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Creative Vado HD camcorder available for $200 pre-order

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Imaging | by C.K. Sample III | Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:54AM | 2 comments

The $200 Creative Vado HD camcorder shoots 720p MPEG-4 high definition video for up to two hours on its integrated 8GBs of storage space. Like the Flip MinoHD (Obsessable review of the Flip MinoHD can be found here), the Vado HD is a highly portable small form factor high definition camcorder with integrated USB connectivity. The Vado HD, however, is a little bit cheaper than the $229 MinoHD and has a few features that edge out the MinoHD, such as double the storage capacity for twice the length of video shooting, the ability to record in VGA mode and thereby double the available recording time to four hours, and HDMI out with an included HDMI cable to provide true HD connectivity to your HDTV and HDMI capable television.

Unfortunately, if you're a Mac user, the Vado HD loses to the Flip MinoHD, whose integrated software is both Mac and PC compatable; the Vado HD only works with XP and Vista. Although the Creative Vado HD is currently listed as being out of stock at Amazon, you can now pre-order the device.

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Whos (6:15 AM on Thu Dec 4, 2008)

Double the storage and comes with hdmi cable? Looks like a better offer over the minohd. I'm going to ask for one this christmas!

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Charlie (1:03 PM on Tue Dec 9, 2008)

I'm interested to hear a comparison with the Kodak Zi6. The Kodak records on removable SD chips and had removable/rechargeable batteries and also a bigger screen (2.5 inches) The removable SD memory can be as big as 32 GB!

My Vado is on preorder at Amazon, and they are predicting delivery by 18 December. Maybe I should buy the Kodak, which is in stock!

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