Flip Mino Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black)

Mino is a camcorder that goes anywhere. Simply put it in your pocket! Then easily share your video on the web on MySpace, YouTube, and AOL. Weighing in at just over three ounces, the remarkably slim yet powerful Flip Video Mino raises the bar for high-quality, portable, and easy-to-use video. Smaller than most cell phones, Mino fits neatly into a jeans pocket to capture life's stories whenever and wherever they happen at a party, a concert, the beach, even on a bike ride. The Mino also features Flip Video's built-in software that lets you simply plug the camcorder's signature flip-out USB arm into any computer for immediate editing and sharing. For the first time, the Flip Video software lets you easily upload video directly to MySpace as well as to YouTube and AOL Video, making it even easier to share video. In addition to quickly posting videos on sharing and social networking sites, they can email videos and video greeting cards; create custom movies with their own music; capture still photos from video; save and organize videos on the computer; and, for the first time, seamlessly order and send DVDs anywhere in the world. Custom editing of movie mixes, with the option to set them to your own music Capture of still photos from video Order DVDs online and have them shipped anywhere in the world TV connection for instant viewing (cable included) Tripod mountable Internal rechargeable battery delivers up to 4 hours of use between charges Unit Size is only 3.94 x 1.97 x 0.63 HWD.

Technical Details
* Pocket-sized camcorder; Flat back panel with touch-sensitive buttons; 1.5-inch color LCD screen.
* 2 GB of on-board flash memory--records up to 60 minutes of video; 2x digital zoom.
* Internal Lithium-ion battery recharges when built-in USB arm is connected to a computer.
* Connects to TV for instant viewing.
* Built-in software lets you easily edit video files and upload them to video sharing sites.



HIGHLIGHTS:
* Super-slim Mino is the sleekest camcorder you can get.
* Super-simple user interface features one-touch recording and digital zoom.
* Holds 60 minutes of full-VGA-quality video on 2GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required.
* Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your computer to launch built-in FlipShare software.
* Built-in FlipShareTM software lets you easily email videos, edit individual clips, make custom movies, capture still photos from video, and even upload video to sharing sites like YouTube and MySpace.
* FlipShare’s advanced compression technology allows for quick and easy sharing of high-quality video in compact-sized files (via email or publishing online).
* Internal Li-ion battery recharges through built-in USB arm while you’re plugged into your computer.
* Produces incredible, full-VGA-quality videos that look crisp and clear when played back on a TV (TV connector cable included).
* Features a flat-back panel with touch-sensitive backlit buttons.
* Instant playback, pause, fast forward, rewind, zoom, and delete functions.


PROS
1. Good form and quality.
2. Great functionality.
3. Slim and compact.
CONS
1. The software that comes with the Flip Video Mino does NOT allow you to stitch multiple clips together to make one movie. Only Windows users can do this.
2. Its easier to get the Flip Video Mino AVI videos to play in iMovie '08, but not export. When you export the video you get a blank screen with only audio.
3. The codec that Flip Video Mino uses is the 3ivx codec.
4. It doesn't take AA batteries.