Flip Action Mount for Flip Ultra and Mino Camcorders

The Flip is a fabulous little device and you'll want the mini-tripod. Don't bother with the action mount. For moving shots the smoother image is hand-held.

This is a great idea. It's cheap and it allows you to get cool shots from any kind of strange vantage point. It has long velcro straps to hold tightly. It's a bit difficult to mount tightly in cramped areas because the long velcro can tangle up (I mounted it onto the rearview mirror pillar) but it does exactly what it intends to do. As a fan of camera stabilization of any ilk, I recommend this for the flip.

The action mount for the Flip Video is pretty worthless in my opinion. The Velcro isn't strong enough to hold the camera steady. I could not, whatever I did, get the camera to stay vertical on the handle bars of my bike. I would not recommend buying this action mount unless you plan on modifying it to make it better with the addition of a clamping mechanism or something similar.

Very disappointed.

I bought this for my husband who is a semi-pro photographer and videographer and has all the cutting edge equipment and computers. He loves this little camera because it is fun and he can just hook it up to his computer and post a blog or send the video to me. It worked flawlessly (we have all Macs) from the get go. Fun and the quality was better than I anticipated. I recommend it : )

To be honest, the straps were incredibly confusing, and not that intuitive - they actually required you to criss-cross them rather than just attach them straight out around the bike's handle bars. Also of the two straps, one is positive (hooks) side up, the other is negative (furry side) up.

After a good half hour, I was sorely tempted to just ELECTRIC TAPE the mount to my bike.

When I settled on an ok configuration (one that worked slightly better for me, not the one as instructed), I mounted the camera on the bike. I get a feeling though it's not a really tight grip, possibly due to the plastic nature of the camera as well as the vertical orientation of the camera itself which makes it.. wobbly. Once it's fully screwed on, it still moves a little too much forward and backward for my expectations.

The footage of course is generally shaky since the Flip Video Ultra does not have any SteadyShot features, unlike those that are standard issue in Sony Camcorders. This is especially difficult at night.

I also use a road bike, rather than a mountain bike which would have better shock-absorbtion capabilities, so that also contributes to the shakiness of the video.

A little disappointing I guess, but I guess it was to be expected.

But it's not a total waste of $15. Just make sure you strap it in GOOD, and be sure to ride on SMOOTH roads when you use the camera and mount - otherwise, you get a shaky video.