The camera was easy to use and the Digest Movie feature is the ...
596890
The camera was easy to use and the Digest Movie feature is the best thing I've seen.  Without thinking about it I made mini movies of each day's pictures throughout our vacation.  Now I treasure those even more than the pictures.
1394406
I recently lost my original Flip and got this one as a replacement. It is still a great video camera that is really easy to use, is compact and takes great HD video. The zoom is very useful and the software that allows you to create full length movies is a nice bonus. The quality of the video is better than my iPhone 4's and my point-and-shoot camera's video.
2077237
I own 4 other digital cameras (digital hobbiest)and bought this one because it seemed to be a pretty nifty overall camera that was small to carry. Went to Las Vegas last week with this camera and found it to be very easy to use with outstanding picture quality and color reproduction. I was even more pleasantly surprised when I got home and downloaded some of the movie clips I had taken at a show in a darkened theater. The results were excellent (for a digital camera) with outstanding sound too.  The MPEG video sucks up memory pretty quick in high res, but gives really great video and audio for a camera that is not considered a camcorder.  Very easy to use and super small to carry.
1856976
This video camera is easy to use and fits in your hand, so its not to big. I don't like how in order to record a event I have to be close to get the sound at great hearing range for playback later. I do like how its easy to upload, save and record your video's onto a dvd if you have a dvd burner in your computer. My first video I created was my son's preschool play and I enjoyed how it didn't take long to upload the video to my computer. It took just a few minutes.
4871949
Very easy to use. I liked the video feature, it has good resolution, not as good as a camcorder but enough to share memories.
4954848
The camera is an all around great camera: compact, light weight,versitle-able to take video and able to talk still shots.  have use the camera with excellent results for backpacking, a wedding, bicycling, home movies, photographing a night time live concert,photographing nature, scenery and people. Operating the camera is not complex i.e., you don't need to be an electronic engineer or video specialist. It is easy to physically operate the camera i.e., turn it on and off, switch from program or mode to program or mode.  The camera is able to film in a broad range i.e., light to dark, slow to fast wide andle to max telephoto with fading, wiping,sepia, mosiac and paint features to create professional style videos.  I am pleased with all these features as the have met my expectations and exceeded them.  This makes it possible to take the camera with me wherever I go and thus be able to capture any moment or moments at any time.  This is why I wanted a digital video camera.
4403426
I've been holding off on this review for a time for a variety of reasons but mostly because I had trouble finding a good way to really take advantage of it.

Honestly, the 3D feature is nice but it's mostly a gimmick. You're not going to use this to make a film (though I suppose you could). For every day use, it's a pretty solid camera. You can opt for 2D or 3D pictures or video. The image quality is nice and you can actually watch the 3D movies on the camera's built-in screen. It essentially mimics a lenticular 3D screen but since it's so small you won't notice much of the 3D elements unless they're very distinct. If you look at the files directly (on disk), they're MP4 video files (no special codec) with the two "eyes" recorded side by side (so you see two versions of the same scene). The Bloggie software will convert it to the old fashioned red/blue 3D video when you upload it. You can buy glasses (or maybe dig around those attics for those old ones you probably got from a movie ages ago) and view it. It works! Just red and bluish. :)

Battery life is mediocre (it barely lasted a full day at PAX being used here and there--not all the time) so you'll want to bring a battery pack or some other portable charger that charges through USB. And storage on the camera is pretty good at about an hour of video at 1080p with more capacity at lower settings (720p). Images can be set to 5M, 3M, and 0.4M.

The software is functional and nice looking but lacks a lot of basics (or else it's just got such a bad UI I can't find them). You can't change settings (for instance if you want your imported videos to go anywhere other than your My Documents folder since the videos can take up a lot of disk space). I didn't try it but Sony offers a way to privately share videos via the cloud. I'm not sure I'd ever use it (so far haven't) but it could be useful to some. You can customize these "Personal Spaces" which effectively creates different groups so you can limit who you share them with. It also shares with Facebook, Flickr and YouTube. The library part of the show is minimal. Some basic filtering by type (video or photo) and the ability to add a title, description and some tags to a video or photo. It could be better and I can't imagine this replacing any other dedicated library software.

NOTE: Whatever you do, don't lose the USB cable that comes with it. The device has a built in USB connector but without the cable it can be fickle depending on how you're connecting it. With my laptop (where it's resting on the table), it was fine. With my PC (where it hangs since it's connecting via a hub or the front of my PC), it keeps cycling back and forth between connected and disconnected. Annoying.

All in all, it's a nice camera, no doubt. Even the 2D movies and photos are great. I've had it for a while and it's now my main camera besides my mobile phone (note: I've got an old iPhone 3GS so it's faster to deal with a handheld camera like this than waiting for the OS to try to get to the camera finally). That said, if you're not interested in 3D, I don't think it's worth bothering with this device. If my phone were newer, it'd probably be all I'd use unless I really wanted a 3D video of whatever I'm doing. Even so, if you really want a dedicated camera separate from your phone, you can get the best of both worlds (2D and 3D) in this one device.

