good camera with decent features
I bought this for my wife as a christmas present to capture our Son's first christmas. It was easy to use right out of the box. The zoom, record, and selector functions are in convenient places for one handed operation. The other functions are easy to navigate and learn on the fly. I haven't read the manual and was easily able to pick it up and operate it with little trouble.

I like the fact that it makes movies in files so you don't inadvertently record over something you may have wanted to save. Overall a good purchase for the price.

Good "beginner" camcorder, and a little more
I got the cheaper Aipteck "HD" camcorder for Christmas, and it just didn't cut it in any way. My previous experience has been with a good, but old, Sony mini dv recorder. I still like it, but it's comparatively big and heavy and uses tapes, which are a pain to store, rewind, etc. The Sony is easy to edit with, using Adobe Premiere, and produces very good video. But, I wanted a kickaround camcorder that was lightweight and small that I would use in more casual, spontaneous situations. The reviews for the FS 100 were good enough so I got one, a little cheaper elsewhere. I liked it right out of the box. It has limited but adequate functions, so it was easy figuring out all of them pretty quickly. The manual is ok. I had no trouble navigating the menus with the joystick, and found it quite responsive and easy (and quick) to use (easier than navigating the multiple layers of menus on my Sony). The biggest appeal of the FS-100 is the light weight, and how it fits in the hand--you almost forget you are carrying it around. Simple on and off--click one button and flip out the viewfinder--the shutter cover opens and you're instantly ready to shoot. This was my first flash disk camcorder, though I have other flash disk equipment. I was concerned about the speed of the card needed so I bought an Extreme III 4 GB card, and being satisfied with that, tried a couple Kingston 8 GB class six cards. All have performed well so far. Just for fun, I took a 2 GB class 2 Kingston card out of my still camera and tried it in the camcorder. It worked just fine. The flash disk operation makes transferring files a snap. I have a card reader built in to my laptop and the transfer of files is lightning quick. It's a little slower using the USB cable to my desktop, but not bad. So once I could see the DVD produced from the footage on my 42" plasma TV, I noticed what others have mentioned--this is not a great camera for low light. You will get grain. I haven't fooled much with the manual settings, and I think I could get better results with some experimentation. I shot some band footage in dark clubs and noticed that some of the blurriness was the result of the autofocus not quite knowing what to focus on--I'm going to experiment with using manual focus and see if that improves things. Where this camera shines is in daylight outdoors. When the camera is still, you can get excellent crisp video of outdoor objects. The camera is a bit slow to refocus in the modes I've used it in, so movement of the camera produces some blur--not too bad. Once again, I think some experimentation with the limited manual settings could improve that. If the camera is on a tripod, or very still, the zoom is absolutely incredible. You can control the zoom speed with a great deal of precision, with a little practice, and the video stays in focus through the zoom as long as the camera isn't moving a lot. You can get excellent closeup shots of small objects with this camera using manual focus. The stereo mics on the camera are very good-- you get crisp clear sound, as long as it's not too loud. A loud band will kick in the compressor, but it takes a lot to distort the sound. Normal everyday sounds come through brilliantly. I haven't tried using any of my external mics yet, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes. As for the editing software that comes with the camera--it's not too bad. You can import the MOD files directly from the camera, arrange them in a timeline, add titles, transitions, etc and produce an ok movie, and burn it to DVD. The rendering takes a while, but it all works. For those who said there were no help files, you need to access the pdf file on the program CD. The program is pretty adequately explained. People who want to use Premiere to edit, as I tried to do, will have to do some file conversion, or they may run into problems. I wanted a program that would work directly with MOD files, run a little faster than the program that came with the camera, and work on Vista 64-bit. Some research turned up Corel Video Studio, and I downloaded the free trial. It works great as a basic editor, probably similar to Adobe Premiere Elements. It renders video quite a bit faster than the camera's editing program and gives a greater and more convenient selection of file formats to export to. I've created several standard DVDs complete with nice menus that were simple to put together, and I'm happy with the results. I'll most likely buy the Corel program with my educational discount. Bottom line for this camera: it's a pretty good entry-level camcorder, extremely easy to use, and convenient to carry with you. With the right editing program you can produce adequate DVDs that look pretty good in a minimum amount of time. With some care and time spent practicing with manual settings, I think the quality in lower light situations might improve. I'm happy I got this camera. It won't be the last or best one I buy, but it serves the purpose I got it for--speed, convenience, and fun.

great camcorder
got this for christmas works great with image maker to see the files
got online videothang.com to edit them free download with those two programs OUT OF THIS WORLD !!!!!

