Does the Flip camcorder take pictures as well as record video?

No, the Flip does not take pictures. The Kodak Zi8 does easily take pictures and video though: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HOQ08S?ie=UTF8&tag=thebubrocpro-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002HOQ08S

if you want to capture images ,try PCHand Screen Capture.it could capture anything on the screen with flexible capturing profiles.http://www.screen-capture-record.com/screen-capture.html if you want to capture video ,try PCHand Screen Recorder.it could record anything on the screen including video, audio and mouse movement ect.http://www.screen-capture-record.com/screen-recorder.html if you want to capture both. try PCHand Screen Capture Recorder Suite.it's easy to use and very pretty good.http://www.screen-capture-record.com/

Yes, it does take pictures, but like the video, it won't be the best quality. The Flip recorders are convenient, but just don't count on it for particularly good quality images or video.

the video sucks on both. If you want real HD on a camera that takes good video and photos you are going need to spend at least $2,000-5,000. I'll get the cannon 5d mark ii. Look at the video on this baby http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326

I once read a blog post, introducing a good way. go to read it, it is helpful. http://videoconverterrmac.blog.com/2010/01/flip-video-take-picture-capture-still-image-from-flip-hd-video-ultra-mino-camcorder/