Flip Video Camera – Don’t Forget the Ease of Use Factor!

I've had my Flip camera for a while now. Long enough to get comfortable with and try to think of excuses for upgrading to the new Flip Minio HD version (maybe my teenage son would like my old one...). Anyway, I had a reality check recently when I purchased a helmet camera. My son and I have been wanting one of these cool gadgets for skiing, mountain biking, etc. I choose an inexpensive model, made by Oregon Scientific. It's cool, fairly waterproof, shock proof, etc. What it is not is user friendly! Due to the water proofing, the buttons require Arnold like grip to manipulate. The tiny LCD screen is so small that my older eyes have real trouble seeing all the little icons as I scroll through the 8 or 9 different setup menus. And to top it all of, it's not compatible with the new OS on my Mac!

Which brings me to the subject of this post. Ease of use for the Flip video camera is drop dead simple. Push one button to turn it on, push another one and your recording. Plug the USB adapter into any puter, PC or Mac, and everything works very slick. So, not only does the Flip deliver great quality video at an affordable price, but I don't need to get my teenage son to set it up for me and rad all the little icons! I love my Flip video camera!