Love it, gave several as Christmas gifts. It is a different style to get used to, but so versatile and simple. You make your own cds and can give them as gifts. Very simple to use and worth the money.
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I have had so much fun with this Flip Video camera. It is easy to use, just press one button to record and the software is also is as easy to use. I have made and sent videos to friends and family. This would be a great gift for the young, budding director.
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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.
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