After finally deciding that the Canon XH A1 that I had sitting around was too cumbersome to use practically and way too overkill on the advanced functionality, I decided to put it on Ebay. After it sold, I chose to try and pick up the anti-XH A1 by going with some ultraportable, HD quality, and easy to operate (so my wife would quit fussing about not being able to use the camera).

So today, I went to the local Best Buy and picked up a Flip Mino HD.  It fit all my requirements and the price was right.  I haven’t had much time to use it, but the quality looks great for what this is.  It’s nothing compared to the canon, but there is no apples to apples comparison there.  The main drawback I have seen thus far is that it is really shakey when held in hand, but it is perfectly smooth on a tripod.

When I put this tiny camera on a full size tripod it seems to defeat the purpose of having a ultra-portable camera.  Maybe I can find time and creativity to post some videos.