If 3D were more widespread and more standardized so you didn't have to buy different equipment depending on the device in question, there might not be any doubt about this device. But, unfortunately, 3D is a bit all over the place and still a gimmick more than anything. In the end, you've got to ask yourself if you really are looking to get into 3D. If not, I'm sure you can find a great camera for the same price with more features.
3355937
This camera is a very easy to use and is lightweight and easy to carry.  I put it all together myself.  Only one drawback,  the memory card that comes with it, is to small, easily remedied.  Automatic focus and very fast. I am very pleased with this camera.
271388
This is one of the easiest digial cameras to us for both pictures and video. Great HD quality. Easy touch screen menu. Excellent panoramic feature. Clear pictures in low lighting.

The only knock that i have is the battery life is very short. I used the camera at Carrie Underwood concert and took about 99 pictures and two videos about 5 minutes in length total.
883812
I wasn't really in the market for an action camera but then when I saw how small they are and that they record in 4K I thought I could get one instead of lugging around my regular video camera.  Compared to the other action cameras on Amazon that look the same, this one seems to offer more in their overall package at the same price.  I figure that with 4K quality you really cant go wrong, even if its to record a family birthday party.  What I particularly like about this camera is the carrying case which makes it easy to carry the camera and all of its accessories easily.  I also cant wait to try this out underwater the next time I go on vacation.
224859
Pros: This camera is a bit nostalgic for me as I remember the old polaroids and kids these days have no idea what that is. It's very easy to load and operate. I bought this for my seven year old son and now my 15 year old step-son wants one!

Cons: Including the screen protector in this pack is pointless. Also, It's easy to go through the film very quickly. We just opened the box yesterday and luckily I had already ordered a three pack of 2x film because we burned through about half of it in the first two hours of just playing around with the camera and figuring out all that it was capable of. I've now ordered another three pack. I just wish the film weren't so expensive.
191252
We bought the Sony MVC-FD88 to share our new son with family 1000 and 2000 miles away.  I hope to pay for it by selling duplicate collectibles on eBay.
The key reasons we bought this camera: 1. Resolution.  When I have shown friends 4x6 pictures, they had no idea it was a digital camera. 2.  Easy file transfer.  I do not need to crawl under desks to attach download cables to a computer tower. 3. Cost of photo media.  [Money] for one digital camera data card versus [money] for 50 diskettes is a no brainer.  I can take the disk directly to a store for hard copies.  To save hard drive disk space, we leave the photos on the disk. 4. Ease of adjusting camera. This camera is incredibly easy to adjust for outdoors, indoors, low light, and super low light settings. 5. Movies.  This camera will make 15 second mpeg movies.  A high resolution movie will fill a disk.  It takes a long time to email on a 28.8 modem.  Fortunately, the family loves receiving the movies.
We are very satisfied with our purchase. We have two minor suggestions: 1. Spend [money] on a tripod.  Though you think you are holding still, the low light settings pickup small movements.  The tripod eliminates this problem. 2. Look carefully at the photo editing software that comes with the camera.  ArcSoft Camera Studio does well cropping and resizing pictures.  However, it lacks red eye reduction.
2725105
Unbelievably easy to use, it is compact and ready at a moments notice. When your ready to put the videos on your computer, plug it into a USB port and the software loads itself. Software is just as easy to use. Video is fine for what it is, zoom is not so good. The software will compress the images for e-mailing, but with a resulting loss of quality. I used Windows Movie Maker to edit my videos and burn them to a CD. The 30 minute capacity doesn't sound like much, but I took it on a 4 day trip and still had 12 minutes left. Lots of fun.
3781801
I've only had the camera for a short time but in my first week of ownership I find myself very happy with the camera. The included software could be much better especially for the video. The video this camera takes is pretty good but I wish that the software could be configured to export video files into a separate folder than the picture files. I would have liked to see a better video editing solution. The fact that the owners manual is only on the CD is rather disappointing. The naming convention is also more confusing than my previous cameras. That said I am very happy with the quality and build of this camera. I'm happy with the pictures it takes and I am much more likely to get those precious video memories recorded now that I can easily switch to video and don't have to switch to my video camera. I might add that I am very impressed with the quality of sound capture in the video.
4864476
This camera is easy to use, the pictures are clear ,but there is
no camera eyepiece visor for acurate shots, only the LCD screen
which can be a drawback with a strong light.
4377275
The camera is easy to use and the pictures are clear,  However even standing in close range some pictures appear small so zoom has to be used.
2170216
I bought this camera as a more portable companion to my larger Sony Cybershot digital camera, so I could have something that I could take with me to sporting events and museums without having something bulky to carry around. The picture quality has been really nice, and it's an easy to use point and shoot camera with plentiful features. Sony knows how to make a great camera!