Video on DSLR

Picture quality is only 720p with a digital(!) zoom. Audio quality is non-existant. In order to get the footage from the camera to your computer via USB, the compression destroys the bitrate and leads to a choppy imagery.

It has an internal lithium-ion battery which puts a serious damper on your day when you cannot change out batteries. There's no manual iris or focus. It has no white balance. It has no ND filters or gain. It has no attachment capabilities aside from Flip-designed options.

FlipCam is the best-marketed piece of crap to hit the audio-video industry.

The only thing it has going for it is that it's cheap. But, like most things, you get what you pay for.

 

You have to look at it both ways. Some people simply use it for recreation. 720p=smaller files easier to manage.

The USB is great when you don't have to carry around a cord.

No attachments? What about the auxillary inputs, underwater case, wide angle lens, and I'm pretty sure they have a tiny tipod too. Just sayin...

The battery life is great. Yes I have one and the best thing is it plugs right into my laptop, computer, or car stereo and charges so no problems there.

Yes it has no manual focus, white balance, yada yada it has 1 button. 1 big red button in the middle that records. That is the simplicity some people want. I could go on about why people like them.

They are one of the most simple, durable, entry level recorders and are cheap. Far from poo if you ask me.

 

Just get a cell phone that records video.

The 7d is one of the last canons I would get for video...same video quality as the t2i, double the price, and auto gain that cannot be turned off. Last I checked...still haven't developed magic lantern for it.

 

If you like it, then I'm glad it works for you. There certainly are other entry-level camcorders which are bigger piles than the Flip.

I work as a video professional (I edit and shoot video on a daily basis, in many formats, including FlipCam from time to time). I understand the simplicity aspect of the FlipCam -- but it is just a piece of junk that is no better than the camera on your cell phone. That's not to mention that the manufacturer is no longer going to produce the device after 2011.

Anyway, the topic of the thread was dSLRs with video, and the FlipCam is not a dSLR, so it's kind of a moot point.

Sorry, OP for getting off-track.

 

For what you are trying to do the T2i would be perfect. Ability to change your lense if you want and it shoots great quality video. I have the T1i and tho there a bunch higher end, with the 50mm fixed and the 8mm fisheye, video is sweet. T2i