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Flip Video Notes by Rachel Hall

Flip Video is a small, inexpensive, portable video recorder with easy-to-use features and no cables or add-ons to keep track of.

Purchase:

• $120 – $180 from Amazon, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Dell, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Office Max, Overstock, Sears, Staples, Toys “R” Us

Power Specs:

• 2 AA Batteries or Internal Lithium Rechargeable
• 2, 4 or 8 GB hard drive
• 60 – 120 minutes of recording

LCD Screen Specs:

• 1.5″ – 2″ screen
• 528×132 or 960×240 resolution
• Transflective TFT (for bright daylight)

Video Quality Specs:

• 640×480 or 1280×720 resolution
• 30 frames per second
• 4.0 – 9.0 Mbps bitrate

Features:

• Record
• Zoom
• Play
• FF / RW
• Pause
• Set Date / Time
• Built-in Speakers / Microphone
• Playback Volume Control
• Flip-out USB arm – no cables to keep track of!

Software:

• Windows or Mac
• .avi file format, which is a big, raw video format.  Use software to convert to compressed mpeg format.
• Camera comes with software: “Flip Video Program” (old) or “FlipShare” (new); free upgrades available on Flip Video website; simple interface for playing, editing and saving movies
• Can also use other video editing software, such as Windows Movie Maker or iMovie
• Takes approx. 7 – 36 min to upload one hour of video; depends on if you have a USB 1.0 or 2.0 port
• Can upload videos straight to YouTube!