Creatvie VADO HD Pocket HD Video Camera

[Solid Lifters]

A new HD quality pocket camera has just hit the market at a very decent price.

LINK http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?product=18728

Specifications

Weight: 100g (with battery)
Dimension (H x W x D): 3.9" x 2.2" x 0.6" (100 mm x 55 mm x 16 mm)
Memory size: 8GB1
Sensor: HD CMOS (1280 x 720)
Video quality (pixels): 1280 x 720
Low light performance: Extremely high sensitivity at 3.3V/lux-sec
LCD: 50.8 mm (2") diagonal, 16 million colors
Screen resolution (pixels): 640 x 240
Zoom: 2x Digital Zoom
Recording capacity: Up to: 2 hours (HD+ quality), 4 hours (HD quality), 8 hours (VGA quality)
Digital video format: H.264 AVI at 30 frames per second
Speaker and microphone: Built-in
Software: Built-in
TV out: RCA, HDMI (HDMI cable included)
Tripod mount: Yes
Power saver: Yes
Delete all, Play all: Yes
Set Date/Time: Yes
Set frequency: Yes (50Hz or 60Hz)
PC connection: Built-in flexi USB connector
Battery life: 2 hours2 3
Online sharing: YouTube™, Photobucket™, Box.net


1 8GB memory includes built-in software.
2 Actual battery life will vary with use. Battery has limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
3 Vado battery and battery charger will not work with the Vado HD.

 

[TB]

I saw this a few months ago when I was looking for a small video camera. The problem I have with it is why they have the aspect ratios for the screen resolution (620x240) different from the video resolution (1280x720) - ratios of 2.667 and 1.778, respectively. Probably because 620x348.75 would be a bit difficult to pull off.

Other than that, all reviews I've read have been favorable and if I was a bit more serious about buying a video camera, this would probably be it.