The Flip Video Camera Sucks Balls

Digital Zoom =/= Zoom!

See for yourself, here's a video I made using a Flip: http://bit.ly/cPFdem
Buy These Cameras Instead -- http://youtu.be/jYvbu2mu8LA
The Flip Is Dead! -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVhxp4...

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Be informed and entertained as your host Jon showcases a recent event, story, or review and shares his opinionated and enlightened view of the world with you, by way of an unfiltered, and often brutally honest stream-of-consciousness. New videos uploaded every few days at 4pm Eastern.

Born in February 1986, Jonathan Paula is a professional YouTuber and creator of the hit web series, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?". In April 2006 he founded Jogwheel Productions, a new media production company that specializes in web video. Jon graduated from Emerson College in 2008 with a degree in Television Production / Radio Broadcasting. He currently lives in Rockingham, NH with his wife Rebecca.

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[Hunter Mann]

Hey Jon, You say you are a video professional, right? Well, the video camera you used for this video has gotten you only 240,000 views, but there are hundreds of videos people shot with the Flip are getting millions of views on YouTube. LOL

At 4:55 you say "I am very passionate about filmography". Really, if you are, then how why are shooting video not film? If you are at all serious about the art & craft of video, you'd switch to filming with real film. Yes, it's called "cinematography". 

[Jon]

A few things:

1) You're an idiot for even suggesting this bullshit.

2) The success of ONE of my 1,500 videos in NO WAY reinforces, or refutes my strong argument here.

3) Filmography is a general term, no regulated to the actual medium of celluloid.

4) The only thing your ad hominem attacks prove is that you have no real argument, and are also an asshole.

[Jemalacane0]

This brings to mind a question, could you discuss video editing techniques and software?

[Jon]

I have many many many times.

Please give a YouTube search for "Is It A Good Idea To Edit This?" -- and watch any of the links included in the description, thanks.

[Logan Bennett]

Hey man im trying to start a youtube channale and i was in a delima about buying a flim or camcorder . After watching your vid you talked me out of the flip. Appreciate it man u save me a couple houdred bucks .Also man good vid dont understand why there are so many thumbs downs .

[Jon]

You're welcome :)

[Jon]

Sorry, nope. None of them do.

[Aidan Kelly]

Fuck Flip, God dammit.

[CraigPhillip Chavez]

And you never once paid for drugs!

Not ONCE!

[Minecrafters1111]

I Only Use Mine SomeTimes But I Mostly Use A ScreenRecorder

[Paul Morales]

1. The camera has nothing to do with the video content and views it gets

2. Film isn't only movies, film is a very general term that you must really understand before assuming it's only the things you see on a cinema.

[Hunter Mann]

Hey Jon, Michael Moore has shot with a Flip for some scenes in his huge box office hits. Why don't you call him and tell him the Flip sucks? LOL! Go back to video-taping weddings, birthday parties or whatever "professional filmmaking" you claim to be doing. HA!HA!

[mark christopher]

I almost bought one.

[SethGreth]

hes right on the auto stuff

[Jakanddaxter1999]

The FLIP Video is a piece of crap. 'Nuff Said.