http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/ Engadget Comments for Creative's Vado Pocket Video Cam gets reviewed http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/I guess it's somewhat understandable especially when you consider Creative sells to dealers for less than that and audio normally isn't the main focus of a video device.

]]>Jun 7th 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/The price is right at bout ~$90 http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B0018QIOPI/pasbl01-20/
The improved video quality is nice.
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Did you see Shawn Collins' review on that page?

Why does the Flip look like its distorting the aspect ratio? Or did he do that by accident in his editing software for the side-by-side?]]>Jun 7th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/
Something like the Sony DCR-HC52 (or equivalent from Canon, Panasonic, etc) would offer:

1) far greater vid and audio quality
2) editing capability on PC which is lossless
3) far greater optical zoom range (40x on the Sony)
4) removable batteries (not sure if this cheap Creative cam has it)
5) larger LCD screen (rotatable for hard to record angles, touchscreen)
6) traditional viewfinder
7) better battery life
8) cheaper removable media (yes tapes but capable of capturing far higher quality, ~13GB of DV goodness if u want to talk GB)

All at a low $230-250ish price point. Which I consider to be a bargain considering the tech that goes into it.

Obviously not competing at this sub-100 price of this Creative, and obviously not comparing to its convenience for doing what it does (uploading vids to web), but there is definitely some usage overlap and it's not prohibitively expensive (or prohibitively inconvenient) that's for sure.]]>Jun 7th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/Jun 7th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/
I got the Flip Mino because I need a device that can fit my pocket and easily take simple "snap" videos that I can post online in a jiffy. I have no time for editing, complex uploading, or HD quality which takes hours to upload.

Some might argue that cellphone have video capabilities too but guess what, either some of us don't have one (I have an iPhone) or it is too complex to transfer videos from phone to pc.

How about low budget point and shoots? If you have one, then just use that instead. But I have a dSLR that I prefer for shooting pictures. I don't need another camera. All I need is a video that will fit my pocket along with my iPhone, car keys and some other junk!

Granted these devices are not for everybody but it still have a niche it can fill. For me, it is just what I need.]]>Jun 7th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/07/creatives-vado-pocket-video-cam-gets-reviewed/
Obviously MiniDV cams can never be as small or convenient as these things but they sure do offer more flexibility and (IMO) great value (and can still do what you want to do regarding webbing, albeit with more steps from the user ;)
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