Creative Labs Vado Pocket Video Camcorder (Silver) OLD MODEL
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Manufacturer: CreativeFormat: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional
Model: VF0570-S
Color: Silver
Product features:
- Vado is thinner than a deck of cards and as light as a cell phone
- Never miss a moment with two hours of video capacity and one-button recording
- Comes with built-in USB cable and on-board software; easily edit and upload videos
- Large 2-inch anti-glare screen
- Shoot up to two hours continuously with rechargeable battery
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Digital camera reviews of Creative Labs Vado Pocket Video Camcorder (Silver) OLD MODEL
Digital camera Review: 2gb memory - Pretty cool over all, but couple things are lacking
Summary: 4 Stars
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I really like this little video camera, it's pretty cool and takes some rather good quality video. 200 megs of video equals about 00:07:30 or video (7.5 minutes). The device is a 2Gig unit that always you about 1.8 gigs for video as some of the storage space is sucked up with programs and of course 2 gigs is actually 1.91 gigs of usable space.
Pros:
*Compact: I like how it's so small but does a rather good job.
*Simple: It's so simple to use it's ridiculous, just hit the big button and record (would be better if the button was Red instead of white it would be more easily recognized as a record button).
*Video quality: for as small as this item is it's rather good at taking video, clean for the most part (I've noticed that it tends to have a decent amount of grain though is average lighting), smooth when you are moving the camera, no jumping of frames, at least not very noticeable.
*Flip out USB connector: I like this but I think it's poorly placed IMO.
*Fast charging: I really liked how it only take a max of like just over 2 hours to charge and there is a fast charging option that is easily activated, just push the play button until the battery with the lightning bolt shows on the screen and it's now going to charge really fast. During this mode you can't access any info on the cam, it will only charge it, but this is a great feature as then you don't have to wait as long if you are going to be leaving in a little while for some occasion.
Cons:
*USB connector placement: it's right next to the tripod connector. So if you have it on a minipod you have to take it off in order to hook it to the computer. I think making it so it flips off from the side would be much better so that it can be easier to get to the plug if you just want to leave a minipod hooked to it.
*The lens cover is easily scratched, I have a couple small scratches on mine already just from going in my pocket that had nothing else but this in it.
*Power button: while I do like it's placement on the side and how it's integrated into the devices style it's a little hard to push with big fingers like mine. Maybe the line that it blends with could be a little wider to accommodate people with bigger hands.
*Record button: a record symbol or it being red would be a good idea. friends that tried to use it had a hard time figuring it out.
*Screen: while I do like the size of the screen I do not like how you can't view it from the sides at all, a wider viewing angle would be great as you can't have your eyes directly in line with the LCD to be able to view it at all times.
*VOLUME*: all around poor, I noticed that it doesn't really pick sound up all that well. You have to talk directly to toward it and in a little bit of a loud voice in order for it to come across clearly. Also, the on board speaker doesn't play back well at all IMO, you couldn't hear anything from it if you tried. In loud volume situations though the mic is overloaded and just can't handle the audio so it reproduces an annoying noise on the video. Whispers are pretty much not heard unless you turn the volume on your PC up as loud as possible.
I think for this to be a rather successful product the last 2 issues really need to be addressed more.
One thing that I would think would make this worth a lot more is if it had the ability to be hooked into the computer and used the computer to record and change setting on the camera through the software that comes installed on it, basically a full frame rate webcam that wont have the jagged/jumpy side effects that even high quality webcams have.
On the first couple of videos there was a DIVX logo brand but now there isn't IDK what the deal is now, but I like it a lot more without the branding on my video. IDK if this is just something that it does on the first couple or what, but I'm much happier it's gone now.
Edited: 08/01/08
EDITED: 11/30/08
There is an update out for the Vado's firmware as well as the software that it uses on your PC, it helps a crap load!!! Although the focusing is bit of an issue close up still it does fine farther away from the subject.
main things in the update are better quality video, less fuzz, better sound quality, and much faster start up time.
to access the update plug your vado into your computer then when the program launches select the little button in the top left corner, you'll see an option for updating. Do that and select both the software and firmware updates. It makes a huge difference in the performance of this device. Also make sure that you follow the instructions throughout the process so you can be sure you don't run into any issues.
Summary of Creative Labs Vado Pocket Video Camcorder (Silver) OLD MODEL
Creative Vado is a slim lightweight pocket video cam that makes it easy to capture and share everyday life as it happens. Recording great video is easy with features like one touch recording 2x zoom and excellent low light performance. Sharing video is easy too simply connect Vado to your PC with the flexiable USB plug and the built in software lets you save videos to your computer orpost them directly to YouTube ort Photobucket. Thinner than a deck of cards and as light as a cell phone it fits perfectly in your pocket!Camcorders
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