Flip

Flip Camcorder Video Format Description

The Flip Video range was retired in April 2011 due to competition from camera phones. Currently made and sold variants include the UltraHD, the MinoHD, and the SlideHD. All Flip camcorders record at 1280 x 720 resolution using H.264 video compression, AAC audio compression and the MP4 file format as of September 20, 2010. It is simple to use, providing automatic gain, digital zoom, monaural sound, and a very simple clip-navigation interface with a D-pad and two control buttons.

All Flip camcorders include the required video player and 3ivx codec software in the camera itself rather than providing an external CD-ROM installer. FlipShare can be installed once it is connected. For all models as of September 20, 2010, a HDMI cable can be bought from their store for watching the HD videos on HDTV screens.

Problem You Might Have

Flip Video Cam usually record videos in AVI, MOV or MP4 format. AVI, MOV and MP4 are all container format which can be encoded with different codecs. You would have difficutly in importing those Flip videos into your native video player or video editing software though it might state to support AVI, MP4, or MOV. To handle the uncooperative Cam videos, you can just convert them to appropriate video formats that meet your needs.