The FLIP or the IPHONE with VIDEO? What do you recommend? I'm trying to decided whether to bite the bullet and buy the top of the line iphone with the 32mg storage or wait until June when the 4g comes out or go with the latest and greatest Flip or perhaps one of the older generations. I will mainly use it to record videos to place on the web for my non-profit newborn kitten rescue as well as a few funny things with friends and family. What do you suggest my web friends out there? Thanks in advance for any advice as we have to be very careful with our funds these days. The FLIP or the IPHONE with VIDEO? What do you recommend? I'm trying to decided whether to bite the bullet and buy the top of the line iphone with the 32mg storage or wait until June when the... » Read More The FLIP or the IPHONE with VIDEO? What do you recommend? I'm trying to decided whether to bite the bullet and buy the top of the line iphone with the 32mg storage or wait until June when the 4g comes out or go with the latest and greatest Flip or perhaps one of the older generations. I will mainly use it to record videos to place on the web for my non-profit newborn kitten rescue as well as a few funny things with friends and family. What do you suggest my web friends out there? Thanks in advance for any advice as we have to be very careful with our funds these days. « Show Less
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The iPhone does VGA video (640x480); the Flip does HD 720p (1280x720), or three times the resolution. The widescreen format of the Flip HD camcorders, in addition to the HD factor, means that Flip HD video look much better on YouTube than iPhone video. iPhones are great, but not in the same class with Flip for video. I agree with the previous comment that the UltraHD is the best value.
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Hi again--I guess that it's no longer offered because the going trend is all Smart phones & internet connection. I heard on TV commentaries that many people are returning to flip-phones because they are small (to carry in pockets), & dependable. Anyway, you'll soon feel very comfortable with your Octane. Also, don't hesitate to ask a Verizon dealer and/or your neighborhood children/teens for advice. Best to you Sylvia.
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Same deal for me. No response from Flip yet . Love the camera, wish it would work. Got it for the Inaugural on the mall next Tuesday. Oh well.
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And more importantly, what are the new features of this compared to the older one? Hopefully, there is support for iPhones since it has fried one of my older iPhones. I refuse to try it with any 3G modeled iPhone.
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Thx for the update. We now agree the Flip works just fine w/the Mac, and especially iMovie. We made a bunch of quite amateurish uploads on a fun site that shows how this looks. See www.mytripjournal.com/beartrek10Tom
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The Flip is easy to use. That said, the screen is on the back so difficult to aim for taking selfies. For playback, one can hook it directly to a TV with the MDMI cable.
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Your welcome. I just hope that it lives up to our expectations. Promising for sure. I held the Flip Mino HD at J&R; yesterday. Wow is it tiny. As expected, they didn't have the Vado HD yet. The Vado is only a bit wider because the LCD screen is larger. The difference is small enough that the Vado will be easily pocketable and I prefer the larger screen. I am wondering if I should order the AC adapter or just rely on the USB. Then again my Ipod Touch AC adapter might work...USB connector. Hmmm. Any idea?
