Typical price: £79
What is it: Ultra-slim mini camcorder with 2GB of flash memory
What we think: Creative has done a nice job with its first entry into the straight-to-Web mini camcorder market
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Creative Vado Pocket Video Cam compared to all other camcorders
 Creative Vado Pocket Video Cam |
 Samsung VP-HMX20 |
 Sony TG3E |
 Flip Video UltraHD |
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| Review date | 15 Jan 09 | 28 Oct 08 | 16 Sep 08 | 22 May 09 |
| Editor's rating |
6.8
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8.3
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8.2
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8.0
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| Price range | £79 | |||
| Review summary | While its video quality doesn't quite measure up to some of its competitors, there are enough pluses to make the Creative Vado Pocket Cam a worthy contender in the mini camcorder market Read full review |
The Samsung VP-HMX20 impressed us with the quality of its video even in low light, making this more than just a good-looking stylish model. We'd like more manual control -- and more subtle control over the zoom -- but it's so easy to use that we can look past that to see how good this camorder is Read full review |
Sony's forte is high-quality, cutting-edge technology delivered in highly desirable, stylish consumer products. That describes the TG3E perfectly. Serious videographers may scoff at some of its omissions and weaknesses, but for non-experts happy to plug their camcorder straight into their HDTVs, it's excellent Read full review |
The Flip Video UltraHD may not be the sexiest mini-camcorder out there, but it offers a respectable feature set and some of the best video we've seen from this type of bargain, YouTube-friendly camcorder Read full review |
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