Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage (Black)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the image quality and memory. The portability and connectivity also get good feedback. Many are less positive about the zoom and features.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage (Black) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage (Black)

 

Things are heating up in the mini camcorder space as Kodak, RCA, Flip Video, and now Creative all have HD models. Flip Video leads the market with its popular Mino HD camcorder, but Creative has done some interesting things with its Vado HD to make...

Solid 720p video; ultraslim design; removable, rechargeable battery; easy to use; one-touch video uploading to YouTube and Photobucket; includes mini HDMI connector and bundled cable for outputting 1080i video to an HDTV

No flash-memory slot; Mac users have to manually copy video files to their computers; white balance is slightly off and colors are a bit amped

The Creative Vado HD may fall slightly short of the Flip Video Mino HD in terms of video quality, but it's stronger feature set may tempt you.

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Extremely useful video camera

 

If you are looking for an inexpensive easy to use video camera, look no further. The 8Gb version holds plenty of video. The software it comes with makes uploading to YouTube or saving to disk a breeze. For a camera at this price, the video quality is...

Just toss it in your pocket and go ; Very good video quality ; Easy to use software ; Wide angle lens

Only 2X zoom ; Cannot take still pictures ; No menu button

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For itz size and mobility... simply great.

 

Out of MINO HD, koadk Zi6, Webbie HD.... VADO is simply miles ahead in terms of features. You can replace your battery whenever you want, Shoot 1 hr video everyday.

8 Gb memory ; Wide angle lens ; SImple upload to youtube ; It comes around 150- 160 ; extra cable for TV viewing ; VEry easy to use

Pic qualtiy is sharp but saturated color contrast

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Amazing for something that fits it your pocket!

 

Check out www.youtube.com\caazimiw\ all the videos are taken with VadoHD

Fits in your pocket ; HD video ; HDMI ; for mic being smaller than an M&M sound is great even at a live concert

can't stand on its own without tripod ; Computer has to have very good video power for PC playback and editing

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Good quality, great features, and easy to use.

 

This meets the need for what I wanted. Something very portable and very easy to use with good quality video. I haven't tried the Mino but I went with creative because I wanted HD and the features of the vado are better. HDMI port, replaceable battery,...

Picture quality is very good. Not quite DVD quality but not far away. Very simple to use. Build in HDMI port is nice and you can tape and watch on your TV (if have HDMI) literally seconds later and the quality will amaze you considering size/price

No image stabilization (mino doesn't either), doesn't integrate with iMovie (haven't tried but I have both PC and Mac and that would be a nice feature). Some optical zoom would be nice. I have experienced the audio/video synch issue on one computer

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A snap to use

 

After doing much research, I decided to get my wife this camera over the Mineo HD. The main sale points were the included accessories, the ability to swap out the battery and the video compression. So far the video we have shot is very good quality and...

Ease of use, included HDMI and USB extension cables, amount of memory

no composite video out cable, no wrist strap included, strange "clear" color of included silicone skin, no sd or xd expansion slot

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