flip mino hd

Camcorders like the Flip Mino fit in the palm of your hand, are great for traveling, easy to use and cost under $200. So, what could be the downside? The potential problem with these awesome and tiny cameras is that they produce tiny (i.e. compressed) file sizes, which can often be difficult to deal with when it comes time to edit them with a NLE (non-linear editor). Now, if your plan is to upload video to the web without doing any editing at all, the question of NLE compatibility won’t be an issue. If you are planning on editing your footage, please read on…

Because these camcorders shoot in a compressed format, not all editing software will recognize the footage when you try to import it in. Here’s one user who found a list of workarounds for his Flip Mino HD. Before buying your camcorder, I would try doing a google search for “importing [insert camcorder name here] footage into [insert editing program here]“. If all else fails, just save the receipt and be prepared to return the camcorder if there are workarounds that are too big of a headache than you you want to deal with.