In low-light situations, like in the aquarium video below, the footage appeared crisper than that shot with a Flip Mino HD, but still a bit washed out.

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In the video above, FORBES writer and fishing fanatic, Monte Burke and I talk about tagging sharks and footage I shot with a trusty Flip camera.

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Once Martins' exuberant back-flip celebrations had subsided, Reading went close when Oster squared to Kalifa Cisse, but he dragged his shot wide.

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Backup point guard Reggie Jackson, who played at Boston College, got a running flip to go in and followed that with a double-clutch jumper from the right wing at the shot-clock buzzer.

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Either way, it takes less than two seconds for the lens protector to flip open, the barrel to pop out and for the camera to be able to focus and pull off a shot.

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