Flip UltraHD video camera recommendation?

[Keifersmith]

We bought a Flip UltraHD video camera as a Christmas present for our daughter during black friday. It was on sale for $99. Her Ipod broke right before Christmas so we wound up replacing that instead. I started to return the camera but for $99 am considering just keeping it for myself.

Has anyone used one of these that can provide a recommendation? Is the video/sound quality any good? I would probably also use it for AX/track video, any recommendation for that application? The cheap digital camera that I've used in the past has ok video but picks up a lot of wind noise. Is that going to be an issue with this one also or does it do a decent job of filtering it out? ( Other peoples videos that I've watched online don't have nearly the wind noise that I get).

If I don't keep it then I'll hopefully pickup a Hero HD sometime in the future. For the price though if the quality of the Flip is good it would probably make a better all purpose video camera then the Hero. Any Thoughts?

Thanks,
Keith

[Nails]

I have no first hand experience with the flip but own two hero hd's. The heroes are at least twice the cost of a flip and not twice the quality; image or sound. I think you should do some camera tests with it and if you like it, keep it. I'm still happy w/ my heroes though because I didn't pay retail and they have so many options for mounting. The flip seems like a good camera to me though.

[Titus]

We have a Flip HD and are very happy with it, but I have not tried it in car. I got it for the wife as she is does not like complicated electronics. It is supper easy to use and she uses it a lot.

[OZMDD]

I bought a flip for my wife at Thanksgiving specifically because she had played with one and loved the simplicity. I'm impressed with the quality and versatility, and it isn;t possible to make things any simpler. Even the software interface is built-in. The low-light quality is a bit weak, but better than any digital camera I've tried, adn the quality is terrific in good light and outdoors. For the price, its hard to find a fault with the camera, and never needing a cable, batteries or a memory card is a pretty big plus. I have seen people use them in the car, but don't know how it turns out. I can't see why they wouldn't do fine, so long as the mount is steady. They do have a fairly narrow field-of-view, but wide-angle attachments are available.

[trickyrix]

Does the Flip have any kind of mounting point on it like the standard threaded tripod mount? I've never seen one up close and personal...

[Titus]

Does the Flip have any kind of mounting point on it like the standard threaded tripod mount? I've never seen one up close and personal...

Yep... threaded for a standard tripod mount.

[trickyrix]

Yep... threaded for a standard tripod mount.

Interesting... if one were to mount the thing upside down, how easy would it be to flip the image?

[OZMDD]

Well, it is a "flip"...

Seriously, you can rotate video in any decent editing program. I have the same issue when I use my point-and-shoot Canon mounted upside-down from the inside of the windshield, and I just rotate the image in iMovie.