Yes, the popular Flip is discontinued, but still available per the Amazon link I provided. Woody =========================== jonesr007@hawaii.rr.com writes: I may be wrong, but I think I heard that the Flip camera has been discontinued. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BogusWoody@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 2:00 PM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GN] Help Buying Video Camera Melissa, You mentioned some of the regular cameras in their video function cannot zoom while the record button is on. It looks like the Flip video camera cannot zoom at all, and has a fixed focus. My son has a Flip HD (high definition) and is using it to document our grandchild's growth. It's very simple and reliable, and he posts to YouTube frequently. Maybe someone else can recommend something with more advanced features. Woody ================== pezealogy@gmail.com writes: thnx, Woody, I was just talking to someone who told me to not stress over the file format. He said there is a plethora of software 'out there' so it really doesn't matter what format the camera records in. And we'll def need to buy some extra cards, my dau is going to Disneyland and I'm sure will do alot of movie taking. Our 'picture' camera does take movies, but the quality on one of the newer video cameras will be much better, better zoom. Our 'picture' camera won't zoom in and out as soon as the record button is pushed, a big draw back. Anyway, I thank you, Sir :) And I will check out the Flip cameras, forgot about them. melissa On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, <BogusWoody@aol.com> wrote: > Melissa, > See > http://www.amazon.com/Flip-UltraHD-Video-Camera-Generation/dp/B0040702HA/ref =dp_ob_title_ce > This looks like it will get the job done. Has USB and HDMI. > Only has 2 hours of storage, so it would pay to have extra 8 GB chips > around, some extra lithium batteries when the internal power runs down. > I don't have one. Cameras nowadays can make videos, and I rarely > use that feature. > > Woody > ==================== > pezealogy@gmail.com writes: > I need help understanding the newer video cameras, if the thread can > be allowed?? I need to get one for my daughter to take on a vacation > soon, and just when I thought I was getting somewhere I read that the > type of file the one(s) I was looking at are a big hassle and not easy > at all to do anything with (proprietory mbt file extension, .mbt). > > I was specifically looking at the COSTCO website and the specific > camera's description said it was easy to put on Facebook, Youtube, > plus we want to put clips on DVDs, and play directly on the computer > or TV. I know we need an HDMI hookup, and USB, but it's the type of > files now that I'm confused about. > > So, if .mbt s are so difficult, how can the description say it's easy > to do those things. :( What other file extentions are there, and > which ones are best? I've only looked at Costco and Walmart. And the > only thing we thought we'd decided on so far was wanting one of the > 'barrel' shaped ones as opposed to the rectangular sort of flat ones. > > melissa > > ******************** ********************