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    Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder

    Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...

    Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review

    Flip Cam Gets a Hi-Def Upgrade With 720p Shooting MinoHD

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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    I thought it was the Vivitar 510 (that's what it says at the Chipchick article)

    I looked up 150 and 510 and it's neither of those. The 150 doesn't exist and the 510 is discontinued?

    Is this really a product or what?
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    Edited by Navin R Johnson at 10/26/09 3:56 PM Navin R Johnson was starred Navin R Johnson was unstarred
    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    @Navin R Johnson: Ok, I found it at the Vivitar site. Weird thing is, it says it has 8Mb AND 2Gb of built in memory. Also it says fixed focus lens (read: crappy cell phone camera lens)

    Video Clip 640x480 VGA at 30 FPS or 320x240 QVGA at 30 FPS
    Built In Memory 8 MB, 2 GB NAND Flash
    Storage Media SD Card (Up to 4 GB)
    Zoom 8x Digital Zoom
    File Format AVI
    LCD Display 1.8" TFT LCD
    Video Out NTSC/PAL
    PC Interface USB 2.0 / 1.1
    Power Source 4 x AAA (1.5V)
    Infrared Night Vision Yes
    Water Proof Yes (with included cover) #vivitardvr150
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    Image of musicmonkey34000 musicmonkey34000
    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    holy cows of fire- 50 bucks? how cheap are these things getting?
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    @musicmonkey34000: That's exactly why I'm not buying one until it involves putting a quarter into a machine and turning a crank :)

    (Note: punching in one letter and one number and having it get lodged in a giant spring is also acceptable.) #vivitardvr150
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    Image of fisherKing fisherKing
    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    this is perfect, as i AM an amateur submarine night porn filmmaker.
    still...orange? #vivitardvr150
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    Sticks Calhoun promoted this comment fisherKing was starred fisherKing was unstarred
    Image of strideo strideo
    10/26/09

    @fisherKing: Wow! Amateur submarine night porn films are the best amateur porn films there are too! #vivitardvr150
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    Image of fisherKing fisherKing
    10/26/09

    @strideo: sorry, did not mean to say 'amateur'... #vivitardvr150
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    Image of rizzle rizzle
    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    I don't know why, but as soon as something is waterproof I automatically want it... I'm not even near water that much... #vivitardvr150
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    @rmcski21: I know the feeling! #vivitardvr150
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    10/26/09

    @Navin R Johnson: We've been conditioned by Casio digital watches to want water resistant gear, heh. #vivitardvr150
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    Image of krztov krztov
    10/20/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    so would the verdict be that zi8 is still a better deal? picked a zi8 up last week after reading the giz review when i was looking into a cheap video camera. so far i like it. #flipminohdreview
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    chauncy that billups promoted this comment krztov was starred krztov was unstarred
    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    10/20/09

    @krztov: So you just want affirmation on your purchase? Well, let's see: zi8 has an SD slot and 1080p recording, so out of the gate it's got a leg up on the mino hd. for the price, I'd be pretty happy with the zi8. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of krztov krztov
    10/20/09

    @chauncy that billups: pretty much, considering im still within return period :) thanks. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    10/20/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    In addition to the touch-sensitive buttons, the lens location on these is ridiculous. It's right where your fingers would be if you were holding it in one hand. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    10/19/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    It seems that a lot of review websites tend to neglect the fact that the Mino HD has a bigger, better sibling, the Ultra HD. It has tactile buttons, removable battery, increased capacity, etc.

