The Flip MinoHD is the most popular pocket camcorder by far on the US market.  Light, sexy and incredibly easy to use, it set sail for Europe at the end of 2009 after conquering a whole generation

Very simple to use; USB cable built-in; Editing software included on the interal memory; 4 GB of flash memory

Small screen: 1.5'; Only records at 720p; No stabilisation; No photo mode

Cisco's Flip isn't the only pocket Internet camcorder around, but its name is virtually synonymous with the concept. Nevertheless, the company isn't sitting on its laurels.

Several years ago when purchasing a new home computer, the promotional package included a Flip video

Easy to use; compact; all-in-one design

Might be easy to misplace; zoom not particularly powerful

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Simple Controls; Versatile

Inadequate Features; Low-Quality Recordings; No picture stabilization

A minor improvement over the Flip Video Ultra, but an improvement nonetheless, the Flip Mino is a fun camcorder, until you realise you want your home videos to look the bomb.

Still extremely user-friendly; It's lighter than its predecessor and has a handy editing feature now

Still no HD option; and why the piddly 2GB memory

In case you didn't have enough reasons to worry about videos of your escapades showing up online, Flip Video has made video posting easier than ever. The Flip Mino, the latest in the Flip series of pocket camcorders, is smaller and sleeker than the Flip Ultra, and it adds MySpace integration for...

The quality of this little cam may take you off guard, but so will the price. The company that pioneered the pocket-sized flash video camera has taken it a step further with the MinoHD, a pint-sized camcorder that shoots 720p high-def video, in a case that's no bigger than the original, super-slim...

Lightweight; ultra-slim and pocketable; excellent detail in videos; incredibly intuitive

No image stabilization; poor color; pricey for its features

The pocket-sized Flip camcorder was one of the top tech toys of summer 2008, and it spawned a host of equally diminutive copycat products – not to mention our own