Camera & Photo

I like it....
I've had an Ultra and Mino. The Mino HD has much improved video, less jerky.....but indoors the video has much more noise. The video is sharper and plays back better if you can get over a little noise you'll love it. The FlipShare software is an improvement. I use SONIC DVD software to edit and burn. The DVDs look great, better than the video on my PC.

I have the Mino and the Ultra, I prefer the Ultra for many reasons...
I have the MinoHD and the Ultra and the same laptop I use for high-end gaming.

I have jerky playback and the included FlipShare program takes forever with the MinoHD, yet no problems with the Ultra.

The primary reason is the resolution, understood, but this is the same high-end laptop.

Playback on my HDTV with the Mino was pretty disappointing, however on ANOTHER TV where you can manually set the resolution to 720p, it looked GREAT. What this means is your TV output playback experience is directly affected by your TV's ability to scale up or scale down; mine cannot be manually changed to 720p, it recognizes it as 480i. :(

With the lower resolution of the Ultra (yet still looks fantastic) - I have not found a TV where the Ultra didn't look good.

Also, the Ultra plays all of the videos with no jerkiness on the same laptop that also plays new DVD movies without a glitch. How is it that a Mino playback comes out jerky ? Sure, YOUR computer might play it fine, but it should be fine out of the box, regardless of drivers, codecs, bla bla. The Ultra is fine out of the box.

In summary:
1. I like the Ultra better than the Mino and the home-video quality is fine with the Ultra, especially if you'll be using it on the Web or You Tube or what not, your friends/family will just be glad someone didn't use a camera phone to take video.
2. The Mino must be USB charged which I think is a "minus" - I *personally* would rather carry double AA batteries that the Ultra uses (it does not USB charge) so that I can record as needed and swap out batteries and get instant power, versus waiting for USB to charge up over several hours.
3. Because of the higher resolution, 2 minutes of video on the MINO may be 70mb in size!! 2 minutes of video on the ULTRA is half that, 33mb. Who really wants to stream or download 70-200mb of video?
4. The buttons on the MINO are too sensitive and the glossiness is prone to fingerprints. The Ultra is matte and has good button feel.
5. For price, performance, and video quality, the ULTRA is by far the better value! I wish I could trade it back in for an Ultra and carrying case. :) P.S. if you're putting this on You Tube, the Mino resolution buys you nothing, since it will get scaled down to You Tube's size...

Nice, small and sleek
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1SWG7K6YV7VFK I am also the owner of a Flip Ultra of which I love. Therefore, I really thought I'd love the Flip Mino HD just as much, well not quite. While, I do like this sleek camcorder, I don't like the smaller screen. When trying to do a self vid, I'm not sure if I'm in the frame. The HD quality did not seem as great as I thought it would be, but I did like the smaller size and the smooth casing. I also like the fact the camcorder charges via USB and not by batteries. It is however a great little camcorder to catch those moments on video when you otherwise would not have.

Excellent product
We love this product. With the portability and ease of use - we will use this way more then the old Camcorder. The pouch that comes with it is even well made enough as not to have to buy a 3rd party protector.

Again - all around good product.

Excelente actualización en Canon
Anteriormente contaba con una cámara Canon 550 de 4 MP y este cambio me ha resultado muy ventajoso. Muchisimo mejor resulución, diseño muy compacto y la duración de la pila es muy buena, hasta la fecha no he tenido que suspender sesiones de fotos por falta de pilas, aun con uso extensivo de flash y video. Los menus son muy similares al de la 550, así que el cambio fué facilísimo.

Awesome Piece of Equipment
I bought this camera for myself the day after Thanksgiving due to the fact the camera was powerful and yet extremely affordable.

The pictures that the camera takes are crisp and clean and I've yet to run into any problems where the pictures have come out 'blurry.'

I also like how Canon added all the accessories required for this camera. With my previous camera I had to buy my own USB Cable and AV Cable.

The camera is pretty small which is good for most but if you have big hands like I do you may end up dropping it one to many times. It will fit into your jean pockets comfortably.

Although the camera takes good pictures by itself I wish there were more detailed options when it comes to taking pictures (example: set shutter speed, set ISO).

