We have been moaning for awhile that we were missing memories of the little Q man for lack of a video capture device in the household. Last Friday, we went out and got a Flip Mino. The standard one – not the HD uber-ness. Maybe in a year or two, if we really use it, we’ll consider upgrading. It’s got the freatures we need – it’s simple, it’s durable, it fits in your pocket, and it doesn’t have anything to lose.

I’ll be honest – the video quality is nothing to write home about. Here’s a clip of Q in the car on a bright day, so there’s plenty of light but also a lot of movement. So, it will work, and we’re going to keep it, and keep using it. But we know it’s not a fine art kind of thing. Hopefully before he gets into things like school plays, the RED cameras will be cheaper, or Nikon will make a DSLR with enough ISO sensitivity and low enough price to be reasonable to purchase.