| If there ever was a product that failed to live up to it's | | | | to be helping. |
| potential, the Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder was | | | | The other thing to consider is the quality of the video |
| that product. Small, easy to use, YouTube friendly, and | | | | you plan on creating. The Flip Video, probably creates |
| everyone is doing the video thing these days. The Flip | | | | quality slightly better videos than most cell phones, but |
| Video got all kinds of media love from USA Today, | | | | not as good as the videos from a decent digital still |
| The Wall Street Journal, and even Oprah used a Flip | | | | camera. It seems to be geared to the YouTube |
| Video on her show. It's truly a great idea whose time | | | | crowd, as that's about where the quality of the videos |
| has come, and people are buying them up, in spite of | | | | seem to fit. If your looking to shoot family and friends |
| all their problems. Speaking of their problems, lets have | | | | videos you want as keepsakes, it's probably better to |
| a look shall we. | | | | go with a dedicated camcorder. If your only a casual |
| Shooting videos with the Flip Video, and viewing them | | | | video shooter, than maybe you should spend a few |
| on the camera seems to work fine. The problem | | | | extra bucks on your digital still camera, and make sure |
| comes once you attach the the video camera to your | | | | it's got good video features. |
| PC or MAC. Problems include intermittent uploading of | | | | I don't mean to pick on the Flip Video too much, but |
| videos. Meaning, sometimes videos upload and | | | | there are a few other smaller problems as well: |
| sometimes they don't . Sometimes only a few will | | | | - Small size of unit can be cumbersome for people |
| upload, and sometimes none. In addition uploads can be | | | | with larger adult size hands. |
| painfully slow. Some consumers have reported | | | | - Interface is not as simple to use as it should be. |
| complete computer crashes while attempting to load | | | | - Customer service unable to keep up due to the |
| their videos. Even MAC users have seen their virtually | | | | popularity of the camera, and numerous software |
| bullet proof systems crash when hooked up to a Flip | | | | problems. |
| Video. Pure Digital, the company behind the camcorder | | | | - Lens quality and placement make it prone to |
| has been madly releasing software, and firmware | | | | scratching. |
| updates for Flip Video. Some of the patches do seem | | | | |