Monday, November 15, 2010

Flip video camera - the perfect gift for new parents

Before my son was born we bought a Flip video camera and it is by far the best purchase we made in preparation for our baby's arrival.

If you have family who live far away and really want to see how your baby grows up then this item is the best thing you can buy. Better yet put it on your baby registry and get the parents/grandparents to buy it for you since they are going to benefit from it once you post your videos online on Picasa or Vimeo.

Compared to the old video camera I remember my family using in the 1980s which weighed twenty pounds, required tapes and made videos which were really difficult to view on the TV, new video cameras are heavenly. Of course lots of phones and digital cameras come with some video functionality, but if you want a separate video camera the Flip is an obvious choice.

Reasons why I love it:
  1. tiny: just a little bigger than my phone, fits in any pocket or purse without taking up space
  2. easy to use: it only takes about two seconds to turn this on and start recording
  3. easy uploading: the USB connection allows you to easily connect to a computer and upload
  4. great video quality: we own the HD version of the camera and it the video is very high resolution
  5. storage space: we own the mino HD with 4GB and 60 minutes of video time and this is plenty

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