Camcorders Reviews Ratings - Customer reviews - Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage and 2x Digital Zoom (Black) OLD MODEL |
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Manufacturer: Creative Labs
List Price: $229.99
Our Price: $88.99
You Save: $141 (61%)
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Used Price: $59.99
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Name: Groovy Bean
Location: San Francisco, CA USA
Date: 2009-10-27
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Great video!
Comment: I was very surprised at the quality of video taken with the Vado HD. After reading many many reviews on different mini HD video recording products, I settled on this one because for an HD, the price couldn't be beat.
When I got it, it was bulkier than the Flip Mino HD (as expected), but still, it's relatively small in your pocket or purse. It barely creates a bulge and wow it takes great video!
Some reviewers of these mini video cameras complained that the video is shaky, since they don't have any stabilizers. This would definitely be true if you are taking video while on a snowboard or if you have shaky hands. But for a normal user standing still or walking slowly, it takes remarkably steady video. Just be sure to move slowly while you are panning around, and you won't be disappointed.
One note of caution: This product has a "standby mode", which sleeps and you can wake it up instantly to take quick videos. While it's convenient, this standby mode drains the battery pretty quickly. If you can charge it often, it's okay. But if you are on vacation where you can only charge it at night after a full day, I don't recommend using this mode. It's better to turn it off completely and just turn it on when you need it. It saves the battery and the time to turn it on is pretty fast anyway.
Second note: I initially tried uploading my videos to a mini netbook and found that my video and sound were not in sync. I thought I had gotten a bad Vado. But when I got back from vacation, I uploaded them to a regular laptop and they were fine. I realized that "HD resolution" means something else too... you need at least 1280 x 720p resolution on your computer to view it properly. A very satisfied lesson learned. :) Overall - great product!
Name: CW
Location: Norther, CA USA
Date: 2009-11-02
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Thumbs Up
Comment: We have the Vado HD for recording sports with our kids and have liked the quality and portability. We recommend this product!
Name: William E. Thomas
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Date: 2009-11-27
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Amazing little camcorder
Comment: I am not an expert by any means, but I can tell you that this little camcorder is an excellent buy for the person that just wants to point and shoot with no problems. It's compact size makes it ideal for stuffing in your pocket and it is pretty durable. The quality of the video is good . The camera should come with more extensive directions for downloading the video onto a Mac. I found it confusing and difficult to do...at first. Eventually I figured it out. It seems to take a very long time to upload to Youtube, but maybe I'm doing something wrong.
I don't need a zoom any stronger than the one it has, but maybe a more experienced photog. would find this a problem.
I never took videos before (although I bought several cameras) because they were all too bulky and involved too many things to make a video. With this Vado you don't have to format anything, load anything or rewind anything. Just aim and have fun.
Great little gadget.
Name: vernon
Location: new york,USA
Date: 2009-12-05
Customer Rating: -
Summary: this is it
Comment: i was very skeptical when looking at this i was always comparing the pros and cons to the flip but after seeing all the testing shots on youtube from this i was blown away and im happy with my choice of choosing this the movie maker softwear is also great
Name: ppnj4
Location: Beachwood, NJ United States
Date: 2010-03-14
Customer Rating: -
Summary: A GREAT Camcorder at a PERFECT price!
Comment: I'm no techie, I have a more than basic understanding and a far greater ability than my husband but I don't have the time or patience to really get into technology. I just want it to work, work properly, and be one touch easy!
My husband is a drummer who wanted to record his sessions, my kids wanted to post their stupidity on YouTube, I just wanted to share their moments with family and friends across the country. WE LOVE THIS CAMCORDER!!! They aren't lying, one touch use, great picture quality, decent sound quality, and super portability. It fits right in our pocket so no bulky equipment or bag to carry around. It downloads immediately to the computer so no worrying about having memory sticks, discs, or tapes to purchase or worse yet having that moment where you accidentally recorded over something important or have to choose between recording the moment or saving what was already on the tape.
I worried the sound would be less than acceptable but it doesn't sound any different that the old VHS camcorders and I don't have to strain to hear it. The picture quality is great! I don't have HD on my TV or computer so we record in VGA but it takes better quality video than my digital camera and VGA allows 8 hrs of recording so we're good no matter the event! I can only imagine how great the HD would look if the VGA is so good. You do have to have a steady hand and be focused if handing it off while recording because there really isn't any picture stabilization, but we're careful about it when holding it so it's been good and only shaky when we forget or hand it over to someone else while still recording. It fits on the dollar store tripod so we use that when recording drumming sessions.
My husband can barely work the DVD but he picked this up right out of the box and had it working in minutes. I will say the instructions are pointless as it doesn't come with any. We updated the software and started recording. It downloaded immediately but the picture didn't match the sound timing so it took me a few minutes to look up the problem. Easy fix, we had it set to record in HD but since my computer doesn't have HD the feed was slow. We switched to VGA and they matched up instantly....
Everything downloads to my computer or directly to three video sites (YouTube being one of them). I had no problems uploading the video to emails and FaceBook. I really like that we can "capture" still photos from the video as we play it or edit them from within the software. I also like that the usb cord is attached so we don't have to look for one. We rarely use it away from a computer so we haven't had any issues charging the battery but just in case I bought a usb to dc converter so we could charge it on the go.
We paid with shipping and taxes less than $110 so the price was great, I spent half as much as friends and they all want to know where I bought it because the ease of use/portability and the quality of picture and sound is just better than what they bought. I highly recommend it and would happily purchase one for each of the kids! I did a lot of research and my only advise is that don't be fooled by the 2nd generation version. It's $20 more and the only added feature is the black is shiny instead of matte and comes with "mauve" buttons...
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