Not for low light. . .
. . . unless you like grainy, smeary pictures. My kid's Flip camcorder is a better choice for low light.

Good for the price
I wanted to have a good experience with this camera, but it was complicated and took me a while to figure things out. The menu functions are complicated, the little "joystick" sucks and the still image function isn't great.

The video does look nice. Daytime videos look crisp and clear, I've had little issue with movement and ghosting. Indoor video is a bit fuzzy sometimes, but using the proper function and the LED light help a lot. My husband hates the LED light, so do my animals, it is rather bright.

I love the remote control, and I love being able to hook the camera to my tv and play the video back, it transfers to TV nicely and looks great!

The video quality really saved this camera because otherwise I would have returned it.

Flip video camcorder
This was a Christmas gift for a 14 year old. He has really enjoyed using the flip. The only problem we have come across is that the batteries need to be replaced often.

flip video
the flip is great except i'm no techie and haven't taken the time to make it a device that will email easily. Files are big and take some time to get where they are sent. Easy set up and installation. Should make a great tool

Flip Video
This is a fun and easy gadget to use. Needs plenty of light to get a good picture, but for the price the picture quality is acceptable. I've used other camcorders and like this one the best for ease of use. Fits in my pocket so I can take it along without the hassle of a larger, expensive camera that I worry about getting damaged or stolen. Great for those spontaneous shots of the grandkids. The zoom feature is worthless, lose picture quality. I'm having trouble starting or stopping the recording at times. That little red button just doesn't always work.

Flip Video
Love it, gave several as Christmas gifts. It is a different style to get used to, but so versatile and simple. You make your own cds and can give them as gifts. Very simple to use and worth the money.

The Flip Video is a blast!
I have had so much fun with this Flip Video camera. It is easy to use, just press one button to record and the software is also is as easy to use. I have made and sent videos to friends and family. This would be a great gift for the young, budding director.

Best piece of technology in a long time!
The first practical video camera. If your looking to capture real life 'up close' moments for sharing with others, this is the tool. Not for long distances or big events. Great for everything else.

Great product
Love it. Simple but with most of the features necessary. Editing is weak but small issue for the benefits.

small, good price but not good quality
The camcorder is small and easy to use, the price is good. However, in the first few days, the camcorder freeze several times in the middle of taping. So every time, we have to turned of the camcorder to reset it, but the tapped stuff was gone. It was not in good quality at all so we had to returned the item.

Shopped for Christmas
This was a present, so I was not able to try it, but asked daughter and she said it was perfect. I thought the price was very good and shipping was prompt.
Thanks,
CS

Great Little Gadget makes Video as Easy as Still Shots
I have a nice Canon Camcorder but this Flip is a hoot and is more fun to operate even with all its limitations. I sometimes use a monopod with the Flip HD to stabilized it and really get some great "amateur" videos. The zoom is extremely limited but is a huge improvement over the Flip Mino (I have both). Sound quality is just fine for a built-in mic and when the unit is connected to my big screen TV the videos are too much fun to watch. The video editing software is very limited so I use iMovie to do most of the editing.

For a senior adult, the Flip HD has made me hip and an instant hit. I can now post to YouTube without fear. This is a great grandpa tool that fits in your pocket.

TomTom
Bought 2 of them..they work great..good purchase...haven't been lost once since I got it.

Cornelius

Great value, right out of the box
This unit performed perfectly right out of the box. Verbal directions are clear and well in advance for you to get into the correct lane. The moving map is clear and accurate. The touch screen navigation is easy and intuitive. There is very little that can go wrong.

For , this is a great little unit.

very pleased with purchase
I am very pleased with this product. the stores in my area had only a limited amount of the product. I was able to purchase two with no problem and very quick delivery.

The Tom Tom is Great!!
I purchased a Tom Tom for myself and one for my daughter and her two sons. I love it and can't hardly believe how it can get you to where you want to go. My daughter and son-in-law used theirs to go to the twin cities the other nite, and it took them right where they wanted to go - that to me is a real plus. I am sure that I will like it this summer for going camping. I would recommend this GPS to everyone.

