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1. J Baker says:

   January 6, 2012 at 11:53 am

   190 of 191 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Great Device, 15 Oct 2009

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   J Baker (Cornwall) –
   
     

   This review is from: Flip Video Ultra High Definition Camcorder With 8GB Memory – Black (Electronics)

   Purchased this a week ago and have been delighted with the quality and ease of use of this device. It is small enough to drop in your pocket and powers on quickly allowing you to capture the moment in 720p HD film, all for £140!

   Pros:
   * Fantastic picture quality
   * Easy To use
   * Very portable
   * Good build quality

   Cons:
   * Need to download beta FlipShare (which is hard to find a link) for use with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (or Use iMovie)
   * Takes forever to charge (7 hours!) (TIP: As you can use any AA batteries purchase some good quality rechargables with a rapid chargerand use these instead, such as the GP Recyko 2 Hour Fast Battery Charger & 4 x AA Rechargeable Batteries!)

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2. Stuart Rowland says:

   January 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm

   549 of 555 people found the following review helpful:

   
   5 out of 5, 12 July 2009

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   Stuart Rowland (UK) –
   
     

   This review is from: Flip Video Ultra High Definition Camcorder With 8GB Memory – Black (Electronics)

   I’ve had the Flip Ultra HD for 48hours now and couldn’t be happier.

   Open the box, install the batteries and you can start shooting straight away. The controls are intuitive and the instruction manual is welcome in it’s brevity and ease of reference.
   Connect the Ultra to your PC and the software will install straight away. I was a little concerned that the minimum system requirements (Intel 3Ghz processor) would cause an issue but my Intel 2Ghz copes admirably and the videos playback without stutter-or-stalling.
   I bought the Ultra so i could have a HD recording device to hand to capture those unique moments when my eternally amusing children perform their acts of circus. We bought a camcorder a few years back for over £800 but because of it’s bulky dimensions, it’s literally never been used. The Ultra is the same size as a chunky nokia phone of the 2006 era and is easy to fit in your pocket and transport around – easy to get-to-hand and start shooting and capture those memorable moments: exactly why i bought it.

   All in all, very happy. Only disappointment was that the Amazon product description told me that an HDMI cable would be included in the box, and it’s not. Turns out that any generic HDMI cable will work, AS LONG as it has a mini-connector (type c; which fits the Ultra) and standard HDMI connector (Type A – which plugs into your HD TV). I’m off to PC World to buy one of these later. If there’s any issue in playing back on the TV, I’ll let you know.

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3. C. Wijker "Busy mum" says:

   January 6, 2012 at 12:52 pm

   120 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Handy sized instant HD camera, 24 Sep 2009

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   C. Wijker “Busy mum” (Carmarthen, UK) –
   
     

   This review is from: Flip Video Ultra High Definition Camcorder With 8GB Memory – Black (Electronics)

   A very handy and pratical HD camera that is easy to get out and use at a moments notice. Only slightly bigger than a mobile phone so it is very easy to carry. Some reviewers have mentioned that is does not come with a charger which is true but the item description shows it doesn’t include this as you charge it up via your computers USB port. A charger is available but this is an optional extra which you purchase separately.

   This camera can store up to 2 hours worth of footage and is super easy to download to your PC. The editing software supplied with the camera is very useful and easy to use. It allows you to trim films but unfortunatly this doesn’t mean the file size decreases as it only marks the stop and start of where you want to see rather than trimming the file. It does have a nice feature of being able to join footage together and add titles, copy etc. So for the price the package is very reasonable. If you need a better editing software then you could purchase one separately.

   Another good feature is that it uses standard AA rechargable batteries so should you be away somewhere for a while where it isn’t easy to plug in a charger or charge via a PC then you could use spares instead. So far we haven’t had any problems with the battery life and haven’t had to recharge whilst out.

   We are very pleased with the camera and again for the price of HD camera’s this is a good buy in our opinion.

   As a busy family I find this camera very easy and quick to use and its captured some instant moments.

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