We just had a son and of course its video time! We already had a Canon (big, huge, clunky) recorder but I needed something that would be user friendly, easy to travel, and no-fuss-no muss to use. Plus, it's affordable! I am in love with my Flip Video and am so happy I bought it after my exhaustive research.
It takes fabulous videos and is so easy to use and upload videos to youtube, myspace...and hoping it syncs a bit better with Facebook in the future. But you can still upload onto Facebook directly from your C drive. When you have an infant, you don't know when a cute moment is coming on or "oh my god he just rolled over, found his toes, cut his first tooth, crawl, walk" etc. You need something easy to grab and use in an instant! I use the tripod also...which is a little easier when trying to shoot direct-the only downside is trying to angle it properly on another object.
I don't "leave home without it" and love how easy and small it is to store in my tiniest of purses or coat pocket!
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