Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder 60-Minutes

I *Now* Believe the Hype
By R. Barber (Cleveland, OH)

I have never posted a review before, even though I am a gadget-hound and have purchased them aplenty. This came to an end once I purchased the Flip. I work at an electronics retailer, and after spending my downtime at work playing with the Flip on display I got that "I have to have it" compulsion. Being much cheaper on amazon than at my workplace I ordered one and recieved it in 2 days.

Already being familiar with the function of the flip, I wasn't floored by that once I took mine out of the box. What *did* floor me was how fun, and extremely accessible the Flip is. Within no time I was recording footage of my dogs playing in the backyard, and that was a cute novelty, but the real fun came when I plugged it into my computer.

I run Windows Xp, and the unit installed the movie software without a problem and immediately let me review the footage I had taken. The usb arm is a bit flimsy as many reviewers have already said so I plan on buying the $6 usb male to female connector so that will no longer be an issue. I strngly suggest you do the same if you are sing a desktop rather than a laptop. Exploring the Muvee program, I decided to make a "movie mix". Using one of the "presets", it produced one of the cutest video montages of my footage complete with background music, which totally fit the subject at hand. It also lets you specify your own music file (mp3 or wma I believe) or none at all. I was just amazed at the great project that this little camera yielded that I have had tons of fun creating clips and mixes.

The video quality at 640x480 and audio is very acceptable for computer-only viewing. I myself bought it just so I could take footage and be able to email clips back home to relatives. I would not rely on it to record those once-in-a-lifetime events like the birth of a baby or anything, but what this thing does is allow you to make your own memories and show them off just as easily.

If you are looking for an easy to use, and extremely fun way to capture even the tiniest of memory this is definately a must have.

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