Excellent
I recommend to anyone that buy this product, it is excellent and helps you to go anywhere eventhough you don't know how to get to the place. You have just to follow the instruction.

ACER-ONE
Good product. Crook procedures
The product comes from the factory with its own case.
In 2 out of 3 orders, this original case was taken out of the package because I decided to accept their offer and bought under separate order a carrying case for which I paid $ 25 additional/each
I am expecting Amazon.com or whomever is resposible, to send me the carrying case that was supposed to come included in the original package with the notebook.

acer aspire. good value
I was worried the screen size would hurt my eyes. You actually get used to it very quickly and the size becomes normal for you. I was actually very surprised this machine can load and play games (I have downloaded several games 10 - 100 MB) with no problem at all. Spending the few x-tra bucks on the 1 GB RAM probably made a difference here. There are sometimes online glitches. For example, sometimes the Explorer screen wigs out and the image gets really big (the g in google fills the whole screan) or really small (the whole webpage goes into one square inch in the upper left corner). Also, sometimes the internet takes awhile to load. Seems to occur mostly when surfing to a new page which has to load. It's like it bogs down for no reason... even with a very strong signal. All this is pretty weird, but only happens every so often. Closing Explorer and starting over has always solved it. The battery is awesome. My son played video games on two flights with a layover (cheap babysitter... bad parent).

I shopped a lot before buying. This looked like the best speed, memory, and battery for your buck in a netbook. It has become me and my son's favorite technology/media in the house.

battery clip remover
i was very amazed with what the netbook can do. however, when i was taking out the battery, the sliding clip snapped and was removed. i was able to put it back, but i am afraid that any time from now, it would snap out again.

Great addition to a network...
The Acer Netbook has been a great addition to our network at home. It provides a great terminal to surf the web and check email. I haven't tried much more than that - but it serves the reason for purchased perfectly. Not having a CD/DVD drive is not an issue since you can copy items onto a Flash Drive and install easily. Have had not issues with any programs to include MS Office 2007 Pro. Definitely Recommend.

Love it!
Though it wasn't perfect out of the box, I do love my Acer Aspire One. It works well enough as configured, but for power use it does require a RAM and WiFi card upgrade. System RAM was half-used with no programs running, and performance was just okay. Adding 1GB of RAM made the Aspire One blaze along. But the process is not for the amateur, nor the faint of heart. You have to take the computer apart completely and remove the motherboard. Acer placed the memory as deep as they could, unfortunately. It's easy, but you just have to be mindful of which screws go where. There are a few videos on YouTube that show the process.

And while you have the computer apart, you should upgrade the WiFi card. The one that shipped with my Aspire One was unreliable and would just stop receiving from time to time. Replacing it with the Intel 4965AGN card produced amazing results. Even with my 802.11b router, the connection feels more like a wired connection, at least 5x faster than the Atheros card that ships with the computer. And with a wireless G connection, it's ridiculously fast.

Total cost to upgrade the unit was : .99 for the RAM and for the WiFi card. Upgrade time was about an hour. It took me a little longer because I forgot to uninstall the Atheros software, which required that I reinstall the card to uninstall the SW.

The only other problem with the Aspire One is that it occasionally doesn't go into standby mode. This usually happens after I or some application installs something. I have to hard reboot, fully boot the computer, then fully shut it down and restart again for Standby to start working properly again.

Other than that, it's a sweet little computer. Though I have medium-sized hands, the keyboard works fine for me -- and I'm pretty picky about keyboards. The screen is small, but I like that. My daughter doesn't like that the screen is too short vertically to play Webkins, so if you use programs like this, you might need to consider a larger computer, but for basic stuff, including running most Windows XP programs written over the last eight years, the Aspire One is a great choice. I'm mostly a Mac user, but do need a PC now and then, and the Aspire One is perfect. I can hook it up to a monitor and keyboard for "bigger" work, and it will sync to many different screen sizes.

It's also a great tool for photographers. I use it on location to download and view my images when I don't want to bring the big PowerBook along. Its 6-hour battery life makes it perfect for such work.

Just an amazing device, I couldn't be more pleased.