All models lack memory card extension slots, though the Flip UltraHD(2 hr) can record to a storage device via FlipPort.

Later Flip Video models came in a variety of colors, and could be custom ordered with designs digitally painted on.

Accessories for the Flip Video camera include an underwater case, a mini-tripod, a bicycle helmet attachment, and a wool case (Mino camcorders) or soft pouch (Flip UltraHD), rechargeable battery replacements for the UltraHD series, and an extension cable.

After the release of version 5.6, FlipShare no longer included a function to convert video to WMV format.

The first version was originally released as the "Pure Digital Point & Shoot" video camcorder on May 1, 2006[11] as a reusable follow-on to the popular CVS One-Time-Use Camcorder, a Pure Digital product sold through CVS/pharmacy stores that was designed for direct conversion to DVD media.

On launch it retailed for about US$180 in the United States,[20] providing about 60 minutes of video recording capability with 2 GB flash memory capacity.

Free Minos were made available to all audience members at YouTube Live due to Flip Video's sponsorship of the event.

[citation needed] On April 12, 2011, Cisco announced that it "will exit aspects of its consumer business", including shutting down the Flip Video division.

He said that smartphones made up only a small fraction of overall worldwide sales of cell phones in 2011, and the Flip was still selling strongly when its discontinuation was announced.