The Pure FLIP camcorders are astonishingly popular right now.

But a quick comparison of features at BestBuy resulted in my purchase of the Samsung U20, instead.

Bad decision.

I can’t recall all the many different ways it didn’t work, especially on a Mac.

Amazon customer reviews

I returned it for the more full featured Canon FS300. … It’s OK.

Online product registration for the Canon is fairly painless for American customers. But the Canadian equivalent requires me “signing up” for Canon. … No Thanks.