Is there an answer to the rediculously long upload time? My flip style kodak died, and I'm thinking about getting the flip HD. I'm holding back because of how long it takes to upload videos to youtube. Is there a shortcut that would make this long and painful wait any easie? Thanks for your help! Is there an answer to the rediculously long upload time? My flip style kodak died, and I'm thinking about getting the flip HD. I'm holding back because of how long it takes to upload... » Read More Is there an answer to the rediculously long upload time? My flip style kodak died, and I'm thinking about getting the flip HD. I'm holding back because of how long it takes to upload videos to youtube. Is there a shortcut that would make this long and painful wait any easie? Thanks for your help! « Show Less
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Not really. That's mostly if not entirely the fault of your internet provider. Most internet providers brag about their DOWNLOAD speed without mentioning the upload speed. Frequently you can get something ridiculous like 15 Mbps download but only 1 Mbps upload or even worse. Most internet providers are very stingy on upload speeds.So yeah, most everyone suffers when trying to upload large files. It's nothing to do with the camera, really. It will go faster if you reduce the quality or size of the video, but that's not the greatest answer either (the whole point of an HD camera was having videos that didn't suck!) Not really. That's mostly if not entirely the fault of your internet provider. Most internet providers brag about their DOWNLOAD speed without mentioning the upload speed. Frequently you can get something ridiculous like 15 Mbps download but only 1 Mbps upload or even worse. Most internet providers are very stingy on upload speeds.So yeah, most everyone suffers when trying to upload large files. It's nothing to do with the camera, really. It will go faster if you reduce the quality or size of the video, but that's not the greatest answer either (the whole point of an HD camera... » Read More Not really. That's mostly if not entirely the fault of your internet provider. Most internet providers brag about their DOWNLOAD speed without mentioning the upload speed. Frequently you can get something ridiculous like 15 Mbps download but only 1 Mbps upload or even worse. Most internet providers are very stingy on upload speeds.So yeah, most everyone suffers when trying to upload large files. It's nothing to do with the camera, really. It will go faster if you reduce the quality or size of the video, but that's not the greatest answer either (the whole point of an HD camera was having videos that didn't suck!) « Show Less
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Thank you soooooo very much for this explanation. It totally makes sense, and I've never had this explained to me. Thanks again for taking the time to respond!
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Good Morning Thomas! I was so happy to read your post on Amazon. I just purchased a 1 Gig XD Fujifilm card. I have precious Christmas video on the card and can't get it off. Now, I understand that I'm not alone. Did you ever find a way to transfer your video to your pc - or burn it to a disk? I'm leary of "erasing" the video until I'm sure that I can't retrieve it. Thanks so much and Happy New Year!Lauri
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So t17, do you have any advice about how to reasonably & inexpensively get digital videos made on a Flip onto DVD's? LUV LUV LUV the convenience of the Flip, but I was suprised that I can't just burn my videos to a DVD. Called Ritz Camera (at Flip's suggestion since they are 'authorized to create DVD's from the Flip'), and was shocked that I would need to give them the Flip for 10 days plus $29 for the first DVD and $15 for each subsequent copy. Yikes!! So to give my family (some of whom are elderly and don't have web access) 7 DVD copies of the cool little 18 minute movie I edited together from our July 4th party, I would have to spend $120! There's got to be a better way. Any suggestions?
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My flip mino hd froze after shooting for 20 minutes today. By 'froze' I mean, it kept recording, but I couldn't get it to stop. I couldn't zoom in or out or turn it off... none of the buttons worked. I let it sit for a few minutes, then tried again, and I was able to shut it off. I turned it back on, and everything worked fine. I hope the problem doesn't occur again, but who knows.
