Getting out the new DVD just about killed me.  I worked 6-7 days a week for a month to finish up.  Please play your tiny chin violins to soothe me.  I'm moving on to some members-only content, now.  Specifically, I'm going to provide some solutions to stabilizing your shots.

The toughest thing to do, with a small camcorder, is to keep the shakes out of the video.  I have some ideas, and I'm in the shop experimenting with some others. In keeping with the low cost of Flip camcorders, I'm interested in low-cost solutions.  Nor should you require an engineering degree to implement them. 

This happens to be a favorite topic of camcorder enthusiasts, and you can find some of their ideas by googling "camcorder stabilizer" or "steadycam" or "steadicam."  Most of what you will find are designs for camcorders larger and more expensive than the Flip, and involve complex schemes that use gimbals and/or counter-weights.  Finding or building an effective gimbal is the central challenge for many of these schemes.

I'm thinking these ideas are way to complicated and/or expensive for Flip users.  I'm looking for solutions in the range of $.50 to $20.00.  It should fit in your pocket, or at least in your back pack.

Stay tuned...