A little nice camera
I like this camera a lot. With this price, it performs better than I expected. Small and powerful. Image quality is great. Highly recommended.

The Best Bang for my Buck
Is it this... or the SD1110 IS? Hmmm. It has to be this.
Smaller, heavier (in a good way), and packing more juice
than ever. I was very happy with this. I like the face
tracking, hella slickness. I like this Canon better than
my old camera the Sony T1 something.

Great little camera
This is the first digital camera I have bought for myself, all of my others have been less than 4MP and not my choice. I chose this camera because of it's price, size, and picture quality. I'm not even close to being a professional photographer, but I have been wanting to get more into it and needed at least 10MP to take the pictures I wanted to.

Pros: A decent range of menu and function options, excellent resolution on pictures, lightweight & compact (fits in my pocket). When I started to browse the options in the main and function menus, I was a little overwhelmed because none of my other cameras had so many settings. I HIGHLY recommend reading the user manual, it answered all of my technical questions regarding this camera. Once you know how to change the settings to fit your environment, this little camera takes beautiful pictures, especially in digital macro mode, which I've always had trouble with on other cameras. The image stabilization is good, too. Only a few of my digital macro pictures have come out blurry, because I was not using a hard surface or tripod. The camera lets you know when it is "shaking" too much, which I find to be rather helpful. Another thing I particularly like (which is probably pretty common with more recent cameras I'm sure) is face detection.

Cons: The little cover for the cable to connect the camera to the computer is a little annoying, it kind of gets in the way while you're plugging in the cable.. Also, the cord doesn't go in very well, I had to push a little harder than I'd like with a piece of equipment. I'm worried about this breaking before its time.

It may have just been my computer, who knows, but when I loaded the software that came with the camera I chose to manually install because I didn't want the image viewer it came with (I like to use Preview on my Mac). When I tried to transfer the images to my computer though, it didn't work. I went back and installed the image viewer and voila, no problem. Seeing as how it was separate from the other two items to install, I assumed I could live without it, but apparently not and I really didn't want to add 300MB worth of something I didn't even want to my computer.

Overall, this is a cool camera and I'm definitely happy with it.

good buy
memory card worked great. over 900 pictures and a couple of videos on my recent trip to europe.

good!
I just bought this card. I have a fuji s 700, and still do not know all i can do with this camera, the card works fine in the camera and my laptop, i thankfully have not had any problems like mentioned above, worked first try, i can take over 60 minutes video or over 1,000 pics in fine mode, the card was good price and i got it in less than a week. for the price it blows away any store i shop at including wally world( wal mart).

4gb sdhc memory
What can you say about a 4GB memory card? Its a great card that allows you to store more photos then you've ever dreamed of. When I say alot I mean thousands of photos. A great buy and a great investment. Super easy to use!

Transcend 4 GB SDHC
This is a great SDHC card. Folks looking for a good SD card at good price than this would be a good pick. I purchased this 4GB SD card same time when i purchased nuvi 760. On Garmin website the spec says nuvi 760 SD card slot can only expend till 4GB which is false. It can accept anything from 2GB+. Originally i wanted to buy 8GB which was at good price too.

sd card 4GB
Usually like to buy Kingston or Corsair products but for the price Transcend card works very good. I didn't have any problem. [...]

Big, Fast, Inexpensive SDHC Memory Card - Recommended!
The "Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card" is a very good value for an 8gb SDHC storage card. I am using this card in a Creative Labs 4gb Zen MP3 player to hold music and pictures. Here are my observations:

* Inexpensive for the Size
* Very Fast Transfer Speeds

The card works as expected, recommended!

Solid card
Super price and have been reliable. Have had the first one for about a year with no problems at all, and just added a second one. I've successfully used them with my Canon S3 and for file storage with a card reader.

