I bought this last week and it is soooo much fun and soooo easy!! It takes 2 AA batteries, included, comes with a cable to hook into the TV, a wrist band...turn it on and off you go. The picture and sound quality are great, even better than what I have experienced with a digital camera that takes video. It also plays back, then to unload to your pc, just flip out the usb, stick it in and you can watch your videos on the computer or download them, software is built into the unit. My kids are addicted to this and for the price, there's no reason not to have one of these, its pure Genius!!
I use it for school to tape teacher's demonstrations. For what I use it for it's excellent. It's small, fast, easy and records image & sound surprisingly well. I can easily transfer the videos onto my laptop, and as extra feature I love how I can make pictures! I love it!
I bought my Flip Video a few months ago. I like its simplicity and ease of use. I find it easy to download on my MAC (I had to purchase DIVX software for it to work on my MAC). I recommend this product for anyone looking for a fun, easy to use, video camara. I find that I use my Flip Video a lest once a week in my classroom or whenever a precious family moment presents itself. I have a more expensive Sony video camera but find I rarely use it because of its size. I carry my Flip daily. I'm very happy with my purchase of the Flip Video.