Creative Vado

The Vado is any of a series of pocket video cameras developed and manufactured by Creative Labs.

[3] Designed to be handheld and easily portable, the Vado series of pocket camcorders compete directly with similar devices such as the Flip Video and Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5.

[7] A Vado user can gain access to the unit's settings by simultaneously depressing the Play/Pause and Delete buttons.

The Vado HD received an 89 rating from PCWorld,[8] 4/5 stars and an Editors Choice award from PC Magazine,[9] and generally favorable reviews from users on Amazon.

In terms of design changes, the physical buttons on the original Vado HD were replaced by capacitive touch areas.

In addition, the device also sports a HDMI output, allowing direct connection to any HD-capable display.