Great Card, Great Price
I bought this card together with a new Canon 990IS Powershot digital camera because I read that the card that ships with the camera holds roughly 4 photos--more like 2 photos! So far, I've put 563 photos @ 14.7 megapixel resolution and about 2 min. of high-def video on the Transcend card with no problems -- no delays, no "card full" messages. I've also used it with the Transcend Multi-card Reader to upload photos on my old Mac Powerbook G4 (running Tiger OS) and my new MacBook Pro (running Leopard OS), and it functions just like a mini-hard drive. Super-speedy transfer rate, and fantastic price, what more could you ask for?

Great value!
I just got this 2 GB memory card and now I use it for my Wii and cell phone as well as occasionally taking video on a digital camera. I also use it with an SD card reader with the computer. This is a great memory card that's served me well so far!

Works great!
Works as advertised. Great price for 8G card! Accesses are fast. Arrived on time.

Check compatability
I bought this for my Motorola MOTORAZR maxx Ve and the phone didn't recognize the card when inserted.

A name you can count on !
I got this for my smartphone. I have good experience with Kingston memory products and it is comparable to Sandisk. Very reliable! I always recommend Kingston to my friends when it comes to memory products.

Excelente actualización en Canon
Anteriormente contaba con una cámara Canon 550 de 4 MP y este cambio me ha resultado muy ventajoso. Muchisimo mejor resulución, diseño muy compacto y la duración de la pila es muy buena, hasta la fecha no he tenido que suspender sesiones de fotos por falta de pilas, aun con uso extensivo de flash y video. Los menus son muy similares al de la 550, así que el cambio fué facilísimo.

Awesome Piece of Equipment
I bought this camera for myself the day after Thanksgiving due to the fact the camera was powerful and yet extremely affordable.

The pictures that the camera takes are crisp and clean and I've yet to run into any problems where the pictures have come out 'blurry.'

I also like how Canon added all the accessories required for this camera. With my previous camera I had to buy my own USB Cable and AV Cable.

The camera is pretty small which is good for most but if you have big hands like I do you may end up dropping it one to many times. It will fit into your jean pockets comfortably.

Although the camera takes good pictures by itself I wish there were more detailed options when it comes to taking pictures (example: set shutter speed, set ISO).

A little nice camera
I like this camera a lot. With this price, it performs better than I expected. Small and powerful. Image quality is great. Highly recommended.

The Best Bang for my Buck
Is it this... or the SD1110 IS? Hmmm. It has to be this.
Smaller, heavier (in a good way), and packing more juice
than ever. I was very happy with this. I like the face
tracking, hella slickness. I like this Canon better than
my old camera the Sony T1 something.

Great little camera
This is the first digital camera I have bought for myself, all of my others have been less than 4MP and not my choice. I chose this camera because of it's price, size, and picture quality. I'm not even close to being a professional photographer, but I have been wanting to get more into it and needed at least 10MP to take the pictures I wanted to.

Pros: A decent range of menu and function options, excellent resolution on pictures, lightweight & compact (fits in my pocket). When I started to browse the options in the main and function menus, I was a little overwhelmed because none of my other cameras had so many settings. I HIGHLY recommend reading the user manual, it answered all of my technical questions regarding this camera. Once you know how to change the settings to fit your environment, this little camera takes beautiful pictures, especially in digital macro mode, which I've always had trouble with on other cameras. The image stabilization is good, too. Only a few of my digital macro pictures have come out blurry, because I was not using a hard surface or tripod. The camera lets you know when it is "shaking" too much, which I find to be rather helpful. Another thing I particularly like (which is probably pretty common with more recent cameras I'm sure) is face detection.

Cons: The little cover for the cable to connect the camera to the computer is a little annoying, it kind of gets in the way while you're plugging in the cable.. Also, the cord doesn't go in very well, I had to push a little harder than I'd like with a piece of equipment. I'm worried about this breaking before its time.

It may have just been my computer, who knows, but when I loaded the software that came with the camera I chose to manually install because I didn't want the image viewer it came with (I like to use Preview on my Mac). When I tried to transfer the images to my computer though, it didn't work. I went back and installed the image viewer and voila, no problem. Seeing as how it was separate from the other two items to install, I assumed I could live without it, but apparently not and I really didn't want to add 300MB worth of something I didn't even want to my computer.

Overall, this is a cool camera and I'm definitely happy with it.