Hello All.

I recently heard about a digital camcorder that was handy, inexpensive and made web ready videos. It is called the “Flip”
by PureDigital.

I was doing some shopping in my local ShopRite and saw it for sale at the courtesy desk for only $119. The price online is $149 or so. I decided to pick it up and try it out to see if it was everything I had heard about it.

After turning it on and seeing a blinking battery symbol, I replaced the two AA batteries (included). That was after trying to charge it using the built in usb adapter that opens with a “Flip” of a switch. I really should read those directions, but the print is so small.

So I turned the unit on and hit the red record button and pressed it again to stop. Then I played it back using the > play button.
Very intuitive, didn’t need the directions for this.

Next I hooked it up to my laptop and the built in software loaded and I was stunned to see that there was editing software and a movie maker. This little guy really packs it in.

I was getting an image in the background when viewing the .avi file that was on the camera’s flash drive, but not when I created a movie.

So rather than calling support right away, I decided to check to see if there was an update. There was. So I downloaded it and installed it.

It took two tries, I think because I was impatient and clicked the unzipped file as soon as I saw it. The next time I just waited and it did everything itself. Sounds like a lot of work, but it was really easy, and would have taken half the time if I could just relax.

Here is a short video I shot with the “Flip” and converted to a movie(.wmv file) to make it viewable on the web.

Overall I am happy with my purchase and would purchase another one if I needed it or for a gift. You be the judge of the video quality.

Oh, disregard the mess in the background, I will go empty the dishwasher now. LOL.