Viewfinder Fix For Flip Ultra HD, Kodak Zi8, Canon T2i 550D And Other Similar Cameras

[BMLarson93]

Cool idea! but I am not sure you needed have a video this long to explain this.

[EdoHDpro]

can you be more stupid. !

[Sinedicion13]

Thank you (: And greetings from Ancud-Chile.

[NitsanPictures]

nice hehe

[poochie576]

what camera do you use to record videos?

[Savannah26889]

What camera do you use?????

[DudeVlogger]

HEY GIDEON BIG FAN, HOW DO YOU HAVE A PLAIN WHITE BACKROUND? IF U DONT MIND ME ASKING

[naterade21]

@DudeVlogger green screen maybe or who knows lol

[clayericksonpro]

@DudeVlogger if you light a white wall correctly it will look like a pure white backdrop.

[MrGregSwift]

Way to go Gideon! I was just thinking about this the other day. My solution is to position the camera in front of my chair and then get up, hit record, sit back down, say a few words, get back up, preview the recording, make adjustments, sit back down, and repeat this until I get it right. Can you say you're solution is WAY easier! ; ) Thanks for the affordable alternative.

[ElliotExplicit]

Damn I wish my tripod handle didn't point downwards :c

[poolboyinla]

The Kodak is much better than the Flip. I would trade my Flip Ultra for one any day of the week.

[RCSuperPowers]

Ha! Really good idea!

[trakAxPC]

Nice tip!



[Tsunamikronos]

Great Solution Gideon!!! Very Useful & Very Easy =D

Awesome Job!!!

[acid42]

LOL. Save yourself the construction and use a Sony Bloggie.

[theedgeva]

Fun hack! Thanks for sharing.

[LearnGuitarGuru]

Very nice tips - I have a zi8 as a matter of fact, so this is very useful to me!

[online4xtrader]

Nice tip Gideon....always thinking...upstairs for thinking...downstairs for dancing. Have a great day..

[MichaelDadona]

Very creative and cool solution.  Thanks.

[whollyheathan]

Seriously - seven and half minutes to say "Use a mirror on a stick"!

[harounkola]

Thanks for sharing this tip :)

[donnainmt]

Gideon, I dubb you a redneck!!! BTW, that's a complement coming from Montana, USA! You are very wise and efficient!!! I love your ingenuity and free-flow idea!!!!!!

[ericsurf6]

Very clever...I wish more people filmed using tripods. Love the mirror idea...

[JayFGrissom]

Fun stuff! Thanks for sharing this... =)

I don't use those cameras but I can see where this works for other types of cameras.

[DesignPeter]

Great idea!

[FenderGibsonWashburn]

I have two solutions. 1. For field use, stick a small mirror to the front of the camera just below the lens with two sided foam tape. 2. For home use, run the video out to your television.

I bought a 13" color TV for $5 just for this. With the U.S. gone digital and everyone buying HD flat screens you can buy a used portable tv for next to nothing. Check garage sales, ask your friends.

[FenderGibsonWashburn]

@donnainmt I only have the first flip camera that came out but I'm pretty sure this will work for the rest. If the portable tv doesn't have audio/video in you will need to use a RF converter. Camera video out - RF converter - VHF in on TV. On a Sony Webbie HD (my current camera) the viewfinder goes blank but is displayed to the tv.