Customer Rating: 
Summary: wow
Comment: this is the best pocket cam i have ever seen its alot better than the vado and it very easy to upload to youtube.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The simplicity of this product made me review it.....
Comment: It's been a while since I wrote a review, but the simplicity and practicality of this product compels me to write one. I LOVE this product. I'm a parent of two hyper active young boys (5 and 2)and have scores of "tapes" of them using my old camcorder (another great product, but woefully short on sharing capabilities) collecting dust. The lack of sharing made us stop recording memories.
I've always been a late adopter and discovering the Flip is no exception, but since discovering this product, my wife and I have taken several videos, uploaded them to Facebook and shared them with very happy and thankful grandparents.
The device comes bundled with a USB adapter making it easy to transfer pictures to the computer. It also comes with a cable to connect to the TV. When you first plug the Flip (via the USB adapter) it asks you to download the FlipShare software (and upgrade to the new version, which you should do). The software automatically opens up when you connect the Flip to the computer and categorizes your videos. Transferring and uploading is a snap for subsequent use.
The one negative is that there isn't a direct upload possible to Facebook (MySpace, AOL and YouTube are the default options). However, as your videos are on the computer, just Choose "Other" in the upload options. Flip creates a directory of the videos on your desktop and you can upload that to Facebook.
I'm sure the HD is a superior product (and costlier) as well, but the videos are fine and I would highly recommend this product.
Customer Rating:
Summary: My Review of the Flip Ultra
Comment: My Review of the Flip Ultra.
I received the Flip Ultra a few days ago, I have to say its a great piece of technology. It is by no means a replacement for the professional user, but it is perfect for one looking to get their feet wet with basic video productions common for online outputs. Some basic thing I plan to do with the flip ultra is to make basic short films and upload them to online sites.
The packaging of the flip ultra was great, It reminded me of apples method of packaging. Its design is minimalistic and effective. There is an on button, a recording button, play button and delete button as well as 4 directional buttons. The recording quality is right where I need it. It runs on AA batteries which is great if you are inn a pinch on batteries, this is an improvement over the lithium ion batteries in the mino and minoHD. Editing is easy and recording time of 60 minutes is plenty to make short movies. This USB design is very good for laptops, not so much for desktops where the camera overhangs outside of the case. I have heard that the flip ultra conks out after about a year of use, I hope that this does not happen with mine. Until then I am very pleased with this device. 5 stars!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice and simple
Comment: Got one as a gift during the customers vote, have used one previously in school for recording presentations and speeches. very simple to use, its fool proof!
for extended sessions a tripod is crucial! any cheap 2 dollar tripod will do!
Great for the non geek, but if its for a techie look elsewhere, resolution and lack of optical zoom are its downfalls.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Software is not solid!
Comment: I am a Geek. My wife is not. I wanted a SIMPLE camera for her to use that was easily portable so we bought the Ultra (F260B).
The good:The camera works great. Video Quality is better than expected and the ease of use factor is fabulous.
The Bad: The Help Desk people at Flip are not well trained or knowledgeable and the SW is a work in progress. It will NOT run on my PC at all and the support line at Flip indicated they are having major issues with it. The lady I spoke to had no clue except to ask me to do a firmware update that I already did (and had told her so, but I played along and did it again). Her next diagnosis was to ask me to read the Requirements page for the Ultra and to make certain I met them. I indicated I did, but that I was not running a Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz processor, but rather an AMD Athlon that was 2.2Ghz. She said that was the issue. I asked if she was saying that the Camera is incompatible with ALL non-Pentium Processors and she asked me to hold. She came back and said no, but that she had no idea and that the SW was pretty buggy.
Footnote: I have another video editing SW, but it is hard for my wife to use. I have ULEAD Video Editor 8.0. It works perfectly. Simply go to the DCIM folder and copy the video files to the HD and use ULEAD to edit and burn DVD's. So I will keep the camera for its ease of use in recording videos and hope that their SW catches up soon. So much for total ease of use.
