Flip Ultra Digital Camcorder

I received my Flip Ultra last night, but didn't have time to play with it. I brought it in to work today for show and tell. We played with it in the multimedia area this morning and the video quality was amazingly good. I was hoping for that so it wouldn't have to go back.

I am calling it my mommy cam. I bought it so that I can upload video for my family to view since we are in different cities. Another plus for me my daughter loves snorkeling and there will be an underwater case available shortly. She has also been wanting her own video camera and this is a great starter cam. I will test it through the rest of the week and let you know how it goes.

The camera itself is for basic video. You know those, I wish I had a video camera moment (for me a.k.a. mommy cam). Although, I am sure sports enthusiasts, YouTubers and other hobbyists will enjoy the ease of use and the quality.

Features:
• 2GB drive that holds an hour of video.
• USB Flip plugs directly into your computer. (640x480)
• Editing software on the camera incase you don't have access to video editing software
• Uploads directly to YouTube or AOL Video
• Loads directly into iDVD
• You can grab clips, but quality is not that of a high pixel still.

Cons:
• No expansion memory slots
• So far I have not been able to put the clip directly into iMovie. You can however open up QuickTime Pro and export to Mov and then bring it into iMovie.
• 2X zoom

If you are interested in buying one make sure it is the Ultra series, which has better audio and video according to the reports and reviews I have read.

Flip Ultra Amazon Link

TheFlip.com

Connie adds that they are available at the big electronic places like BestBuy and Circuit City the list is on the company site.