Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tech Talk - Flip Video

Flip Video Camera, a Gadget Parents must have
By Mike Clark

Flip Camera – The Easy way to share video!



My wife bought me a Flip Camera for Christmas (www.theflip.com). This is the gadget that every parent must have. It’s about the size of a digital camera, but it takes video. And the coolest part about it is it has a flip switch that pops out a USB connector and you connect it to your computer. Then the magic happens…

The first time you plug it in, it asks you to install the software. How easy is that? No downloads or CDs to worry about. Then it copies all the files from your camera to your hard drive. You can even trim the length of the video. Then you click the video you want and click share and it uploads it to YouTube for you. How cool is that? Of course you have to sign up for an account at YouTube by choosing a username and password, but that only takes one minute. Next time you upload, no account creating necessary (just remember your username and password).

Once it is on YouTube, you can easily share it by putting it on MySpace, FaceBook, or just email it to a friend. This has got to be the easiest way to share your video EVER!

Of course, I’m not suggesting the Flip Camera replace your video recorder. The quality will not be the same. But if you just want to keep something in your pocket and easily share video with friends and family, this is the way to go.

Here is one of my favorites that I call “Kayla Makes a Funny Face”.



Mike Clark is the Director of Operations at ConvExx , show producers of BabyTime Expo, and a father of three.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Mindi said...

Is this better than the video I can take with my digital camera? Should I buy one of these Flip Camera things since I am always taking video of Jacob and uploading it to YouTube?

January 27, 2009 at 11:21 PM  
Blogger Mike Clark said...

I like the flip video because all you have to do is plug it into your computer and you're ready to upload. Plus, my wife and I can split up--one of us does the video and the other does the still.

January 28, 2009 at 1:24 PM  

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