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Bill,I can vouch for the Flip Ultra that looks good on TV so I would think the HD version looks even better. I was comparing this camcorder with Kodak's new HD Zi6. I think that it can record at 60 frames per second instead of 30. It would be good if anyone has seen a comparison of the two to share on this forum.Mike
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I just bought a Blue Mikey to improve the sound quality when recording video on the iPhone 3GS - unfortunately it seems to only record mono. Has anyone else experienced this?ThanksHerb
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Since I take exclusively stills, no video, I rotate through several 2GB and 4GB cards, I can use them individually for practice, hikes, special occassions like weddings or family gatherings, etc. Then there's no confusion with a concert or shots of goldfish. Sorting through a thousand shots isn't something I enjoy. I slip one out for download via a card reader and replace it with a fresh one. I'm only taking around 30-40,000 shots a year, but it's worked so far. I format for every cycle and use the cards in 3 different cameras.It takes 3 batteries to fill a 4GB card with a thousand shots. I don't know what I'd ever use a 32GB card for.Just something to consider. Since I take exclusively stills, no video, I rotate through several 2GB and 4GB cards, I can use them individually for practice, hikes, special occassions like weddings or family gatherings, etc. Then there's no confusion with a concert or shots of goldfish. Sorting through a thousand shots isn't something I enjoy. I slip one out for download via a card reader and replace it with a fresh one. I'm only taking around 30-40,000 shots a year, but it's worked so far. I format for every cycle and use the cards in 3 different cameras.It takes 3 batteries to fill a 4GB card with a... » Read More Since I take exclusively stills, no video, I rotate through several 2GB and 4GB cards, I can use them individually for practice, hikes, special occassions like weddings or family gatherings, etc. Then there's no confusion with a concert or shots of goldfish. Sorting through a thousand shots isn't something I enjoy. I slip one out for download via a card reader and replace it with a fresh one. I'm only taking around 30-40,000 shots a year, but it's worked so far. I format for every cycle and use the cards in 3 different cameras.It takes 3 batteries to fill a 4GB card with a thousand shots. I don't know what I'd ever use a 32GB card for.Just something to consider. « Show Less
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I found a few on google and youtube but nothing solid. I also downloaded the manual from samsung. At this price, it's only double the Flip HD. Then add another $40 or so for a decent 16GB SDHC card. I must admit, the price is very tempting since I'm in the market for a HD camcorder.
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Thanks, John. Now if only I had pockets big enough both to purchase the S5 IS *and* to hold its bulk. :-/ So I guess I'm still wondering: Just what the heck IS the reason none of the pocket-size digi-cams seem to allow zooming in video mode? Too expensive? Too noisy? Simply not possible due to some technical constraint? If anyone has a good answer, I'd still like to know. Thanks for the good discussion so far...
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It should be whatever the ad says. Bear in mind that the OS alone takes up at least a few gigs of that number so you're getting closer to 60GB. I have about 7000 songs, aps, a few photos/videos on my 64 and keep getting close to or over the capacity. The problem is that iTunes is very cryptic and sometimes just goes crazy and you have to reset your device. Turn off Find My iPhone and reset your passwords etc, AND Very IMPORTANT: turn back on Find MY IPHONE again or somebody can get away with stealing your device! Backup your ipod often and good luck
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Because you are using it for movies, you must get the 8gb model, the 4gb will fill up too fast. The 4 gb model is ok for a moderate sized music collection, most of those 30 or more gb players are usually mostly empty for most people, but not for movies. Since a 3g shuffle was just introduced, I would strongly recommend waiting for an update for the nano, im betting a 16 gb model is coming, frankly I'm surprised the current nanos don't come in a 16gb model, I think they are just trying to sell more ipod touches, which i cannot recommend unless you have a huge pile of cash to get rid of.
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It overwrites old video - if need be, copy files to your computer. As far as iPhone, sorry but I have never tried it
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So t17, do you have any advice about how to reasonably & inexpensively get digital videos made on a Flip onto DVD's? LUV LUV LUV the convenience of the Flip, but I was suprised that I can't just burn my videos to a DVD. Called Ritz Camera (at Flip's suggestion since they are 'authorized to create DVD's from the Flip'), and was shocked that I would need to give them the Flip for 10 days plus $29 for the first DVD and $15 for each subsequent copy. Yikes!! So to give my family (some of whom are elderly and don't have web access) 7 DVD copies of the cool little 18 minute movie I edited together from our July 4th party, I would have to spend $120! There's got to be a better way. Any suggestions?
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@ Ronnie Dale Frost: What do I think? I've already pre-ordered one! Yes, $5,200 is a bit steep, but I will sell my current D3 body (mint condition, should fetch $3,200 - $3,700) and use those proceeds to offset the purchase price. I want and need the extra 1-2 stops this new extended ISO range will provide. Regarding the 720P-only video, while the omission of 1080P seems both inexplicable and ridiculously short-sighted (given what is readily available elsewhere, and for far less money), it's not a dealbreaker for me--and that comment is all the more interesting when you factor in that I am an independent filmmaker. Nope, for filmmaking, I want a REAL video camera/camcorder, designed for filmmaking from top to bottom. The Canon 5D Mark II, for example--and despite that whole very impressive Laforet short--is NOT a camera I would even consider using for indie filmmaking.