Insignia NS-DCC5SR09 Digital Camcorder Review
I’ve you’ve been reading youth ministry tech blogs or listening to many youth ministry twitters, you’ve probably come across talk about the digital camcorders from Flip, including the fan favorite Flip Mino (and Flip Mino HD). At least I have. And so this morning I set off for Indy, in part to drop by Best Buy and check out this thing they call the Mino.
We’re getting ready for a new series at Water’s Edge called My Brand New Life which we hope will not only challenge students spiritually, but also unleash their creative side. One of the aspects of the series I’m most excited about will hopefully send them out into their world with camera phones to capture pictures and video that demonstrate what they’re learning. Of course, not every student has a camera phone. That’s why I wanted to check out the Mino. At less than $150 a camera, I figured wouldn’t mind loaning one out to a trusted teen each week to enable them to take part in the video challenge.
When I arrived at Best Buy I was greeted just inside the door by an end cap display featuring their Insignia digital camcorders. They are the same concept as the Flip, just from Best Buy’s discount brand. The upside that caught my attention – $99 per camera. And the price was the same for both the SD and HD models. But of course the skeptic in me wondered what’s the catch?
I looked into them, compared them with the Flip Mino, and bought a couple. Here’s why:
