I had received an "alert" email from Amazon regarding this item as being "on sale". I had never even heard of the Mino before, only the Ultra. I read most of the reviews, good - bad - indifferent, and decided what the heck. I was packing up for a trip to Death Valley and decided to go ahead and get it. I did not use it as much as I should have but I was NOT disappointed in the video that I got with it. Or the stills I was able to take from the video.
Some complain about the narrow field of view, I like it. I've got two VIO P.O.V.1 units with both the 110 and 70 degree camera heads and for most of my situations the 110 is WAY too wide so I use the 70 much more. I liked the narrower fov because, even in the expanses of Death Valley, I was able to focus on my subject and not unnecessary surroundings.
I've had this unit less than one month and have already strapped it to an RC car and chased my bitches (5) and queens (3) around the house. Fun stuff! There is no way I could do that with my VIO's or my Sony camcorder. It has recorded (in short segments) my rain/ice/snow/flat tire in the snow trip to Death Valley, Death Valley and my windy return to OrEgon.
I do like the Ultra feature of the removable battery pack, as it's sometimes a pain to get the laptop charged up when you're 80 miles from the nearest pavement. It would be nice to have a replaceable battery pack or a car charger available for the Mino.
I would recommend the Mino to anyone looking for a small, easy to use, video recorder. It would be great for recording children as it's small and would fit easily into a diaper bag, pocket or purse. And with the 60fps recording you can grab some awesome, crystal clear, still photos from the video.
Well, that's my two cents, take it or leave it.
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Product box is in sorry condition; Camera is DOA
I just received my order and I must say that I am disappointed in the condition of the product box. It appears as if it has been knocking around on some store shelf or in some dirty warehouse for a couple of years. All of the edges/corners on the box are either worn or even dented, the box is filthy, and there was a price tag or something on the front that was removed but only partially. Fortunately, it appears the factory seals are intact, but otherwise, if I had wanted to give this to anyone as a gift, I couldn't. Really disappointing... doesn't look new, although the factory seals give me hope. I will post an update once I get the box opened and let you all know whether the condition of the box translated into a damaged camera. I'll also post some photos.UPDATE... later the same day: So I opened the product box the factory seals appeared fine, and I have no reason to believe they weren't fine). However, after nearly several hours of "charging" it is holding no charge whatsoever. I can't tell if this is a problem with this individual unit because of the abuse the box obviously took before being shipped by Amazon, or if it's just a problem with this model of Flip. I'm returning this today. Major disappointment... not just in Flip (I have purchased 2 other Flips, different models and generations, and have never had these issues), but in Amazon for sending such a beat up product as "new." (Sure, Amazon isn't selling this, but they are fulfilling for the seller in this case, and are allowing a beat up box to go out for "new." So it is an Amazon issue, in my opinion.)
