Creative’s 2nd Generation Pocket Video Cam Works With Mac OS X; Available in 4GB or 8GB
Creative announced the availability of the second generation Vado™ HD with new Vado Central™ for Mac OS X, which will feature video transferring and direct to iMovie importing of Vado videos. The new Vado Central will be available for download in early September and is compatible with all previous Vado and Vado HD models. For updates and availability visit support.creative.com.
The new Vado HDs are available in two new color combinations, a 4GB glossy white with green accents, which holds up to 60 minutes of video and an 8GB glossy black with red accents, which holds up to 120 minutes of video. Both are available for pre-order starting today at amazon.com and creative.com for $179.99 and $199.99 respectively.
| Feature | Description |
| Weight: | 3.52oz (100 grams) |
| Dimension (H x W x D): | 3.9″ x 2.2″ x 0.6″ (100 mm x 55 mm x 16 mm) |
| Memory size: | 4GB1 / 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: | 8GB capacity : Up to 2 hours (HD+ quality), 4 hours (HD quality), 8 hours (VGA quality) 4GB capacity: 1 hour (HD+ quality), 2 hours (HD quality), 4 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 bundled with 8GB model only) |
| 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 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 (2nd Gen).
