Please Help: Flip vs. Vado vs. Samsung HMX U-10: -Flash -Battery life -Anything else I should consider when buying?
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Buy the VadoHD TRUST ME Vado 1st version, the second has nothing different other than color. I would go on and on but it is pointless to do so, the Vado wins HANDS DOWN
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HVLF20M is what I own. I highly recommend it. it's relatively compact, inexpensive and a great flash. I love the bounce feature that allows you to bounce the flash off the ceiling for those indoor shots. Makes those indoor pictures PERFECT!
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I have a samsung sgh a707 also known as the Sync. It's a nice solid flip phone with an mp3 player and crisp picture/video quality. It also has a micro sd port so you can swap memory with the n800 for when you want to leave one of the devices behind while roaming your house. It's 3g compatible and came free with a renewal of my contract.
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H = higher sensitivity receiverI'm currently comparingLegend HCX vs. Vista HCX vs. Venture HCHere's what I gather so far:- Venture has 14hr battery life vs. 25 hours (HCX)- Venture has builtin (24mb) memory vs. no built-in, but microSD expansion- HCX can do turn by turn routing on roads and add POI- Vista has an electronic compass and barometric altimeterHope that helps
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Thanks, John. Now if only I had pockets big enough both to purchase the S5 IS *and* to hold its bulk. :-/ So I guess I'm still wondering: Just what the heck IS the reason none of the pocket-size digi-cams seem to allow zooming in video mode? Too expensive? Too noisy? Simply not possible due to some technical constraint? If anyone has a good answer, I'd still like to know. Thanks for the good discussion so far...
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Flip has been in the market before Creative Vado and thus a lot of people is still not aware of Creative Vado HD's existence. Creative Vado HD is the first product in this area that truely shines. The original Vado is more for fun and does not offer high quality video/audio. If the Vado HD works as expected and is easy to use for PC and mac, I believe it will catch up sooner or later.
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Depending on how much you use flash, delve frequently into menus, etc., you can usually expect pretty decent battery life. I've gone a whole day shooting over 200 exposures without depleting the battery entirely.
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Well after doing some research I noticed what you mentioned. Also, the battery grip for the D700 states that it increases shutter speeds. Oh well. I'm still going to make the purchase closer to christmas because of the extra batter life and the portrait grip. Those two points were enough to sell me on the product. Thanks for your reply!
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The Flip Ultra HD and probably al other Flips work great with a Mac. I have used a simple 2008 MacBook, iMovie and iDVD to make my first tiny film and the results are stunning.
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If splash and dust resistance is important, it has to be the EM5. It also has slightly better shake reduction and you can add a battery grip.I chose the EM10 since it had focus peaking. WIFI was a bonus. Good luck.
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Thank you so much for your prompt response. My camera is still on its way:) but I am planning on using it in UK and Europe in a few months' time. My current camera is very hard on battery consumption so I thought I should make sure I don't constantly run out of juice. Also I will need chargers for iPad and phone overseas and don't want to buy too many gadgets. So, I will see what I will end up buying. Again, I so appreciate your input!
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Try this link from their websiteI bought the Ultra yesterday.http://www.flipvideo.com/products_flip_ultra_specs.II.shtml
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Douglas, I am exactly like you. I'm still using my palm IIIx. It's somewhat crippled when I have memos that are too long in the Palm Desktop software. When I try to sync it up, then of course it truncates the entries. But I am totally with you in regards to the whole battery life thing. In my opinion, Palm, HP, and all the rest of have been producing total junk pda's that have everything in the world built into them, but for the most part, people wouldn't use. I think the whole Camera in a phone idea is the stupidest thing next to a submarine with a screen door. If I want to take a photograph, I'm not going to use a device that has a lens that is smaller than a pencil lead!!!! I will use a point & shoot digital with a lens that is AT LEAST an inch or so in diamter, or pull out my Digital SLR camera. I wish some company would produce a new Quality PDA that focuses on BATTERY LIFE and that doesn't have all of the stupid bells & whistles AND that lets the user replace the battery. In fact, I happen to like the AAA batteries. You can buy them at a gas station for cryign out loud. I have all of my information dating back to like 1995 in my palm desktop software. If I lost it, it would be like cutting off my leg. I have yet to find a PDA that I'm willing to sink money into though for the reasons I just mentioned.
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Bought the Flip UltraHD instead. Want to give it to my daughter for Christmas and after reading all the reviews available on the internet the Flip seems to be the top choice right now.
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Oddly enough, I ended up going with neither of these. I compared these to the Sony CX130. Picked them up in the stores and found the image of the Sony to be more brilliant. The Sony form factor was smaller as well which will be good for traveling. Best part is that it's only $350. It uses SD cards (no internal memory), but that didn't bother me since SD cards are so cheap now.
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I would buy the Roam. Has a rotatable lens. Have mine mounted sideways in car. Roam has rechargeable battery. PLUS instant on record. Midland unit has a 8 second delay runs through batteries like nobody's business.
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Yes its a rippoff-its still better to pay the 99 bloodmoney than spend twice as much for thesame item(some tweeks that improve it but nothing substantial). I really don't want a GPS(or cell for that matter) to take pictures, be a Mp3 etc. As good as the other companies-some advantages, some disadvantages.