The Flip Video Ultra – a straight-to-Web mini-camcorder was a great success. Now, the companies have started to supply the similar camcorder with better features. One of them is – $99 priced Creative Vado Pocket Video Cam. It offers 2GB internal memory, rechargeable/removable battery, and other features; which are quite similar to that of RCA and Flip Video models. The Vado Pocket Video Cam is a bit more stylish and less expensive than Flip Video Mino. 2 inches antiglare LCD display is on the back side. It exhibits sharp images, but looks a bit washed out in direct sunlight. There is an onboard USB connector that has flexible arm to plug in Mac/Windows system easily even at recessed and crowded ports. We like that the unit recharges itself via USB. There is inbuilt Vado Central software inside the Creative Vado Pocket Cam. It launches automatically on connecting the camcorder with your computer. You can tap an onscreen button to upload the  [...]

Previously, the market is captured by popular Mino HD Camcorder from Flip Video, however, the situation got changed when Creative has launched its Vado HD Camera which takes the pocket cam wars to a new level which effects the competitors like RCA and Kodak. Vado HD provides a mini HDMI Connector with a HDMI Cable for providing 1080i video output to HDTV with standard AV Output but did not provide any AV Cable. This feature is missing in Kodak Zi6 and Flip Video Mino HD.  Built-in 8GB flash memory is enough to store the 2 hours HD+ Video, 4 hours HD video and 8 hours VGA quality video. However, we cannot insert more external memory This small size Camera stunned us in video quality. The company is providing a protective Silicone Skin and built-in Vado Central Software for formatting and editing the videos after shooting. We observed that the Vado Central Software did not work at Mac and we have to use QuickTime to view the recorded video  [...]

Pocket camcorders are going quickly because they are now extensively used by the youth to make videos and put it on sites like YouTube. Creative Labs intends to cash in on this growing demand and comes up with Vado 3rd Gen. It manages to offer all the features that pocket camcorders have and still manages to keep the price low. The device weighs about 3.3 ounces and has HDMI output, 4 GB of internal memory and records in 720p HD resolution. It costs about $179 which is less than second-generation Flip Video MinoHD. Kodak Zi8 too costs the same as this camcorder but there is no internal memory and you have to buy one separately. The tiny 2.4 inch display gives a resolution of 640X240 and below the screen there is a record button and few touch sensitive buttons. There is a mini-HDMI port but Creative Labs doesn’t give an HDMI cable, you will have to purchase one separately. There is a flip-out USB connector and a threaded tripod mount at the bottom. You can charge the battery of  [...]