This is a useful little review if you are stuck between choosing a Flip Ultra HD or a Kodak zi8.
Archive for the "Flip Ultra HD" Category
This is a quick video I knocked up in about 20 mins including upload. It’s of my 4 year old Son shot on the Ultra HD. Text added in Final Cut Express.
What you need to do:
- Look for a spot in your house with soft daylight.
- Choose a simple background so the subject (i.e kid) is the point of attention.
- Keep it steady. In fact I didn’t use a tripod I wedged the Flip and my hand tight to a doorframe.
- Keep it short and sweet.
The video is not perfect, but he is!
Check out this atmospheric video shot on the Flip Ultra HD. Both the overground and underwater shots are on the Flip.
Filmed at Point Lobos. Via d5kenn and FlipVideoBrand. Music: Enya.
If you’ve had an accident with your Flip Lens here is a solution to rescue your camera from early retirement.
The Replacement Screen Lens Kit by iLenz replaces a broken or scratched lens to give your Flip a makeover. The kit is compatible with all current Flip Ultra & Ultra HD Models.
Included in the kit:
1 x lens replacement glass (scratch resistant glass)
1 x clear screen lens protector and cloth
2 x finger cots for anti-finger prints during install
Buy the Flip Video Camcorder replacement kit at Amazon.com (US)
This video from The Gadget Show (Five) highlights the main features of the Flip Mino 120mins and the Ultra HD 2nd Gen. You also get to see the Ultra HD waterproof housing. Makes you want a Flip?
Graham Love from Scotland has done it again! Shooting with his Flip Ultra HD Graham has come up with this cracking stop motion film.
So how’s it done? The Director reveals all:
“To create the stop motion with the Flip I take the following steps:
Firstly I set my Flip Video up on a tripod, work out my shot and then hit record. I then go in front of the camera and decide what sort of movement I’m going to do. I then hold that shape, then walk forward one pace and hold. I repeat this over and over until I’m out of shot.
Later once I get home I connect my Flip to my PC and load the ‘FlipShare software’. Using the ‘create tool’ I can capture individual frames from the videos. I go through each video in turn capturing the necessary frames, i.e where I’m in the correct position. Read the rest of this entry »
Spot check of prices for the Black Flip Ultra HD – which I recommend as my top choice of Flip camera. These links will take you straight to the product page. As usual Amazon comes out on top! They are also cheapest for the Flip Mino range.
Firebox – £159.99
PC World – £159.99
Play.com – £129.99
Amazon UK
Updated 26/7/10
Judging by the top selling Camcorders in the Amazon chart, if the Flip Camera was a pop band it would be The Beatles.
Here’s the Top 20 selling Camcorders right now on Amazon.com (US). As of today the Flip Video Camera holds a massive 9 places inside the 20! That’s some going for a relatively new player in the Camcorder business.
It’s also clear that Black is the most popular color for the Flip.
At Number ONE in the US and UK - the Black Flip Ultra HD
1. Flip Ultra HD, 120 mins (Black)
2. Flip Ultra HD, 120 mins (White)
3. Kodak Playsport Zx3 (Black)
4. Flip Mino HD 2nd Gen 120 mins (Brushed Silver)
5. Kodak Zi8 (Black)
6. Flip Ultra 2nd Gen 120 minutes (Black)
7. Kodak Playsport Zx3 (Purple)
8. Kodak Playsport Zx3 (Blue)
9. Flip Ultra 2nd Gen 120 mins (White)
10. Kodak Z18 (Aqua)
11. Sanyo VPC-FH1A (Black)
12. Flip Slide HD
13. Creative Labs Vado HD 720p (Black)
14. Flip Ultra 2nd Gen (Yellow)
15. Kodak Zi8 (Raspberry)
16. Veho VCC003MUVI Micro DV
17. Flip Ultra 2nd Gen (Pink)
18. Panasonic HDC-TM700k (Black)
19. Panasonic HDCTM15 16gb
20. Flip Mino HD 60 mins (Black)
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See the US list for yourself Top 20 Camcorders Amazon.com (USA)
See the UK list Top 20 Camcorders at Amazon.co.uk
For reviews of all the Flip Video Camera range please check out my
Flip buying guide.
Skateboarding compilation by Michal Malewicz – shot on the Flip Ultra HD under low lighting conditions.
Tip me off about your video.
