Originally Posted by sancheeez:
“All these £150 HD camcorders are total bottom of the range stuff.
You're not going to get much for that sort of money .... certainly nothing thats going to get you something like bluray quality recordings in anything less than absolutely ideal conditions.
Zero zoom. Quality will drop right off in anything less than perfect lighting. Dodgy framerates and dropout reported in most of them ... especially if panning. Some questionalable colour balance and saturation ... etc etc .....
Fine if you want a "funcam" capable of recording at high resolutions but don't expect miracles at these sort of prices.
It's like these people who buy a phone with an 8mp camera on it and then wonder why it doesn't produce dSLR quality images!
Resolution is just a number .... not a guarantee of quality.”
In answer to your comments,i have the £100 ultra version of the flip,so it's below the mino.
Some of your comments are correct,the zoom is rubbish,it's digital,not optical.
For portability it's a superb design,much better than a camcorder in that sense,i now shoot fast moving smooth footage after attaching the flip to my bike,it copes with most small bumps,it won't cope with going down a pot hole though.
I bought the correct £15 flip action bracket and customised it,and attached it rigidly to my handlebar.
Picture quality is respectable at all times,cloudy/sunny/in the rain, even in the dark,i've tried filming at midnight with little light around,no real problems.If there is no light at all obviously it's poor,but a few street lights should be enough for a picture.
I made a dvd from my footage, it's not going to be equal to a large £150 camcorder,that i knew before i even bought the thing.
colours and clarity all seem fine throughout the footage,definition could have been a bit better.
I think these cameras are fine for people who want to use a camcorder quickly,a child can easily use the flip it is so simple.
I am going to be using mine a lot,i take it everywher e at the moment.
The flip appears to be the best rated in terms of pocket camcorders,plenty of enthusiasm about this product.