I purchased a refurbished one for a good deal, and was wondering if anybody here can tell me how good of a video camera it is. I have read quite a few of the feedback responses, but they all seem to either be overly praising it for its ease of use, or overly reprimanding it for being rushed onto the market and having flaws.
Does anybody here own a Flip camera that has had any big problems with it? I would really appreciate if anybody who owns a Flip (especially if you have the same model) could let me know their experiences with it, just so I can have a better idea of what I can expect from it when it arrives.
OK, so, to your note - no, I don’t have one. But, I do have a lot of experience with one - a buddy of mine has one.
a) No significant problems, but don’t expect too much from it, its a small, very convenient, VGA grade solid-state digital video camera.
b) colors are good, they bleed out a little under artificial lighting (typical for basic vid) but in normal daylight stay well balanced.
c) process to move them to a PC - dead easy and upload - if you’re uploading somewhere - works really well.
Overall the big factor for my friend was the convenience - form factor, ease of use and simplicity to transfer to PC. He doesn’t do a lot of post-processing (or any for that matter) so it works really well. Vs. previously he now takes way more videos of family stuff, kids, whatever because it is so convenient - as long as it’s charged you’re good to go. It’s like having a great snapshot camera, but for video.
[quote=Marrt;2128862]OK, so, to your note - no, I don’t have one. But, I do have a lot of experience with one - a buddy of mine has one.
a) No significant problems, but don’t expect too much from it, its a small, very convenient, VGA grade solid-state digital video camera.
b) colors are good, they bleed out a little under artificial lighting (typical for basic vid) but in normal daylight stay well balanced.
c) process to move them to a PC - dead easy and upload - if you’re uploading somewhere - works really well.
Thanks.
Overall the big factor for my friend was the convenience - form factor, easy of use and simplicity to transfer to PC. He doesn’t do a lot of post-processing (or any for that matter) so it works really well. Vs. previously he now takes way more videos of family stuff, kids, whatever because it is so convenient - as long as it’s charged you’re good to go. It’s like having a great snapshot camera, but for video.[/quote]
Thanks. I wasn’t expecting it to be a high-end camera anyways. The reason it appealed to me was its convenience to upload quickly, and good video quality for the price. I was wondering, also, if they last a while without any big problems. I hear tell that some Flips are defective, and seem to have either the video or audio messed up after 3-6 months. Is their any truth to this?
Can’t speak for all, it wouldn’t surprise me. For my friend’s - no, not at all and he’s using it at least 1-2 times a week and has had it for the last 5 mths.
Ok, then. I’ll just make sure to use the crap out of it, just in case it craps out on me in 6 months. If not, then I’ll have lots of fun, and get the hang of video making. Maybe I’ll post a vid of my dogs play-fighting, where my small husky pulls gaurd on my husky/chow/rottweiler for lulz.
We use them here at work for capturing footage of research studies and whatnot. Surprisingly good quality, really convenient and inexpensive, and really easy to get the video off the camera for editing. Haven’t actually been behind the lens of one, but I’m editing a video right now from a Flip.
I work at a startup that does educational software for kids that we back by research studies, so the clinical folks shoot footage of the children using our software or working with a facilitator. I just happen to the company’s audio/video editor by default.
Sorry, I don’t really know how long they last - we just got an in house one last week, and were borrowing a parent’s one before that.
[quote=edtang;2129344]I work at a startup that does educational software for kids that we back by research studies, so the clinical folks shoot footage of the children using our software or working with a facilitator. I just happen to the company’s audio/video editor by default.
Sorry, I don’t really know how long they last - we just got an in house one last week, and were borrowing a parent’s one before that.[/quote]
Ok then. Thanks for the info. At least I can make a good assumption that it will be a good video camera that’s easy to use, for at least half a year. Not a big loss if it craps out.
If possible, see if you can get a chance to talk to some of the, “clinical folks” that do regularly use them, and see if they have had any lifespan problems with them, or any problems for that matter. It would help me out a lot.