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For the res, it looks decent. Can't argue with the convenience either I suppose. Not bad Flip.]]>Oct 14th 2009 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/Oct 14th 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/
The Flip is a Flippin ripoff.]]>Oct 14th 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/Oct 14th 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/
1. There is no battery indicator on the screen! Yeah it is on there now in this new version, but doesn't help that the rest of us don't know if our batteries are full of juice or about to run dead. Would be handy when we are out and about. How this was omitted from the beginning is beyond me!

2. File names that are created for each clip just have a name and number (in sequence), yet when the clips are imported into the FlipShare software where they can be viewed as thumbnails or thumbnails with some details - the file name is omitted and "untitled" is listed for each file. Why can't it just show the file name with the number in place? You get duration, time etc but the file name it saves as never shows in the FlipShare software. The problem with this is if you take lots of short clips in sequence, it is tough to find the order they were filmed in. Especially if they are shorter than say 30 seconds so you could do 2 clips within a minute, so even the time view doesn't help.

3. When you take lots of short clips and you want to join them up into a single bigger clip, the only way to do this is via the FlipShare software. The problem however is that to "join", what it does is just re-encode the selected clips into a single wmv file! The files are recorded on the camera as mp4 - why re-encode? This results in a loss of quality. They could just get a sort of mp4 joiner and stitch the files together WITHOUT re-encoding to wmv. A waste of time waiting for the encode and a waste of quality.

4. The USB sockets flips out from the side, but to charge it on my desktop which has its front USB ports about halfway up the tower, leaves the device dangling and must be putting a strain on the socket given that it rotates to get to equilibrium. I would suggest that they use a retractable cord instead, but if this snaps then the camera is all but useless, so they could at least provide a short female to male USB lead that would then get round these tight restrictions.

A great camera no doubt and I do love using it - these are just a few gripes I have found, having now used one which I didnt know about prior to purchase.]]>Oct 14th 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/flip-minohd-goes-premium-we-go-hands-on/
File issues: I'm guessing you haven't discovered the detail view (left-most icon at the top of FlipShare) which gives you filesize, duration, when taken, etc. and allows you to order by creation date, name, or length. Click on 'untitled' and you can give it a name that makes sense.

USB issues: Flip does sell USB extender cables, but I bought a 3 ft USB extender for $.01 + shipping. Sometimes they charge a higher price and less for shipping. Google for it, and you should be able to get one shipped for ~$7.
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Are you sure? You can trim and edit before, make a movie before, and upload to FB and YouTube before. Are you saying there's something beyond FlipShare v. 4.5? Why don't they mention this difference on the Flip site?

Also, the video engine is upgraded to the same one as the UltraHD. I did a side-by-side comparison of the results, and the new video engine is noticeably improved in color saturation and low-light handling.

The Zi8, and a new pocket camcorder just out from JVC, have better features and specs than the Flip, but don't assume they have better video, equal ease of use, or anything approaching the ease of off-loading and editing of the Flip. Also, the prices comparisons are apples to oranges. The Flip price includes 4-8GB of memory, and you can buy for far below the MSRP.]]>Oct 14th 2009 5:41PM