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| Brand: Flip Video
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $119.00
You Save: $30.99 (21%)
New (22) Used (2) from $110.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  1081 reviews
Sales Rank: 6
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Display Size: 1.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 1.3 x 2.2 x 4.2
nv:Size: 1/4-inch
Movie Resolution: 640 x 480
Memory Included: 2GB Internal
Movie File Format: AVI (MPEG-4)
Digital Zoom: 2X
Focus Mode: Fixed
LCD Monitor: 1.5-inch
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: f 2.4
Movie Mode: 30 fps
Movie Image Resolution: 640 x 480
Movie Audio: Yes
Computer Interface: USB 2.0 high-speed
Video Out: NTSC Standard
Battery Form Factor: AA
Batteries Included: No
Battery Charger Included: No
Height: 4.17 inches
Width: 2.25 inches
MPN: F260B
Model: F260B
UPC: 092684000438
EAN: 0092684000438
ASIN: B000V1PXMI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Amazing for the money January 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I looked at the flip ultra for a while before deciding to pick one up. I was excited I did within minutes...but blown away within hours. We were on our way back from a short trip out of state. I picked it up at a Best Buy and started filming in the car within about 2 minutes of starting to open the package. I filmed several random shots of my wife and daughter on the way home. I walked in and sat down at my MacBook Pro and wanted to see how easy this would be. EASY.
The camera appeared on my desktop, I opened the drive, drug the video files into iMovie, and went straight to editing with no conversion. (However I did already have Divx installed)
The footage was better than I expected. The video with decent to good lighting looked about how I had expected, but the lower light video looked better than I could have imagined. Sure, it wasn't great...but it was low light.
For the money this was a must have for me. I own an older and fairly high end DV camera and I'm researching a new HD camera now. The thing is, sometimes you can't get to those...or you don't want to carry them around. This camera is small, great quality, and easy to operate. We leave it lying around so if the kids start to do something we can grab it and be filming in seconds.
My wife wants her own and our 8 year old is trying to convince me that she needs one as well. The thing is, she probably does.
Pros:
-cost
-video quality
-ease of use
-good battery life
-worked instantly on OSX
Cons:
-I would recommend a usb extender cable.
Easy to use Flip Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-minutes January 21, 2008
I bought several of these Flip Ultra camcorders for Christmas presents for our family members spread over the world. They are excellent, easy-to-use, and pocket-sized, so we can take them everywhere. A great product!
nice design and easy to use January 21, 2008
I bought this video for my husband as a Christmas gift. He liked it pretty good and start to use it right away.It seemed easy enough to use. it didn't take a second to find out how to use it.
nice unit January 21, 2008
After 3 exchanges, this last unit I got back from Flip finally works now. I think they updated the firmware or whatever. 10 stars for their tech support.
The only inconvenience was to look for a UPS store to ship the thing back; and, missed the chance to take it to CES 2008 to take some video.
OTOH, I highly recommend this camcorder. (when it works of course) It is small. It is pocket sized. It is easy to use. Unlike other brands, there is nothing to flip out before you can use it. The picture quality is not bad. Low light performance is pretty good. It comes with a metal tripod hole. And for trying the unit, I pointed it to my TV one time and it took a 2-hours video with the AA batteries before the batteries ran out. The software that comes with the Flip is pretty good too.
On the down side, the batteries get very hot when I let it runs for 2 hours. There is no image stabilization. So, you better have a steady hand to hold the camcorder. But this is not major. The major problem is that the battery negative lead inside the right battery compartment is flat and it is placed inside the plastic casting. Sometimes some of the rechargeable AA batteries (ones that have a flat bottom) cannot make contact to the negative lead.
Of course the Flip can't match the performance of the Sanyo XACTI I saw in CES 2008. but for 1/10 the price of the Sanyo, the flip is a winner.
Flippin' Fun January 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this product because most of my family lives far away from me. My kids are in High School and involved in a lot of different activities. The videos I take and share with my family are priceless and a lot better than just a verbal decription. The videos are very clear and the software very easy to use. The fact that it will condense the videos for email is even better. Oh,and the kids like to use it too to share events with their friends. Everyone likes to see themselves on video. My only problem so far is the front casing where you change the batteries fell off while I was taking video of the family skiing. With my gloves on I did not notice I was actually opening the compartment and lost it.
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