Flip Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes
Flip Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes
Sleek, Simple, & Portable
The super-simple, super-portable Flip Mino makes it easy to capture and share high-quality video anywhere and everywhere. Mino weighs only 3.3 ounces and features a sleek, pocket-sized design, allowing you to take it with you everywhere you go. Mino also boasts a rechargeable battery that powers up automatically while plugged into your computer. And while Mino is 40 percent smaller than its already-pocket-sized brother, the Flip Ultra, it’s got all the Flip Video features–simple user interface, one-touch recording, flip-out USB arm, built-in editing and sharing software, instant uploads to YouTube and MySpace–that folks have come to know and love.
The Power of Video in Your Pocket
Flip Mino puts the power of video in your pocket. Weighing just over 3 ounces and featuring a super-slim, super-sleek design, Mino barely makes a dent in even the tightest of jeans. Mino’s small size is complemented by an interface that’s incredibly easy to use. Simply power on and press record–you’ll be capturing video in seconds. With a camcorder this small and sleek, there’s no limit to where you can take it and what you’ll end up shooting. Whether you’re creating a short film to enter in your favorite festival or just capturing footage of a hot new band, Mino makes it easy because it’s always with you and always ready to go.
Incredible Quality
While small in size, Flip Mino produces video that is unbelievably high in quality. Its 2 GB of on-board flash memory records up to 60 minutes of full-VGA-quality video that looks sharp when played back on your laptop or television (TV cable included). The built-in microphone captures crisp, detailed audio, whether you’re paddling down the Amazon or rockin’ out at your favorite club. When it’s time to edit or share videos from your latest excursion, flip out the USB arm and connect to any Mac or PC to launch the built-in FlipShare software.
Built-in FlipShare Software
Mino comes pre-loaded with FlipShare software, which makes it easy to organize, create and share your videos:
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Organize your videos. Drag and drop your videos into folders you’ve created, or use the automatic date-stamped folders.
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Create custom movies. Make movies featuring your favorite video clips, and add your own music to provide a more personal touch.
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Capture still-image snapshots. Use enhanced freeze-frame capabilities to grab a snapshot from any of the thirty frames that comprise each second of your video.
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Share privately. Send videos to your friends and family using attachment-free emails. Or create private Flip Channels to share your videos with specific groups of friends and family.
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Share with the world. Publish your videos directly to MySpace, YouTube and other sites, all with the click of a button.
What’s in the box:
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Flip Mino Camcorder, with built-in FlipShare software
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TV connector cable
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Wrist strap
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Soft carrying case
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Quick start guide
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Warranty
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Product registration
Flip Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes Review
I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere and I thought it was important for Mac users to be filled in on the following….
1. The software that comes with the Flip Video Mino does NOT allow you to stitch multiple clips together to make one movie. Only Windows users can do this.
2. I was able to get the Flip Video Mino AVI videos to play in iMovie ‘08, but not export. When you export the video you get a blank screen with only audio. I had better luck exporting the video from Final Cut Pro.
3. In case you are interested, the codec that Flip Video Mino uses is the 3ivx codec.
There are workarounds for the above issues, but it would have been nice if there was a way to combine clips into one movie right out of the box. Hopefully this will be possible in the future with a software update.
Other then those concerns, its a great product so far and the video quality from the raw AVI file is really impressive.
I found a site called motionbox that will let you upload the raw AVI files that the Flip Video Mino creates and once uploaded you can do some basic editing and combine multiple movies into one. Doing it this way gives you a much higher quality video then what you get on sites like YouTube.
