Rest in Peace, Flip Camera (Print)
The Flip Video camera, also known as the Flip Cam, was shutdown on April 12, 2011 by Cisco. Since the Ole Miss journalism department requires all the students in the Journalism 102 class to buy a flip cam, what will they require of the students now?
The Journalism 102 class has been requiring the students to buy a flip cam for semesters, and now what will the students have to purchase to take the class in the upcoming fall? Will they be required to have a smart phone, or will they be required to have any type of video camcorder at all?
Another close alternative that the students could buy in place of a flip cam is a regular point and shoot camera. Most cameras are capable of videotaping. The only downfall to this option is that the videos cannot last long because videos take up more space than pictures on the camera do. You are only able to video very few and very short films.
“I was planning on taking the Journalism 102 class since I am finishing up 101 right now, and I was looking forward to using the flip cam because I see all of the Journalism students videoing all over campus. I want to interview people because that’s what I want to do in life,” sophomore Sydney Tornetto said about the flip camera.
The main reason why the Cisco Company shut the flip cams out of the business was because the flip cam could not compete with the new technology of the smart phones such as an iPhone, BlackBerry, or Android. The sales of the flip cam have been slowly decreasing over the past year because of these new technological advances. Cisco announced that they could not keep up with the newest advances, and the flip cam would not be needed as consumers bought the smart phones.
“I took the class last semester and I loved being able to do the projects with the flip cam. I am a broadcast major, and it was so cool being able to put together movies that I created with small video clips,” sophomore Alison Brunk said, “The technology is so cool when you just plug your cam into the computer and it automatically lets you make the movie. I really like how it is a really simple process to upload the videos to the Internet. I make all of my videos on here now, and I can upload them to Facebook for all of my friends to see.”
The Flip Video is a camcorder for strictly videos created by Pure Digital Technologies. Cisco Systems bought this company in March 2009. The three basic forms of a flip cam are the UltraHD camera, the MinoHD, and the SlideHD. The most popular selling is the UltraHD. Also, you can choose if you want to buy a 4 gigabyte which is one hour worth of video recordings or a 8 gigabyte which is two hours worth. All the flip cams are available in different basic colors or you can even customize your own cover of the camera. The flip camera is easy to use for any age. There is a bgi red button that you press to play and stop. You can delete the video right after you watch it. You can also replay the videos you take as many times as you want.
What is one of my favorite parts of the Flip Video is that it comes automatically with its own software programmed into the camera. As you plug your flip cam into the USB port, the flip software pops up and is very easy to use. The step-by-step process lets you turn your many short clips into a movie. You can upload your videos to YouTube, Facebook, or just the Internet in general.
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Rest in Peace, Flip Camera (Internet)
The Flip Video camera, also known as the Flip Cam, was shutdown on April 12, 2011 by Cisco. Since the Ole Miss journalism department requires all the students in the Journalism 102 class to buy a flip cam, what will they require of the students now?
The Journalism 102 class has been requiring the students to buy a flip cam for semesters, and now what will the students have to purchase to take the class in the upcoming fall? Will they be required to have a smart phone, or will they be required to have any type of video camcorder at all?
Another close alternative that the students could buy in place of a flip cam is a regular point and shoot camera. Most cameras are capable of videotaping. The only downfall to this option is that the videos cannot last long because videos take up more space than pictures on the camera do. You are only able to video few short films.
For the full story, go to www.jour102.blogspot.com
For the telecom's blog on the flip cam, go tohttp://www.thetelecomblog.com/2011/04/20/why-cisco-quit-on-the-flip-and-the-fate-of-camcorders/
For the flip cam's website, go tohttp://www.theflip.com/en-us/
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