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Flip MinoHD Review

Posted by Ryan on January 31, 2009 at 09:39 am

Hello Community,

Ryan Murphy here again with a review on the Flip MinoHD by Flip video.

DEVICE

The Flip MinoHD is a product from Pure Digital Technologies, a great company that has introduced to the video camera industry a great portable camera that you can carry with you almost everywhere you go and capture those great moments in High Definition.

The Flip MinoHD is a tiny, handheld video camera and when compared in size to my HTC Touch Pro phone it is almost identical in size.  The MinoHD sports a small screen for viewing the video you are capturing and only 8 buttons on the entire device.  The MinoHD has built in flash memory where it writes the recorded movies straight to the device.  For great portability the MinoHD requires no cables at all, not even to charge the device.  The data is moved and and the device is charged all through USB jack on the top of the device that is hidden when in use.  The MinoHD saves the video files in H.264 video and AAC audio in MPEG-4 file format and the device shows up immediately upon plug in on the Mac.  Plug and Play!

The MinoHD shoots video in true 720p HD and on the flash memory of the device includes a built in file viewer for both Windows machines and Mac machines.  Inside of this program you can directly upload video to AOL video, myspace, and YouTube.

DESIGN

The Flip MinoHD has a black body and is highlighted with chrome edges as well as a chrome band which surrounds the camera lens.  This is designed greatly to fit in the hand for great portable video without having to hold a big bulky camcorder.

On the back of the device it has a small display for viewing what you are recording as well as past videos you have recorded also the buttons are all backlit, touch sensitive buttons which are only backlit when you can use their function.

In addition to these great features next to the microphone on the front of the device is a red-light indicator which is lit when you are recording.  If you wish to view the data that you recorded without having to play on the computer on view straight on the TV; TV out cables are included.  Also if you have a tripod the MinoHD has a threaded hole on the bottom of the device so you can stabilize your video with ease.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Flip MinoHD
• TV out Cable
• Wrist Strap
• Soft Pouch
• Quickstart Guide

SIMPLICITY

During use with this camcorder I immediately noticed that this was one of the easiest camcorders I had ever used before.  There were no confusing menus, hard to use buttons/features and am absolutely positive that anybody who does not know much about technology could use the camera with easy use.

Hope everybody will go check out the Flip MinoHD from Pure Digital Technologies, Inc. Thank you again Flip for allowing me to review this wonderful device.

Thanks Everybody,

Ryan Murphy