Comment Feed for Flip MinoHD (Coffeehouse on Channel 9)

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dahat — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:05:41 GMT

Such a great town hall today... and even some good video of it (including my congressmen telling a nice ole lie (or revealing his ignorance of the bill he is supporting while claiming he’s read fully... I don’t know which yet)... it went a little long so when I knew I was getting to the limit of my Flip Ultra HD I yanked out my netbook, booted it up, turned on my stand by digital camera for recording and started copying the Flip’s content to my netbook... and was horrified to realize it was going to take a full 15 minutes to finish copying.

Certainly good for normal uses... but for recording of a 2.5 hour long thing... removable memory is still ideal me thinks. Grrr.

Here’s hoping tomorrows ‘town hall’ doesn’t go longer than the built in memory can handle.

On a lighter note... while this was only the second (round trip) time I’ve gone across the Puget Sound by ferry... I really need to make sure that when I do so it’s a hot day so as to enjoy the sun deck more... not like today (cool) or when last I did it (late December).

Re: Flip MinoHD

Go Microsoft !!!!!!! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:19:07 GMT

Just arrived,

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Windows 7

My review Italians

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PaoloM — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:24:18 GMT

I have something similar, but that's not the same. It works only when you take static shots, while I wanted something that can be used during movement, giving a "smoothing" effect.

Or, in alternative, some postprocessing :)

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Go Microsoft !!!!!!! — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:37:39 GMT

Paolo guarda qua

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Curt Nichols — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:14:27 GMT

I mount mine on my camera tripod which weighs about 5.5 pounds. It helps considerably.

EDIT: I should probably point out that I don't set the tripod on the ground, I use it as a handle with sufficient mass to smooth out motions with the Flip.

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PaoloM — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:06:12 GMT

Mine was fine, the only issue I found is that it doesn't do any kind of shakycam compensation, so movies tend to be a bit nauseous sometimes :)

I wonder if i should just build myself a ghetto steadycam...

Re: Re: Re: Flip MinoHD

dahat — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:44:52 GMT

Give the recent news that my cowardly congressmen will in fact be having a pair of town hall meetings this month I went out and picked up a Flip Ultra HD at Best Buy not an hour ago.

Verdict: Unimpressed and even let down. Aside from the fact that I think my unit may have been a stealth return (any chance your device was in its own plastic bag? Or was it just sitting in the cardboard holder?)... I quickly noticed that I've got 3 pixels which tend to favor red far too much (though only one is near constantly on).

Yea... this guy is going back tomorrow, we’ll see if an exchange unit has the same issues.

Re: Re: Flip MinoHD

PaoloM — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:05:49 GMT

It does indeed look very cool (hdmi and SD card support?!). The problem is that the previous Kodak one didn't have a very good sensor, while the Flip came on top in any comparative review. Let's see what the reviews for this one are...

On the other hand, it's getting hard to justify a separate camcorder when my iPhone takes perfectly fine videos as it is...

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phreaks — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:06:28 GMT

I'm on my 2nd Flip HD. I dropped the first one in a sink full of water (but Flip was awesome enough to replace it free!) :D

If you are concerned about space, carry a firewire to USB cable with you along with a female usb adapter, and upload the vids to your phones SD card :|

Re: Flip MinoHD

William Stacey — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:34:02 GMT

I was thinking about this one. But the new Kodak ZI8 looks impressive also. The stereo mic input and flexable usb jack could come in handy: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=15342&pq-locale=en_US

- $179 MSRP

- type 5 MP CMOS sensor
- 4x digital zoom
- 2.5 type LCD
- H.264 mov, AAC LC still; jpeg
- 1080p 30fps, 720/60fps, 5.3MP still
- Microphone monaural and stereo mic input jack.
- Rubber USB flip out to reduce jack strain.
- AV out, HDMI out, DC in, Mic in.
- Tripod mount

Now if MS can partner with one of these guys and get a Live Smooth steaming encoder chip on one of these...

Re: Re: Re: Flip MinoHD

dahat — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:49:36 GMT

Thought about that... but the time required to boot the netbook and copy 4 gigs is many many many times longer than pulling an SD card out of my pocket and plugging it in.

Granted... not a huge issue 95% of the time... however I'm specifically thinking of the time needed if one had a rapid need for more recording at say... a local town hall meeting (but then such a thing is moot of me as my congressmen appears to be such a coward that he will not make himself available to his constituents this month).

Re: Re: Flip MinoHD

PaoloM — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:43:48 GMT

That's where the netbook comes into play :)

Re: Flip MinoHD

dahat — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:35:57 GMT

I've given serious thought to picking up one of those bad boys... but can't get over the fact that there is no option for throwing additional memory.

Yes... 60 or 120 min (depending on the model) is quite a bit for most things... I just can't get over the "What if I need a hair more? SD cards are so cheap" thought.

Re: Re: Re: Flip MinoHD

Dorian Muthig — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:44:51 GMT

Then he should get a Core i7 machine, it's also got HD video enhancements. For playing

...so would MSN Soapbox be more appropriate over say... Flickr or YouTube which lacks said controls?

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Jeff Sandquist — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:08:21 GMT

Exactly.

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PaoloM — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:03:31 GMT

Yup. My parents were lucky that, when I was nine, to post something "online" required using a Super 8 camera, developing the film and passing it on a clothesline between apartment buildings.

But hey, 1971 was a cool year :)

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You can't handle my name — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:54:12 GMT

talk and trust then