Video Battle: Creative Vado vs Pure Digital Flip
While the rest of the world has been playing with pocket digital video cameras since last fall, the craze didnt hit officially hit Canada until this month. Finally both the Creative Vado and The Flip are at retail in the Great White North.
Here’s my side by side and back to back comparison of the Creative Vado and the Pure Digital Flip’s video abilities.
Creative Vado vs Pure Digital Flip from buzzbishop on Vimeo.
VERDICT
Over all, I think the Flip ($159.99 at WalMart) takes better video, but the need for batteries and bulky size have me leaning towards the Vado’s portability and pricepoint ($99.99 at Best Buy).
If you’re going to do one take, locked off video blogs, like Ian Watt, you could use either of these cameras. If you want to take video of your kids, or vacation, use the video mode on your digital camera, or buy a dedicated HD one.
POSTSCRIPT
Here’s the video I was talking about from Mostly Lisa.
Mostly Lisa takes the Canon G9 for a spin from Lisa Bettany on Vimeo.
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Hi, I'm Buzz Bishop. I'm a radio host at Virgin Radio Vancouver and have also been the host of cyberbuzz, a one minute daily radio feature about the internet and wired culture, since 1996. I also use this blog to offer commentary on technology trends and the issues around the merging of old and new media. You can find my personal blog at buzzbishop.com
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Thanks for posting this - solid review. Vado wins on price point and rechargeability… Flip on audio and video. Tough call.
Hi Buzz, not sure if you tried vado with the lastest firmware - twas released on the same day you posted up this Vado versus Flip comparsion, nice one btw.
I have just tried it and clips taken with Vado look much better now, more vibrant.
Here is the link to this new firmware for Vado, if you bother:
http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=833&subCatID=834&prodID=17761&prodName=Vado&subCatName=Pocket%20Video%20Cams&CatName=Pocket+Video+Cams
@vadomir
Thanks so much for the update, I went and grabbed it right away.
I find the flip to be a little to bulky.
Otherwise good review.