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Sorry, this won't be the complete answer because I actually haven't used this camera much, but I can at least tell you that you'll more than likely be limited by storage capacity for the 1000fps. I routinely fill up my 32gb (it might be 64) card with several 1-2 minute clips. You really have to re-encode them to get the file size down while still maintaining quality image (google handbrake - fairly easy, powerful, and free!). The 480 can easily do much longer (5, 10+? Minutes), but again I haven't used it much. Sorry again it's not as detailed as you're looking for, hopefully it helps some. Good luck! Sorry, this won't be the complete answer because I actually haven't used this camera much, but I can at least tell you that you'll more than likely be limited by storage capacity for the 1000fps. I routinely fill up my 32gb (it might be 64) card with several 1-2 minute clips. You really have to re-encode them to get the file size down while still maintaining quality image (google handbrake - fairly easy, powerful, and free!). The 480 can easily do much longer (5, 10+? Minutes), but again I haven't used it much. Sorry again it's not as detailed as you're looking for, hopefully it helps some.... » Read More Sorry, this won't be the complete answer because I actually haven't used this camera much, but I can at least tell you that you'll more than likely be limited by storage capacity for the 1000fps. I routinely fill up my 32gb (it might be 64) card with several 1-2 minute clips. You really have to re-encode them to get the file size down while still maintaining quality image (google handbrake - fairly easy, powerful, and free!). The 480 can easily do much longer (5, 10+? Minutes), but again I haven't used it much. Sorry again it's not as detailed as you're looking for, hopefully it helps some. Good luck! « Show Less
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Greetings! I think that if you have a large enough memory card (SD XC) you will be able to shoot for that long. Actually if you set the video quality lower you can likely go much longer than 90 minutes, as the file size would be reduced. Hope this is helpful!
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i'm not sure how to answer. I haven't had any trouble uploading You Tube stuff, but I haven't tried anything beyond looking at video. I do know you can buy and install extra RAM to make the Mini faster.
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I do a lot of recording that is longer than 30 minutes on my Pan-AG-HMC40P using a 32GB memory card. It also breaks the data according to size of data. Don't know if there is a setting to extend the data size or time of recording.
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I haven't had very good luck with either. The last Flip camera I owned stopped working for no apparent reason and the Sony Bloggies tend to shut down in the middle of recording. I purchased about 10 of these last year and have used all of them. This seems to be a problem with all 10 of them. I wouldn't really recommend either product to tell you the truth.
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That 1 hr 59 minutes isn't battery time. It indicates how much space is available in the flash memory.I finally returned mine after days of fiddling and customer support shenanigans and tech support miscommunications. This is in September and clearly they have been having this issue since at least as far back as July. Flip tech support says this is normal behavior and is "to be expected." Well, there ya go. If you buy this camera then the inability to charge reliably and easily is "to be expected." My new Kodak Zi8 arrives today.
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You get about an hour in HD. Honestly, I hate mine. I replaced it with a compact digital camera. It is not much bigger, the video quality is better, the lens has a wider angle, and I can change the SD card if the memory gets full. I have had a Vado and a Flip, and I was very disappointed with both.
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Anthony: I used to have a JVC Everio, the first model out some years back. I loved the size of the thing, and it took great still pics. The only thing I didn't like was the .MOD file extensions for the videos. It was, quite frankly, a pain in the butt trying to deal with the vids. I ended up selling it. I don't know if they corrected that .MOD nonsense, but somehow I don't believe so. Go with the SONY (my opinion). Congrats on the baby :-) Mike
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I was able, just in quick testing, to drop a video produced on Flip into iMovie. It creates MPEG-4 files. I'm an experienced Final Cut user and I'm sure that FC can import these directly as well. The video files are stored in a visible directory, so you can simple drag and drop them into FC.
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I have both and I think the difference in picture quality is significant, especially for indoor shooting where you often have low light situations. After shooting HD videos, I was surprised how much grainier my older videos from Flip looked in comparison. The compression format is also different from the older Flip which helps compress the video despite the HD quality. The HD videos look so much better on my 17" LCD laptop than the older Flip videos. I also have Creative Vado HD, which I like due to the larger capacity and larger screen size for the same price range.
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I've had 2 Flip HD video cameras, finally had to junk both of them. I ordered new battery packs etc, but didn't help. Good Luck.
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Hi, Eric...that would depend on how large a memory card you have :-) I have an 8Gb SD memory card in mine & I have taken over 7 minutes of video with it & never ran out of space. I haven't pushed it beyond that point but have read in reviews that the average time you can video in 1080p with an 8Gb card is 22 minutes. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. :-(
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I had many people look at the one I had and not one person could get it to download to a disc. I needed it for weddings. I sold mine and bought a Nikon. To each his own, maybe I had a bad one that I was not aloud to return? When a camera shop and many other videographers could not make it work I sold it!Have a good time with itLaura