glennda Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 As Flip are currently in the process of being shutdown i'm looking at alternatives to these as i'm just getting a refund on two as they broke under warranty. What do people recommend with regards to alternatives? Looking at around £80 each ex vat. Toby
jonnymcguigan Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 We use the Kodak Zx1 High Definition Pocket Video Camera - virtually indestructible - with SD Card for easy file transfer and not bad on battery life either. Amazon has them for £79.99 - they did used to have them for £49.99 as a promo - but seems to have ended. Kodak Zx1 High Definition Pocket Video Camera - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics is the link.
glennda Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 We use the Kodak Zx1 High Definition Pocket Video Camera - virtually indestructible - with SD Card for easy file transfer and not bad on battery life either. Amazon has them for £79.99 - they did used to have them for £49.99 as a promo - but seems to have ended. Kodak Zx1 High Definition Pocket Video Camera - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics is the link. What file output do they have?
jonnymcguigan Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) They have a .mov output - I think (been a while since I used one of ours), but they definitely output in HD and VGA in the same format onto the SD card. Edited May 23, 2011 by jonnymcguigan (Unsuredeness)
dhicks Posted June 5, 2011 Posted June 5, 2011 What do people recommend with regards to alternatives? Has anyone used the iPod touch as a camera? It strikes me as potentially perfect for use in a school with WiFi - have the device just boot into a picture-taking app that simply takes pictures and sends them straight to a storage server via WiFi.
glennda Posted June 5, 2011 Author Posted June 5, 2011 Has anyone used the iPod touch as a camera? It strikes me as potentially perfect for use in a school with WiFi - have the device just boot into a picture-taking app that simply takes pictures and sends them straight to a storage server via WiFi. It's a nice idea but I think they are expensive for it 1
GrumbleDook Posted June 5, 2011 Posted June 5, 2011 Has anyone used the iPod touch as a camera? It strikes me as potentially perfect for use in a school with WiFi - have the device just boot into a picture-taking app that simply takes pictures and sends them straight to a storage server via WiFi. We have a local project involving to kits of mobile tech. These contain (amongst other thing) 6 iPod touchs and 6 Flips ... the Flip hardly get used as the iPod Touch is the first choice of the children to use, edit, email, upload and share images, audio and video. 1
dhicks Posted June 5, 2011 Posted June 5, 2011 It's a nice idea but I think they are expensive for it £200? I don't know if Apple do discounts for bulk or anything - is there a cheaper Android equivilent, i.e. an Android phone but without the phone part?
glennda Posted June 5, 2011 Author Posted June 5, 2011 £200? I don't know if Apple do discounts for bulk or anything - is there a cheaper Android equivilent, i.e. an Android phone but without the phone part? only tabs at the moment - but the flips where around £80 ex vat and it wouldn't surprise me if apple didnt! 1
Arthur Posted June 5, 2011 Posted June 5, 2011 £200? I don't know if Apple do discounts for bulk or anything Apple themselves don't do educational discounts for iPod's. A reseller might though. an Android phone but without the phone part? Samsung Galaxy Player 50. 8GB model is £137.66 and 16GB model is £169.90. 1
MYK-IT Posted June 6, 2011 Posted June 6, 2011 What about the Panasonic HD HM-TA1 Pocket Camcorder? HD Mobile Cameras - HM-TA1 - Overview - Panasonic UK & Ireland Spotted them in Tesco's on clearance for £49.97. (also available Online)
Gonk Posted June 6, 2011 Posted June 6, 2011 What about the Panasonic HD HM-TA1 Pocket Camcorder? HD Mobile Cameras - HM-TA1 - Overview - Panasonic UK & Ireland Spotted them in Tesco's on clearance for £49.97. (also available Online) Another vote here for the Panasonic TA1. I've got a contact at the local Panasonic store that I can pass along if you would like. PM me if you do... Ross
D_E_Manton Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 We use Kodak Playsports. Have found them very useful and child friendly and also they're almost drop proof so they've been used right from nursery upto y6. Children have been able to download files from them with instruction and are beginning to be able to do this independently as well. We bought them for around 90 a piece. KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera Zx3, HD Waterproof Mini Pocket Camcorder review
TechSupp Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Looking at video for a primary school myself, the ZX3 looks good but it uses a cable to transfer the video (they keep loosing cables here!) any other alternative that docks like the Flip with a USB connection on the camera itself. Searched but cant seem to find any.
plexer Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 KODAK ZM1 Mini Video Camera WATERPROOF 3m - WStore.co.uk These have a pop out usb under the bottom hatch. Ben 1
TechMonkey Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 KODAK ZM1 Mini Video Camera WATERPROOF 3m - WStore.co.uk These have a pop out usb under the bottom hatch. Ben A friend just recently got one of these and they are quitre impressive for their size and price. OK, you're not going to be shooting the next blockbuster but they are nice enough.
TechSupp Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Looked a good option but we need a bit better quality video recording for what they want to do. Any other options?
marsdenprimary Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 I'm going to jump in on this topic because we currently use Flip Cams in school and we're looking to get something better in- preferably something a little more rugged but no more than £80 - £100 each and also something that doesn't require video conversion to use in Movie Maker. x Any ideas?
jumpinjamez Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 We brought a few of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Bloggie-MHS-TS20-Mobile-Camera/dp/B0043XYXMQ to replace the flips and they seen to work well and we can get still images now. 1
marsdenprimary Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 We've plumped for the bloggies! Cheers everyone I will let you know how it goes x
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