Its really hard to beat the Flip for a point and shoot mini cam. It VERY user friendly! Its not motion sensitive like the higher $$ video cams, takes decent video even when the sun goes down, but not dark yet. Its also one of the few video cams that will shoot video at Night in minimal light. You just can,t beat the Flip for the price. It was designed from the start for Utube video. Thats why its been the top selling mini cam in the US since it came out two yrs ago.