Flip Ultra HD -- Daytime Video Test -- Waikiki, Hawaii

If you can, please watch this in 720p HD resolution!

I bought my Flip Ultra HD (8GB 3rd Generation) camcorder last night, and spent a few hours this morning testing it out in the Waikiki area near my apartment. I apologize for the sound of the wind, it has been windy in Hawaii the past few days.
I need to buy some sort of tripod for very stable shots and smooth panning.

Overall impression: Awesome HD camcorder, very affordable, very user-friendly, and FlipShare software was easy to edit clips and upload directly to YouTube. I'd recommend this to people who are shopping for an HD camcorder on a budget.

Pros: Small and lightweight, shoots 720p HD footage, easy to upload footage and edit and send to YouTube or Facebook. Very user-friendly. HDMI output for HD screens.

Cons: Only able to zoom digitally x2, objects too close to the camera are out of focus (which could be fixed with micro/macro lense mods, but the ones with super glue void the warranty... i've seen a velcro lens mod that i think i will try once i determine if it will interfere with the underwater case or not).




Edited and uploaded through FlipShare (software that comes with the Flip cameras)

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[normanhart]

Excellent test video. Thanks for posting this!

[16fcali]

It's amazing how much worse flip camera look than large body cameras. Any amount of light and the thing saturates.

[Iror2012]

great video quality. to bad it doesnt have a wind screen for the mic.