Things You'll Need:
- Flip Camera
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Step 1
Buy a Flip Camera. The flip cam is located through a variety of retailers. The list prices is $150 dollars, but many online retailers such as Target and Amazon offer great deals. There are a variety of different flip cams to choose from, with the standard 60-minute white and black versions being the most common. These record up to 60-minutes of footage at one time. Flip Video recently upgraded the flip cam to the flip mino, which is smaller with touch screen buttons. It is priced about $30 more.
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Step 2
Record video. The flip camera is supposed to work perfectly for the technically challenged. It is literally a point and shoot camera. Turn the camera on by the switch on the side. Then point and click the large red record button in the middle of the back of the camera. The zoom is located on top, below the red button. When you are done recording, simply click the red record button again.
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Step 3
Upload your video. The coolest thing about the flip cam is its built in USB port that flips out. Simply, flick the switch on the side, opposite the "on/off" switch, to pop out the USB port. Plug in the camera to your USB drive on your computer. If you have a Mac computer you will need to install the flip for Mac application. It will pop up once you plug in your flip cam. You can upload the video to the web from there or edit it using a program on your computer (Imovie for Mac and Windows Movie Maker for PC).
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Step 4
Trash your video. Since the internal memory card only holds 60-minutes of video it is important to delete the video you no longer need or want. The process is just as simple as recording a video. Once you are done with a video, click the "trash can" icon and it will ask you if you want to delete the video. Click the "trash can" once more.
