Posts Tagged "cheapest flip"

UPDATE

THESE CODES HAVE NOW EXPIRED BUT ….

THERE IS A VERY SIMILAR OFFER GOING ON AT AMAZON UK THAT’S STILL VALID !!

Please check here (you still get 2 for 1 family tickets too!)

I’ve just been tipped off about 2 voucher codes that can save you a whopping £50 or £30 off a new Flip Video Camera. Be warned, the offer only lasts until JULY 11th.

Firebox.com (UK ) are slashing £50 of the Flip Mino HD (now £129) or Flip Ultra HD (now £109.99) with the code FLIPHD.

Please see the Flip HD options here at Firebox.com

You can also get £30 off the Flip Ultra 2 (now just £89.99!) with the code FLIPULTRA.

Please see the Flip Ultra 2 options here at Firebox.com

Note: Just enter the codes at checkout and they’ll work fine, I tried it!

As a bonus, after you buy your Flip from Firebox, you can register your camera and get 2 for 1 tickets at loads of UK family attractions for a year which is a decent saving. I just received my card in the post today.

When you’ve bought your Flip Camera please come back and get my Free shooting tips e-book. (See top right column)

UPDATED JUNE  2010 –  I’ve done a quick check of the main Flip suppliers in the UK. As usual Amazon wins!

So here are the prices for the Flip Ultra HD – which I recommend as my top choice of Flip camera. These links will take you straight to the product page.

Firebox – £159.99
PC World – £159.99
Play.com – £129.99
Amazon UK£119.99 (with free delivery option)

Using the wizardry of online stats service Google Analytics I can tell which search terms lead you to my site. So in no particular order here are 10 of the most burning issues you are interested in when it comes to Flip Video Cameras:

1. Should I buy a Flip camera?

Well that’s a hard one. Depends on what you intend to do with it. If you are trying to make high end work then no of course not, pay more and get a mic input for a start. But if you are looking for the handiest, easiest to use, prettiest, coolest, budget camera out there then YES! Let’s put it this way: a few items just feel right and work like a dream: the iphone, the Macbook Pro, the Nintendo Wii, the TomTom and I’d add to that hall of fame – the Flip.

Flip Cameras

2. How do I reset the date and time on my Flip Camera?

Look no further than here.

3. Will a US Flip camera work in the UK?

Yes and No. If you want to use the new HDMI output included with the Ultra HD, US bought Flip won’t play on a UK PAL TV unless your TV has a facility for this or you have a converter. But if all you require is to download to your PC, edit in something like Final Cut (+ most decent software packages) they can handle both PAL or NTSC projects. If your main requirement is to watch videos on your PC screen, share and upload to the Web the PAL/NTSC issue is irrelevant.

4. Where do I buy the best priced Flip in the US and UK?

I’ve been monitoring this for while, and Amazon continually offers great prices, but in the US if want to ‘Pimp your Flip‘ with designer pictures you might want to go direct to Flip.com. Right now at Flip HQ you also get Free shipping and a Free Accessory! In the UK check out Pixmania.com or Play.com

Personally I’ve always found Amazon reliable, so you can head to Amazon UK or Amazon US for the some of the best Flip camera prices I’ve found on the Web.

5. Which Flip to buy?

My advice is buy the top model you can afford, personally I would be investing in an HD model and for me the Flip Ultra HD 120 mins does all I need and has various battery and charge options.

See the Ultra HD on Amazon UK or Amazon US.

6. How well does the Flip work with a Macbook Pro?

Brilliantly – that’s the combo I use. I recommend MPEG Streamclip to render clips before editing or I usually just import and render on the timeline.

7. When is the Flip Mino HD 120 mins going to be released in the UK?

Everyone asks that! No idea but check back here and I’ll post as soon as I find out. Although the Mino is a looker personally if I was a UK buyer right now I’d go for the Ultra HD as I’d want it for Christmas!

8. Are Flip cameras good for children?

You bet. One touch control, no tricky white balance/exposure issues to worry about. Low cost if they trash it, fits small hands and I find Kids like the shape and colour options. My advice is get your Kids to film some of your home movies – that way you can feature in them too!

9. How do I hack a Flip Camera?

If you mean making the lens wider – see this.

10. Do Flip cameras take stills?

Not really, get a stills camera if you want top notch stills. But using the free FlipShare software you can export a decent freeze frame from your footage.