Summary: wow
Comment: this is the best pocket cam i have ever seen its alot better than the vado and it very easy to upload to youtube.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The simplicity of this product made me review it.....
Comment: It's been a while since I wrote a review, but the simplicity and practicality of this product compels me to write one. I LOVE this product. I'm a parent of two hyper active young boys (5 and 2)and have scores of "tapes" of them using my old camcorder (another great product, but woefully short on sharing capabilities) collecting dust. The lack of sharing made us stop recording memories.
I've always been a late adopter and discovering the Flip is no exception, but since discovering this product, my wife and I have taken several videos, uploaded them to Facebook and shared them with very happy and thankful grandparents.
The device comes bundled with a USB adapter making it easy to transfer pictures to the computer. It also comes with a cable to connect to the TV. When you first plug the Flip (via the USB adapter) it asks you to download the FlipShare software (and upgrade to the new version, which you should do). The software automatically opens up when you connect the Flip to the computer and categorizes your videos. Transferring and uploading is a snap for subsequent use.
The one negative is that there isn't a direct upload possible to Facebook (MySpace, AOL and YouTube are the default options). However, as your videos are on the computer, just Choose "Other" in the upload options. Flip creates a directory of the videos on your desktop and you can upload that to Facebook.
I'm sure the HD is a superior product (and costlier) as well, but the videos are fine and I would highly recommend this product.
Customer Rating:
Summary: My Review of the Flip Ultra
Comment: My Review of the Flip Ultra.
I received the Flip Ultra a few days ago, I have to say its a great piece of technology. It is by no means a replacement for the professional user, but it is perfect for one looking to get their feet wet with basic video productions common for online outputs. Some basic thing I plan to do with the flip ultra is to make basic short films and upload them to online sites.
The packaging of the flip ultra was great, It reminded me of apples method of packaging. Its design is minimalistic and effective. There is an on button, a recording button, play button and delete button as well as 4 directional buttons. The recording quality is right where I need it. It runs on AA batteries which is great if you are inn a pinch on batteries, this is an improvement over the lithium ion batteries in the mino and minoHD. Editing is easy and recording time of 60 minutes is plenty to make short movies. This USB design is very good for laptops, not so much for desktops where the camera overhangs outside of the case. I have heard that the flip ultra conks out after about a year of use, I hope that this does not happen with mine. Until then I am very pleased with this device. 5 stars!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice and simple
Comment: Got one as a gift during the customers vote, have used one previously in school for recording presentations and speeches. very simple to use, its fool proof!
for extended sessions a tripod is crucial! any cheap 2 dollar tripod will do!
Great for the non geek, but if its for a techie look elsewhere, resolution and lack of optical zoom are its downfalls.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Software is not solid!
Comment: I am a Geek. My wife is not. I wanted a SIMPLE camera for her to use that was easily portable so we bought the Ultra (F260B).
The good:The camera works great. Video Quality is better than expected and the ease of use factor is fabulous.
The Bad: The Help Desk people at Flip are not well trained or knowledgeable and the SW is a work in progress. It will NOT run on my PC at all and the support line at Flip indicated they are having major issues with it. The lady I spoke to had no clue except to ask me to do a firmware update that I already did (and had told her so, but I played along and did it again). Her next diagnosis was to ask me to read the Requirements page for the Ultra and to make certain I met them. I indicated I did, but that I was not running a Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz processor, but rather an AMD Athlon that was 2.2Ghz. She said that was the issue. I asked if she was saying that the Camera is incompatible with ALL non-Pentium Processors and she asked me to hold. She came back and said no, but that she had no idea and that the SW was pretty buggy.
Footnote: I have another video editing SW, but it is hard for my wife to use. I have ULEAD Video Editor 8.0. It works perfectly. Simply go to the DCIM folder and copy the video files to the HD and use ULEAD to edit and burn DVD's. So I will keep the camera for its ease of use in recording videos and hope that their SW catches up soon. So much for total ease of use.