Comments on: Best Video Camera: Creative Vado HD vs Flip Mino HD vs Kodak Zi6?

By: Chris Smith (Shamblesguru)

Chris Smith (Shamblesguru) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:56:20 +0000

I’m a BIG fan of the Flip for education …. the technology is transparent so can concentrate on the content/topic of a project.
Am very happy with the results inc audio …

… for the classroom… this is my choice …. for Hollywood … maybe another ;-)

Thanks for the comparisons above ….

examples at
http://www.vimeo.com/user1432134
and
http://www.youtube.com/shamblesguru

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:46:07 +0000

I just recently went with the Kodak Zi6. I have shot a few videos in different lighting and they all turned out pretty good so far. The audio sounds really good. I do hate the fact that I gotta back up some to get more in the shot though. Ill probably try this out for another week before I decide to keep it. The Vado HD is really tempting. I wish best buy would carry it in store but they don’t. I usually don’t buy many of my electronics online. I guess cause it’s easier to return to the store of whatever. Anyways nice video!!

By: Mac

Mac — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:15:07 +0000

how do any/all of these compare to onboard video on the canon powershot pocket cameras (which mine doesn’t have hd, so aside from that).

why would you want a pocket video camera. when a camera can take great images, and do decently well with video, even the audio is great.

the creative cam, doesn’t have any optical zoom? seems silly.

I WANT TO PURCHASE ONE. But I can’t warrant carrying two devices. B/c I’m into photography.

Someone talk me into it;)

By: Rob Gedaliah

Rob Gedaliah — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:10:58 +0000

Thank you. VERY informative.
Does Vado or Kodak support Mac’s?

By: Moz

Moz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:03 +0000

This kid is over 30 years old and has been doing this great job for years and even appears on CNN website in the videos section. Where you beeen all this time lol.

I’m with the zx1.

By: gerard nealon

gerard nealon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:04:27 +0000

I’m very impressed with what this kid has done here, I wish he worked for me and my company.

I just won a Vado HD in an internet contest, had no idea what it was so googled it and reviews of it and came upon this boy’s site. It hasn’t been shipped to me yet, but it seems I won something that is not a piece of junk and I’m thrilled what this kid has told me about it.

By: Genuine Chris Johnson

Genuine Chris Johnson — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:21:07 +0000

Couple things–not that you have to answer–have you tried the sony webbys? I messed with one the other day in natural light at Hover Dam here in Westerville, OH and it did OK around dusk. Had UH mazing zoom.

Also gonna probably get a Blue tech thing.

VERY cool video though.

I’ll have to look at the vado.

Or screw it, I’ll buy all 3.

I rock a man purse, so I don’t know if any will be a problem to cary as my daily driver.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:48:51 +0000

nice review :) I like to see the video now :)

By: Kiwi

Kiwi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:01:03 +0000

I am debating between Flip Mino HD, Kodak Zi6 or Zx1, or Vado….Vado audio is really bad in those videos…I can hardly hear it. Kodak has the best sound, but weird blurr….Flip has horrible image ( color and all) and bad sound..but they have custom design choice which I am so attracted too! How about Kodak Zx1? Does anyone know if Zx1 is better than Zi6?? I heard the audio on that is really bad too….I’m so confused!! Someone, tell me which one is the best choice for image quality, audio, and features.

By: prose

prose — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:37:37 +0000

Thanks for the post! I’m a newbie and don’t really need anything to professional so the comparison was really helpful. I just ordered the Vado HD and can’t wait for it to arrive! Hoping to pull still photos from the videos so that I don’t have to buy a new digital camera.

By: ImNikos

ImNikos — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:09:24 +0000

Great review.. But what about the sound? The Kodak’s sound is much better than the others.. I am really confused! :)

By: Charbax

Charbax — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:41:29 +0000

Youtube does do HD at 1280×720 at 2mbit/s h264. I prefer the Sanyo pocket HD camcorders such as the HD1000, HD1010 or the new HD2000 for their better optics and mini-jack audio input for more usable sound recording quality, also for their more ergonomic handle. Though the Sanyo pocketable HD cameras are a bit more expensive I guess.

By: Why the Flip?! | Powered Production

Why the Flip?! | Powered Production — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:43:54 +0000

[...] Chris also did a side-by-side-by-side review of the three heavy hitters (Mino HD, Kodak Zi6, and Cre… and I have to agree that they all bring a lot to the table. There are some core features that I’d really love to have seen in the Mino HD, namly – removeable media, and batteries would have been a huge plus. In the end Pirillo named the Creative Vado HD the best of the bunch, but I really don’t see it, and neither did Robert Scroble in his blog post entitled, “Chris Pirillo is wrong about best pocket video cameras.” Now I’ll also point out that Scroble is on staff at Fast Company – the mag that named the maker of the Flip as cool. [...]

By: Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive Chris Pirillo is wrong about best video cameras «

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:16:45 +0000

[...] Flip Mino HD video camera Chris Pirillo gave me a bunch of heck and said I bought the wrong camera. He reviewed the Flip against the Kodak Zi6 and the Creative Vado HD. He said the Creative Vado HD is the best. His [...]

By: Seerak

Seerak — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:43:02 +0000

I’d also recommend viewing them on YouTube (where you can watch the original 1280×720 as recorded and uploaded without editing).

–sigh– I wish I knew why people keep passing this misinformation around. especially people who should know better.

Youtube does NOT DO 1280×720p HD. It does 960×540 at BEST. That includes this blog author’s samples.

That being said, the samples were still quite useful… the Vado, for example, has some sort of auto-chroma gain; I can see the wood in the background constantly increasing and decreasing saturation. Then again, that might just be the regular gain adjusting, as sensors tend to desaturate when they gain up.

I’ve been looking for true 720p test videos from this thing, and no luck so far.