Great Gadgets: New Creative Vado Camcorder
Posted on November 23rd, 2009
This market may have started out with the original Flip Video, but it has since exploded with offerings from all sorts of other companies. One of the first major competitors to Flip Camcorder was the Creative Vado, but many people still say that it wasn’t up to snuff. Creative hopes to have a more competitive product with the third-generation Creative Vado HD.
As its name implies, this pocket camcorder is capable of recording HD video on the go. Creative has worked to improve on a number of features, including better low light video recording, the ability to adjust the exposure manually, and the inclusion of an external stereo microphone for better audio recording. You’ll also find motion detection modes, still photo capture mode, and headphone output for private listening.
Interestingly, the capacity is being limited to just 4GB with no apparent ability to expand the memory using SD cards. That’s too bad, but it is good to see that the new Vado HD is compatible with both Macs and PCs right out of the box.
Expect the third-gen Creative Vado HD pocket camcorder to go on sale in mid-December. It’ll come in five different colors and will list at an MSRP of $180. That probably means that the Canadian price will be closer to $200.
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My experience with previous generations of Vado were nothing but positive. Sure, it has some drawbacks but it looks like they are all dealt with in the latest generation. I might even buy one for a present.