How To Charge The Flip Video Camcorder
When I first opened up the box of my own Flip video camcorder my first question was how I charged it up so I could use it for the first time. I needn't have worried - mine came semi-charged anyway giving me several hours of camcorder fun but the question still remained - where were all the plugs and wires to charge it up?
You know how it is with these small bits of technology. You normally need a huge charger for cell phones and digital cameras - a big box that you plug into the wall with a metre or two of cable to attach it to the device. Why wasn't there such a thing with my Flip video camcorder?
Of course, incase you haven't worked it out yet, the Flip video camcorder is actually charged up by simply plugging it into your computer for 2-3 hours. This may sound like a while, but a full charge will allow you to go for hours - even days - of messing around with your Flip and to be fair, 2-3 hours on the computer can be spent just checking your emails and visiting a few of your favourote websites so for me is actually a good thing - I can charge my camera while I'm on the Internet and kill two irds with one stone.
That also means that when you're downloading videos from your Flip video camcorder to your computer, which can take a little while if you've got the full hour of video to download, your camera is actually charging at the same time as the video is downloading.
A tiny LED is present on the "arm" that you plug into your computer which flashes while your Flip camera is charging, and then stays constantly lit when the camera has been charged so it's simplicity itself to tell when your camera is next ready for action.
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