Creative's Vado Pocket Video Cam unboxed on video

There's honestly not a lot of mind-blowing material in the video posted up after the jump, but it definitely delivers as advertised. You see, you've got Creative's Flip Video-combating Vado cheapcorder all wrapped up, and over the course of 317 seconds, it manages to slip outside of its shell and get handled. Initial impressions are dished out too (hint: they're surprisingly positive), so don't skip out on hitting the read link while your cursor is down in the general vicinity.

[majortom1981 Posted May 31st 2008 1:25PM]

Why get something like this when a lot of digital cameras take this kind of video?

MY dig camera takes 640x480 (also wide screen version) at 30fps and also allows 8gig sd cards and above. Its mainly a photo camera though.

So what is the point of things like this?

[Aguiluz Posted May 31st 2008 1:30PM]

Because it's cheap.

$99 cheap.

[Aguiluz Posted May 31st 2008 1:25PM]

nooob @ May 31st 2008 1:20PM
"first"

-douche

[Aguiluz Posted May 31st 2008 1:27PM]

Unboxed, videoed and TELEVISED on Fox News!?

:)

[JM Posted May 31st 2008 1:38PM]

I don't think it was televised. That was a youtube video.

[Aguiluz Posted May 31st 2008 3:39PM]

LOL, That's what first popped into my head when I saw the image. :)

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 1:39PM]

They should have used the same camera to do the unboxing... that way we can see the craptacular quality. That $99 is better spent towards the new 3G iPhone.

[RikF Posted May 31st 2008 1:43PM]

I'm not sure whether to digg you up for your gall and inventiveness in finding a way to link this to an as yet unannounced Apple product or bury you for your fanboyism.

Oh wait, I am sure...

[KEROLiUKAS Posted May 31st 2008 2:05PM]

Yes, the iPhone..oh wait that crappy phone doesn't even record video so i don't see how it's better than this video camera????

wow some people are just plain f**king stupid.

[NohOne Posted May 31st 2008 2:58PM]

So $99 for a adequate video recorder, or $399 for the cheapet iPhone + $70/month for 2 years == $2079 for a phone with no video camera, which means you still need to pay $99 to buy a video recorder.

$99

[KEROLiUKAS Posted May 31st 2008 3:01PM]

@ Nohone

Exactly my point.

[Wwhat Posted Jun 1st 2008 2:24PM]

There seems to be dozens of videos about the thing on youtube, including ones with footage shot with it, and from what I saw the quality is pretty fair.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:04PM]

Fox News... the future source for tech reports.

::shudders::

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:54PM]

Reporter: "And here's Ryan with the unboxing and hands-on of the new E-E-E P-C 901"

Ryan: "This E-E-E P-C is the newest and best from A-Zeus, it's perfect for a college student on the go, its small, its portable, its efficient, and best of all it runs this revolutionary new O-S or Operating System called Lie-Nux"


ew.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 3:12PM]

I'm pretty sure its Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-Nux
not lie-nux

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 3:33PM]

JJV

i know. the point i was making is that most people in mainstream news media (ie. local newscasters) have no idea about things like that.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 3:54PM]

oh. i thought you meant Ryan Block who would know how its pronounced.
hehe.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:11PM]

Flip's packaging is a lot nicer. I rather the AA of the Flip than the recharge proprietary Creative battery (if I want rechargeable AA, I'll get some eneloops). Bigger screen is pretty nice though.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:28PM]

The Flip is butt-ugly compared to this, and this is smaller (but with a bigger screen), lighter, cheaper and produces the same quality video. Flip who*?

*Assuming the battery life is comparable...

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:57PM]

you mean the same RESOLUTION video... theres a lot of factors aside from resolution that decide video quality

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 6:14PM]

True, but at this point in time I don't think it can be said that one has better quality either way. At least on paper this is the better buy.

[Wwhat Posted Jun 1st 2008 2:25PM]

I read the creative one does in fact give better quality, but of course seeing is believing in these matters.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:29PM]

is creative still in business?

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 11:19PM]

I don't know how they have survived so long without a true ZVM replacement.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 2:49PM]

Fox 13 News from Utah! I'm from Utah...

Fox 13 is just about the most ridiculous news (even local news broadcast, ever). Nearly every report is about some crazy dude that's building a fort about twinkies or something, or the extreme dangers of teens and myspace.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 10:00PM]

I know your making a satirical summation of the pointless stories on fox news...

...but I would have thought that since News Corp bought Myspace all that criticism would have had to have gone out with window along with journalistic integrity.

[NohOne Posted May 31st 2008 3:00PM]

Apparently it cut off the last part of my message (didn't like the less than symbol)

$99 is less than $2178

Good plan there iBoy.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2008 3:09PM]

Wait, so its an video of a video camera? thats kind of redundant but okay
lol

[Zorque Posted May 31st 2008 4:32PM]

Hey, that's my local Fox mirror. Too bad they didn't actually air this, I'm getting tired of stories about David Archuleta.

[greggish Posted May 31st 2008 4:47PM]

The new RCA Small Wonders are better than both the Flip and the Vado. The Small Wonder is almost is smaller than the Flip and just a half inch thicker than the Vado. It has a fold-out LCD and an expandable MicroSD slot. Plus it's cheaper. I just ordered the Small Wonder EZ200 from Buy for $87.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 1st 2008 12:23AM]

The bias on Engadget is just getting ridiculous. Why be surprised that Creative makes a good product? Creative has ALWAYS made good products.

[Wwhat Posted Jun 1st 2008 9:28AM]

Isn't it time engadget thinks up a acronym for such devices? For instance FBPV: flash based pocket video, although that one doesn't look so clean.
PFVC, portable flash video camera maybe? although 3 letters might be better.
I'll leave it up to engadget, but they should really get on that.