Creative Vado HD review

Typical price: £200

What is it: High-definition mini-camcorder

What we think: Well designed and a strong performer, with impressive video quality and a good feature set

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8.0

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7.0

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	Creative Vado HD	Samsung VP-HMX20	Sony TG3E	JVC Everio GZ-X900
Review date	16 Jan 09	28 Oct 08	16 Sep 08	9 Jun 09
Editor's rating	8.0	8.3	8.2	8.0
Price range	£200
Review summary	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 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 JVC Everio GZ-X900 is a slim, light and handsome camcorder that doubles up as a very decent camera. At the top settings, video and still-image quality are both good, but, while the slow-motion modes and unique optical image stabiliser are interesting extras, a few niggles and the high price might make you think twice Read full review
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