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 (more…)
