else - it's brilliant...just BRILLIANT. Getting it out of the box and into production...2.2 seconds. It takes you longer to install the batteries than to figure it out.
I love it like I would marry it.
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It looks pretty cool but I'd rather apply that $100 to a Wii...Actually with all of the accessories it's probably a $150-$175...
Holla!
Yeah, well...with all the accessories the Wii is actually about $375.
I paid $149 for the camera (it's an ultra flip, so it's not $100)...and then $14.99 for the tripod, $5 for the cables.
Getting to carry around my new toy and film my family and blog family?
Priceless.
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