The Flip - a great compact video camera

Filed in archive News & Updates , technology , travel must haves on June 10, 2008

The Flip Video Camera is billed as the "ultimate point and click" video camera and it does live up to this as it's very simple even for a non techie person like me to use. I liked the fact that the Flip is very compact and light and fits easily in my handbag. The quality of the video footage and the sound was pretty good for a relatively cheap video camera. Hey, we're not talking about making professional movies here. I think that the footage is ideal to capture travel locations either for your own personal use or to upload to your website or blog to give readers more insight into a destination.
The Flip records up to 60 minutes of footage. It costs around £100 to buy in the UK.

The only problem I had with the Flip was that I couldn't get the integral USB into any of the ports on my Mac due to the physical design of the Mac. This was easily remedied with the purchase of a USB to USB cable for £3. Then it was easy to upload photos to the computer.

So if you're a non techie person like me who wants to take and upload videos with no hassle, the Flip fits the bill.

Below is video of the Piazza del Campo, the main square in Siena, Tuscany, Italy from our recent trip. You can see my other videos on youtube.

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I received a free Flip video camera to review as part of the Flip launch in the UK on the 9th June 2008.