Flip in Europe Does anybody know if this camcorder is usable (viewable) in Europe? Or is it NTSC format and therefore won't be able to be viewed on, say, a UK computer? Thanks.
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I think it shouldn´t matter since you are downloading into a PC. Then if you burn a DVD, a lot of DVD players in Europe play both NTSC and PAL
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There is a UK version of the flip that has PAL TV output for Europe. It just started selling a couple of weeks ago. So that one's TV output should work on UK televisions. Check out:http://www.flipvideo.co.uk/index.htmlFor viewing on a computer, any flip (US or UK) will work.
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We had the same problem. It is set to play with a European television. You need to go into the settings and change it from the default PAL setting. This is really hard to do because the screen is flipping like that but if you can focus your eyes on the text between the flips and re-program the settings the flipping will stop.
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You will need a laptop with you to off load the videos from the camcorder. And the videos by default are in MP4 format, which is already a compressed format. Saving videos directly onto your laptop (drag and drop from the camcorder) wouldn't degrade the video quality.For the flip mino, yes, or you may buy an AC-USB power adaptor. For the flip ultra, you can simply swap in a new pair of AA batteries.
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Usually for North America they make things NTSC however I am not sure. All I know is that the camera is working fine with my swann camera system
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its cool.. Ive got one, its ntsc.and this -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sony-HDR-TD10-3D-High-Definition-Handycam-Camcorder/147314655331285thas mine to.
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What I want to know is how much better is the picture quality of the FlipHD versus the Flip. I have the Flip but don't love how grainy the picture is. Can you realoy tell a significant difference? Is it worth upgrading?
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This item is NTSC Video System & 110 AC Voltage Power. Usually Europe TV etc..use PAL System & 220 Voltage Power. We do not guaranteed anything to be compatible outside of usa/canada, but we have a lot of customers ordered hidden camera before in ntsc/110voltage to use in Europe and said it works fine for them. You definitely need to find a power convertor 110v to 220v to use this item. Again, because this item is made for usa/canada usage, we can't guaranteed 100% it will work perfectly for other countries.
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Sorry I can't answer that, my flip is the oldest model, and the camera is dead now anyway ... :)
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Thank you for your question. This camera is in NTSC format only. we also carry matching Similar cameras in dome types
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Thx for the update. We now agree the Flip works just fine w/the Mac, and especially iMovie. We made a bunch of quite amateurish uploads on a fun site that shows how this looks. See www.mytripjournal.com/beartrek10Tom
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Strange, everywhere I've read states that Toshiba players are region free. I think the thing is with some euro discs is that they require you to use HDMI or they get downscaled to 480p. That's the only problem I've read about yet and it's only on some of them. Maybe that was the case and the T.V. was trying to do 1080i/p and wasn't prepared for it so it didn't allow a picture. Are you using component or HDMI?
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I had one of these sony recorders. I could not get the thing to work right. It made 1 or 2 Dvds, & that was it. I sent it back, got my money back, & never used one again. I do not think it will covert the codec( the NTSC) format, but I'm not sure. Do you have a computer? If you do, There's a huge variety of dvd direct to pc coverter systems to chose from. I'd try that.
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I realize this was posted several month ago. My flip camcorder (same model) stopped responding at the same time yours did. The last video it recorded was on April 26th. I tried what LFJ suggested, but it did not work. I tried plugging the camcera into the USB port today (6/28/11) and, suddenly, it works again. Felt like Christmas. So if you have given up, ...give it one last shot and see if it works. Not sure if I can trust it, though.... Maybe it needed an update (which it did). Good luck.
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Please correct me if I am wrong, but as I found out this was NOT a compatible model for North America. I called Panasonic directly and they concurred that this is a European model, UK to be exact. Obviously, major differences will be in voltage and region recordings. US similar product is SD60K which is not 3MOS unfortunately. Amazon didn't specify these important details when advertized.
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Hi F. Castellvi Granados, this Sony Camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder. It will not work under PAL system. -Ely
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That always seems like what the American market has...lesser functionality than that of Europe.. DLNA would have been sweet. NO, this player will NOT play MKV. Playback from USB is ONLY mp3 or jpeg. It probably would not recognize NTSC format HD with USB. Seems to be FAT 32 memory sticks only for USB, but not sure. It won't even play Divx from dvd-r or dvd+r disks (even though my manual says it can play divx). The player itself doesn't brand the "Divx" label on it, and it's not a Divx Certified player. It claims to be able to play AVCHD, but I burned an AVCHD to dvd-r and it did not play.. It seems this is just a bluray player with possible mp3 and for sure jpeg picture play back (it does play jpeg pictures). Would it have broke their bank to add it? Talk about cheap ass corporate companies..save 4 dollars and 15 cents to not include Divx playback! Well..maybe 6 dollars and 23 cents..not sure really. :D
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Hi, apparently this Sony High Definition Camcorder is an NTSC system-based camcorder. It doesn't shoot PAL video system. -Ely