Review: PureDigital Flip Video Camera
Review: PureDigital Flip Video Camera, Camcorder Uses Flash Memory
September 2007 By Eric BassYou can also use the software to burn your videos onto a DVD. While this process is also easy, it didn’t always work for me. The application locked up several times during my attempts. I found it easier to save my movies to the PC’s hard drive then use Nero to burn my DVD.
How’s the video look? For a $150 video camera, it looks pretty good. If you’re watching it on a TV it won’t measure up to what you get from a DV camcorder. The image is grainier than a DV cam, and sometimes the video is a little out of sync, but it’s not too bad, and is a lot of fun to use.
Now if you’ve purchased a digital still camera within the last year or two you may already have the ability to shoot equivalent videos. Most new still cameras contain an MPEG4 video function, and most offer frame rate and resolution options. What may make this more compelling for you is the built-in memory and built-in software. If you’ve never edited, e-mailed or uploaded a video file, but want to, this camera takes the confusion out of it. For short online videos it’s perfect. I like it for its portability and ease of use.
This summer, E-Gear editor Grant Clauser tested the Flip Video. See the video on E-Gear.com here.
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