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I'm looking for an inexpensive video camera that is fairly portable and can hold a decent length of video. I'm not a hardcore filmmaker or anything, and while I'm functional with computers etc., I wouldn't call myself "savvy." I just want something to do vlog entries and maybe make a few fun little things with friends. Currently I use my Nikon coolpix p1's video function, but it won't hold much at a decent quality. (I have a 256mb card.)
Does anyone have any input that might be helpful?
Oh, and the zoom buttons are the ‘on or off’ type, you can't press it hard and zoom quick or press soft and zoom slowly, so I never use the zoom function while recording video on it except in parts I plan to edit out later.
You can also see a whole lot of stills taken with it on my Flickr Account: flickr.com/photos/jennathepony/
I really would recommend it! It's very easy to use, but has enough functionality to take more complex shots when needed too. The pictures on the web make it look a lot bigger than it actually is.
Just a thought.
They're also substantially cheaper than the Xacti - a good Flip will run you about $130, whereas the Xacti cameras run around $400-500.
Not to compare with a camcorder, of course!
If you're on a budget, the Aipteks are OK, but they're cheaply made & the audio quality sucks. Photos aren't that great either. But for $130, its a pretty good value.
They are marketed as being able to take a photo even while recording video. This isn't the whole story though, this only works right when your video and photo's are set to certain not so great resolution settings. With the photo mode set to the full 6 megapixels, taking a photo while recording video causes the video to pause for about half a second while the shutter snaps shut, open, shut again, and then opens again and resumes recording video, though audio keeps recording through that. The resulting file plays back with a single frame stretched over the gap small but noticeable gap.
The clarity is amazing, even in low light and the audio is fine. For people who want to gun and run and work in applications like iMovie it is perfect. If you're an aspiring film-maker look elsewhere. Go see this demo: youtube.com/watch?v=l5qvQabrUtk
I just have an issue with the codec and Ulead Video Studio 11 Plus.. I can see and edit them on Ulead but I have to remove the first frame of every clip because I get a black screen with this warning: Nothing to output. Bframe decoder lag :(
Any suggestion will be appreciated.
I recently purchased a Flip Ultra HD and found that when I upload videos to Youtube, Vimeo or email them (and listen to them) the sound becomes warped and distorted. There is a kind of annoying droning echoing sound in the background. This sound is not heard when saving the videos to Flipshare or listening to the recording on my camera. My computer meets all the spec requirements. I have contacted Flip and thay say that it is out of their hands because it sounds fine on Flipshare. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. You can get back to me on:
gennaroferra@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Gennaro
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Some video I took with it: vimeo.com/5852788
I got mine at B&H for $176. It's currently $188 there.
but....
my flip has serious battery issues. look up battery problems and flip and you'll find a bunch of po'd people w/ same problem. mine sometimes charges part way tells me it's charged then runs out of juice, sometimes refuses to charge at all, sometimes stops charging and tells me it's too hot. i am about to send it in. hopefully they can fix it - i was really hopeful about it.
When I downloaded video clips before and then tried to make a movie, they were all in chronological order.
Now when I try to make a movie, the clips are in reverse order making it almost impossible to move around, especially when you have more than 20 clips, which I often do.
Unfortunately, their software designers have "upgraded" an easy-to-use video camera into a useless piece of plastic crap.
vimeo.com/7725864