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For capturing superior quality videos there are full featured camcorders like the Samsung Xacti we recently reviewed. For capturing videos with a minimum of effort there’s the amazing Flip Mino, one of Spot Cool Stuff’s favorite gadgets.

Everything about this camcorder is designed to be easy:

It is easy to carry around—the tiny Mino fits in a shirt pocket and can record four hours of video on a single charge.

It is easy to take video with—there are no fancy controls to learn and the Mino can go from full power off to recording video in three seconds.

It is easy to enjoy and share video taken with the Flip Mino. Either hook the device directly to your TV or downloading the files to your computer via a flip-out USB arm; no cords required! The Mino even comes with software that lets you easily edit your videos and then in a single click share them by email, MySpace or YouTube.

At a price of around US$120 but the basic model, the Flip Mino is easy to pay for too.

The latest Flip MinoHD is more expensive than the basic version—about $200—but that’s still a bargain price for the world’s smallest HD camcorder. It is unquestionably worth the extra cost upgrading to the HD version of the Flip Mino considering how much better the video quality is (see sample video, below). The MinoHD shoots in widescreen (1280×720). With its 4GB of built in memory you can store a full hour’s worth of stunning HD video on the MinoHD.

And here’s another cool feature: If you purchase your Flip Mino HD through the official site you can upload your own design pattern. Or choose from one of dozens of Flip’s patterns. So, not only can your Flip Mino HD take great video, it can look good while doing it.

LEARN MORE & BUY: HD / NON-HD | OFFICIAL FLIP MINO SITE | FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

Purchase locally in: USA | UK | GERMANY | FRANCE

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