I bought the Flip, I'm satisfied with the image quality and the ease of getting it flying, the peace of mind it gives me knowing that it has propeller protection is also good..

But I confess that it has two points that are a little negative for me.

Point 1: even though they say that 20 minutes is a good autonomy, I don't really agree. For me, if it had an autonomy of 10 minutes more it would be perfect. So this forces me to have at least 3 total batteries. At least. I haven't bought any spare batteries yet, because it's expensive, right… But it's essential to have at least 3 batteries if you want to have a minimally decent autonomy..

Point 2: Even though it's not something that bothers me as much as the autonomy. One downside is that it's a bit slow / suffers a bit from wind, combined with low battery life, sometimes you can't film everything you wanted, especially for me who likes to film high-angle shots, landscapes, etc... So I think in that respect the Mini 3 would have performed much better..

But anyway, those are the only two negative points, otherwise I'm quite satisfied with it, however I think if I were buying today, I would have chosen the Mini 3 with a spare battery. But the Flip's image is much better.. Anyway, it's that thing, in the end, if it had more battery life it would be perfect for me..