( 111 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 12 2009
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2PKWVTBUSDSBJ I guess I am the unlucky one, I purchased the Flip Mino for almost a year. I used it to video my kids and it worked great. Recently, I used it again last weekend and found out that there was a light black dot on the video when I either view or recording. It look like the sensor is dirty. I emailed Flip Support for help and of course after 90 days, they wont replace the defective unit. They do offer the repair the unit but I figure it will cost more than the unit itseft if I purchase a new one. The image when you use the Zoom it is not turned out that great either. The Flip Mino does not has the under watercase like the Flip Ultra. I attached the video I recorded for you to see. From my experience, I gave 1 star for the Flip Mino. It is expensive unit and it wont last more than a year.
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Posted: Aug 6 2009
Needed a light-weight camcorder to carry round during my travels. Incredibly easy to use, software almost Mac-like in ease of installation and use (and also unnecessary as iphoto recognizes the FlipMino and you can edit the videos using iMovie). I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the video and also in the stability of the shots...being such a small device, the shot doesnt bounce around as much as you'd think! Only negatives so far: 1) the battery seems to take an awfully long time to fully charge. 2) The email component of the software doesnt seem to work too smoothly Over all, excellent little device!
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Posted: Aug 3 2009
Bought the Flip Mino as a Christmas present in Dec. '08 from [...]. It spontaneously stopped working about 4 months after purchase ([...] and [...] each offer only a 90 day warranty). Last week I finally contacted Flip support via email. They responded quickly with reset instructions, which didn't work. I called toll-free support number and was told to press and hold the power button for three seconds, release, and repeat for 8 times. Still dead. They apologized and told that it was beyond their warranty period and they couldn't do anything for me. $[...] wasted.
