Flip Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black) OLD MODEL by Flip Video
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Digital camera reviews of Flip Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black) OLD MODEL
Digital camera Review: Cool camera, horrible software
Summary: 2 Stars
Fun little video camera. Horrible software.
The "flashplayer" lock-up error with Vista? The one the FAQ tells you nothing useful to fix? I barely got that far. This cute camera totally locked up three (3) Vista PC's. Total lock-up, no three-finger salute, hard reboot. Ouch. I hate having to do that.
Product support non-existent. Wrote snotty email, got automated reply. FAQ utterly devoid of useful info.
Finally downloaded the "new" flipshare app from the product website AND loaded new onboard firmware. All told, between dowloads/uploads/firmware and basic on-my-own troubleshooting (no product support, right?): about three hours. Not cool.
Yeah, it works now. But my initial "Wow, very simple, I like this thing" reaction I got from shooting quick videos with the kids has now soured to evil. Pure evil.
You'd think the hardware would be the challenge with designing this thing, but the hardware works pretty darned well. It shoots decent video with minimal fiddling, even in low light. But the software is like a bad joke written by talented eighth graders (no offense to the eighth graders out there reading this).
The real pity is that this camera is marketed toward people who want SIMPLE. But you might have to pull off some pretty serious geek skills to get it to work. Shooting video? Simple. Doing anything with it? Wicked complicated.
Beware, ya'll.
Digital camera Review: Cool easy-to -use gadget
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got my flip ultra and its been up and running in 5 minutes. Unlike a lot of other users with software issues, I didn't encounter any problems. But I did download the flip update from their website before I took any videos and with the updated software, there were no problems. The video and sound seem fine for a device costing 150 bucks. And I already have a bunch of fun mixes in 10 minutes !Digital camera Review: Cool little toy
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a convenient way to take film and not carry around the "big" video camera. Now I find I take it everywhere. It is super simple to use and it does exactly what I expected it would do. When they figure out how to get a stronger zoom, it will be perfect. A pretty cool little toy for the small investment! (I haven't dropped it yet but it is so light I hope not to find out what would happen - it feels fragile) Took it to a sporting event where video cameras are illegal. I think the security people assumed it was my cell phone!Digital camera Review: Cool new gadget
Summary: 5 Stars
The Flip is as small as My cell phone and takes great video. I was able to put it in My pocket and go. I was pleasantly surprised at how clear the videos came out.
The digital zoom is good but won't be as good as a digital camera or full sized video camera.
I was able to easily import, edit and use the movie file on My Mac laptop's IMovie program though you can also use the Flip's built in software to edit, take stills etc.
Mine runs on 2 AA batteries which lasted My entire vacation(3 days of recording).
If you are looking for a simple, low cost solution for video recording this is it. I was very impressed with this product and would recommend it to anyone for personal recording. There's no complicated controls to learn, turn it on, point and hit the record button. It's really just that easy.
Digital camera Review: Corrupt file system
Summary: 1 Stars
My unit arrived with a corrupt file system that would not load the required software to download the videos. Based on all of the positive reviews, I am going to exchange it and try one more time.