    Still no optical zoom or image stabilizing, though :/

    and is it too much to ask for a macro lens?
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    Edited by gemcosta at 10/19/09 11:27 PM gemcosta was starred gemcosta was unstarred
    Image of windupbird81 windupbird81
    10/19/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    so what's the better product? new Flip, Zi8 or something else? #flipminohdreview
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    macpatrik promoted this comment windupbird81 was starred windupbird81 was unstarred
    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    10/19/09

    @windupbird81: In my opinion, the Zi8 is terrible. Stick with the Flip and you won't be disappointed. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    10/19/09

    @windupbird81: I'll have to agree with macpatrik. I've owned both, and the Zi8 just felt bad compared to the flip. the latter is much more solid, and won't let you down (for general purposes) #flipminohdreview
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    Image of crumb crumb
    08/24/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    Good, Samsung finally decided to drop their proprietary jack. They're catching up. Why is a 3.5mm jack a plus?
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    John Herrman promoted this comment crumb was starred crumb was unstarred
    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    08/24/09

    @crumb: I'm not sure the balance has tipped toward that being catching up, since there are a still a lot of media-centric phones on the market with proprietary jacks. But yeah, soon it'll be a given.
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    Image of Sicpup Sicpup
    08/23/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    Personally, I can't wait to play with one. I still love my i910 Omnia- it is the best phone I've ever had, and the WinMo platform is solid.

    First thing you'd need to do is turn off the touchwhiz (not only does it sound like a golden shower, it just sux), the set up a simple today screen, and customize thru the built-in app.

    Once you do this you set up the shortcut page and you have 12 apps right there with 2 click access (one click to the shortcut page, 1 click into your chosen app).

    Use the app manager to close any open programs either one at a time or all at once- your choice- and you don't have a problem with system resources as you are using a phone, not a desktop.

    Multitasking should be a simple thing and as long as you don't have 7 programs running, it works well.

    Bumping WinMo for Symbian? Well OK if you want to use this as a semi-work device. Just don't multitask, use powerpoint, expect MS Office to work or mind app hunting for patches.

    For the money, I still can't find fault with the i910. Sure, the camera is only 5mp not 8mp, and it ain't gonna capture in 720p, but for $550 less, I'm OK with that.

    Bottom line: Omnia's rock, and the learning curve makes you a better user and the phone a better toy.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    08/23/09

    @Sicpup: Word up from a very happy i910 owner!

    This looks pretty neat, although it's a bummer to hear of the mishmash when you get to a certain depth.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    08/24/09

    @elliop: I'll accept that clarification with thanks sir! :)
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    08/23/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    I bought it about 1 month ago and I'm loving it, huge screen, nice camera, very loud and clear sound from the speaker, etc... Although the game that comes with the phone is kinda stupid. I don't want to drive the car with the god damn sensor, or maybe I'm just stupid and haven't figured out how to configure it properly.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    08/23/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: Does the software get much more manageable once you're used to it, or do the quirks just keep getting more annoying? It's clearly a nice phone, but some of those software flaws are downright frustrating.
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    08/23/09

    @John Herrman: I didn't find the software too annoying, maybe because my last phone is a Nokia N95 8GB. However like you pointed out, you do have to go through lots of steps to do one simple thing. Also, I think the screen lock it kinda of stupid too, you need to lock or unlock it with the little key on the side, nothing happens if you touch the screen....nothing. It would be nice if I don't have press a key just to check the time, it is a touch screen phone after all...
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    Image of tnkgrl tnkgrl
    08/23/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia HD i8910 Review
    I've been using the i8910 on and off along with the N97 since early June. Here's some of my coverage:

    - [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]
    - [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]
    - [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]

    PS: Newer firmware fixes the poor audio quality during HD video recording, although it's still a problem when streaming live video with Qik.

    If you can live with Symbian touch, the i8910 is definitely one of the best phones son the market today. The capacitive OLED screen is miles ahead of the N97 resistive TFT screen.
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    (Starman) AnalysisDialysis promoted this comment Edited by tnkgrl at 08/23/09 3:22 PM tnkgrl was starred tnkgrl was unstarred
    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    08/23/09

    @tnkgrl: I hate Nokia's software updater, I just couldn't fix the god damn "error 1720" problem.(Which occurred out of nowhere) When it was time to ditch my N95 8GB, I didn't even consider any Nokia phones.
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