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Rigs
05-06-2009, 06:02 AM
So I have two cameras already. One is an expensive, top-of-the-line camcorder that I got at a huge discount. The other is a crappy $300 thing that I'll use whenever I'm recording something that could potentially damage my good camera.

I've been wanting to see what would happen if I followed myself around with a camera for an entire day or something, but I can't do that with my good camera or the crappy camera, since they're both two bulky to carry everywhere.

I've seen these Flip camcorders (http://www.theflip.com/products.shtml) advertised before, and they seem perfect for my needs, small and portable, and possibly even semi-decent quality for a cheap camera. Still, it's $200, which is still a little pricey considering there are probably much cheaper models out there.

So my question in this thread is, do any of you have a cheap, small camera that you carry around, and if so can you give me the name of it?


/end slightly long post that people probably won't bother reading or replying to

John
05-06-2009, 06:27 AM
Actually, I have a Flip Mino HD, it's excellent, doesn't record at full HD but 720p is fine, it's good for viewing at YouTube. The quality of the MinoHD is great.

I recommend the Flip Mino HD.

Sam
05-07-2009, 07:30 PM
I've seen the flip ultra since one of my friends has it, if these camera are your main choices, I advise you don't get that, the video quality is ok, but the sound is terrible, it really depends if you want sound quality.

I think you should take the $200 and use it to get a better phone, you would get more use out of it, unless your gonna do more than film yourself for a day, but you can get phone camera quality up to 8 megapixels now.

John
05-07-2009, 11:33 PM
I've seen the flip ultra since one of my friends has it, if these camera are your main choices, I advise you don't get that, the video quality is ok, but the sound is terrible, it really depends if you want sound quality.

I think you should take the $200 and use it to get a better phone, you would get more use out of it, unless your gonna do more than film yourself for a day, but you can get phone camera quality up to 8 megapixels now.
The FlipMino HD is better, it takes HD, but the sound is decent for me.