The New Flip Mino Camera Review

July 26th, 2008 by admin

Back in the bad old days of video tapes I bought myself a camcorder off Ebay. Even second hand it cost me almost $100. It was dented and tired but was all I could afford. Worse, the results were terrible, and those tiny tapes kept getting eaten. After a few weeks I gave up and binned it.

Fast forward to today, and the new Flip Mino camera, which is a camcorder the size of a cell phone, uses no tapes and produces some truly amazing results.

The Flip camera is a truly attractive piece of technology and is small enough to fit into a pocket or bag so you can always have it ready. Ever since I bought my own a short while ago I have been carrying it everywhere and it’s amazing how often it has come in handy.

You see, I’ve had digital cameras for years. I have a Fuji digital SLR at the moment and while the results are spectacular (and it takes video) it’s so huge and cumbersome that sometimes I just can’t be bothered with it.

With my new Flip, while the quality isn’t quite as good, it’s so small, lightweight and easy to use, I find myself using it far more. In a word - it’s just plain fun!

The Flip camera has an hour of video recording time on it. Videos are downloaded easily onto your PC using the built-in plug that goes straight into your USB port (no messy wrires required!). It is also in this way that you charge the camera. A couple of hours and you’re at full power redy for a day of filming.

Of course, having just an hour of film and needing to be charged up through a computer, it’s not a great camera to take on vacation for a few weeks with you, but for a day out, it’s perfect.

I’ve made more videos in the last few weeks than the last few years put together. So if you’re looking for a simple, fun, sexy camcorder, the Flip camera may be just what you’re looking for.

More information at this new Flip video camera site.

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