Creative Vado HD Firmware v1220

Fixes:

• Rectifies jerky video playback for videos recorded while transitioning from totally dark to very bright lighting conditions.
• Changes in USB connectivity and battery charging icon indicators.

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New Firmwares

Creative Vado HD Pocket Video Cam Firmware v1180
-Improves user experience when videos from your Vado HD are viewed on your television.
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Creative ZEN Firmware 1.21.03
-Ensures smooth operation of your player's FM Radio.
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Creative ZEN Mozaic Firmware 1.06.01
-Improves the battery charging process.
-Enhances the playback pattern for the shuffle playmode.
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CNET reviews the Vado HD

The good:
Solid 720p video; ultraslim design; removable, rechargeable battery; easy to use; one-touch video uploading to YouTube and Photobucket; includes mini HDMI connector and bundled cable for outputting 1080i video to an HDTV.

The bad:
No flash-memory slot; Mac users have to manually copy video files to their computers; white balance is slightly off and colors are a little amped.

The bottom line:
The Creative Vado HD may fall slightly short of the Flip Video Mino HD in terms of video quality, but it's stronger feature set may tempt you.

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Gearlog Vado HD Hands-on

Gearlog has just received a unit of the new Creative Vado HD and while a detailed write-up is up-coming, they did have some pics and thoughts to share on the new Vado.

Improvements:

-Power button raised for easy pressing

-Battery can be more easily removed

-Rear speaker looks larger (more holes)

-Silicone skin, HDMI, USB cables provided

The Vado HD is now shipping in the US for USD$199.99, a special price for a limited time. For this price, it is practically the most value for money pocket video camera in the market! Order yours today!

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Creative introduces the Vado HD, officially [EXCLUSIVE]

After weeks of speculations, Creative officially reveals its crown jewel for this holiday, the Creative Vado HD. The new Vado HD is the same size as the old Vado (except for the protuding lens part) though it weights 16grams more.

However, the Vado HD packs more punch with it's high definition function and its pre-included HDMI cable and silicone skin. In the accessories department, we have a new waterproof pouch and a yet-to-be announced flexible tripod stand.

Although the Vado HD is still unable to take still pictures, you can use the pre-loaded software to select 1 of the 30 frames (Vado Hd records at 30 frames per second) and capture an image.

We will be getting a review set of the Vado HD, so do check back on us for a detailed review of the new pocket video cam from Creative! The Vado HD will retail at SGD$349 in Singapore and USD$199.99 in the US. Its Europe pricing is expected to be about 149EUR.

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Vado HD @ Amazon.com for only US$199

Amazon.com has put up its official Vado HD product page! As predicted, the Vado HD will retail at US$199 which is cheaper than the Flip Mino HD ($239). There's not many new surprises here, with all the features as per what we have predicted in our previous post. What's new now is that there's an option for you to choose if you would like to record in HD (2hours) or VGA quality (4hours). However, you might not get a set in time for christmas as the product will only arrive after December 24th. The Vado HD package now comes with HDMI cable, silicone skin and a USB extension cable. If you're living in the US, order your set online today!

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Vado HD in real life

Exclusive: Why Vado HD trashes Mino HD

As we get more information on the Vado HD, it seems clearer to us that the new pocket video cam from Creative is a winner (at least against its long time archrival, the Flip Mino HD). Remember the protuding lens that we mentioned in our last post? That appears to be Wide Angle Lens! This means that we now have a wider field of view, which allow us to capture more on our videos. Although the Mino HD captures videos in HD, it can't output HD to TV as it uses the low-res NTSC cable for TV-OUT. The Vado HD on the other hand has HDMI output to HDTV 1080i! If you are not yet convinced to buy the Vado HD, how about this: although the Vado HD cost cheaper than the Mino HD (this is base on the conversion of it's Singapore selling price to US dollars), it has DOUBLE (8GB) the capacity. At 8GB, you can easily record up to 2 hours of HD recordings. While the Mino HD removed its previously popular Movie Mix in-built software (to allow you to make professional-looking home videos), Creative decided to throw in its own built-in movie making software with the Vado HD. We're inching towards the official release of the Vado HD, which would be a perfect gift for your loved ones this christmas. We will have more exclusives for you, do check back on us!

First Look @ Vado HD

The new Vado HD looks alot like the Vado, which is a good thing as many people liked the sleek look of it. What we see above is of the black model (we hear there are 2 other colors), everything else looks the same besides the fact that the lens is now protruding out of the body (focus function perhaps?). The Vado HD will retail at SGD$299 which if we convert directly to US dollar would be $196. That is considerably cheaper than the Flip Mino HD which retails at USD$230. We have seen video footages of the Vado HD, and now we know the price and all I can say is so far so good! We will have more of the Vado HD for you in the days to come ;)

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High Definition Vado says "Flip who?" [EXCLUSIVE]

The pocket video camera race just got hotter. Just after a day the Flip Mino goes HD, are we seeing a high definition Vado?

According to a user named "vado" (yes, no space for imagination there) on Vimeo, all his videos were recorded on "a very lightweight camera capable of taking HD quality footages". Compared to the videos released by the Flip Mino HD, these vado videos are way more spectacular with better audio recordings! If you need more convincing, just look at the video above of the first F1 night race in Singapore.

We're sure we will be seeing more of this up-coming product from Creative. Keep coming back for the latest on everything Creative!

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