Pocket Camera
A Camera that suits the Pocket
The new Flip Mino HD will surely delight those who had fun using its predecessors. Although there aren’t many significant differences between the new and the older versions, certain features of the new Flip Mino HD give it an edge over the earlier versions.
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The pocket camera looks slim, in fact, almost 1.5 inches slimmer than the previous model. Its stunning metal body makes you want to keep looking at it. The soft rounded edges make it comfortable to hold even with one hand. This is a refreshing change from the sharp-edged plastic body of the earlier models.
The new screen is bigger and sharper too, which is 2 inches with a video resolution of 1280×720. However, the best feature of the new Mino HD is its internal memory capacity. It is now a whopping 8GB, exactly double as compared to the previous one. Moreover, you can now watch videos for continuously two hours instead of one hour. After the take-over of Flip by Cisco, certain drastic changes have been made to almost all aspects of the camera. The enhanced features of the camera are a definite sign of the same. The processor speed has been enhanced too.
You can now even share your videos because of the HDMI port, a new feature of this model. Although this port was there in the earlier models, it was covered with an ugly-looking cap. However, in the new model, you can open and close this cover using a small switch. Absolutely smart nah! The sad part is that the new model does not come with a HDMI cable. You need to buy the cable separately.
However, some features have remained untouched. The lens, sensor and the ‘too sensitive’ touch pads that keep getting activated when accidentally touched, are all exactly the same as those of the earlier version. These are the extremely irritating features. The sensor is fine for close up shots in perfect lighting. While in low light it is hazy. The camera does not have optical zoom so one cannot take stills.
It is one of the simplest and easy to use pocket cameras suitable for recording videos. And it does not burn a hole into your pocket. Although the Kodak models are better, the Flip gives them fair competition. However, for the Flip to survive the intense competition from smart phones and ipod nano that are known for their superb performance, the flaws will have to be taken care of soon.
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