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Creative has followed the introduction of the Creative Vado with a HD version. The new Creative Vado HD is the only pocket video cam to feature HDMI connectivity (includes a HDMI cable that provides 1080i output to an HDTV). It also features a wide-angle precision glass lens for ’stunning’ video quality.

The Creative Vado HD captures H.264 AVI videos at 30fps using a 1,280×720 CMOS sensor. You get about 2 hours of battery life from its removable rechargeable battery. You can also shoot 640×480 VGA video.

Included is 8GB of built-in memory to carry up to two hours of HD video and is available only in carbon black. The built-in software allows posting videos to YouTube, Photobucket or Box.net. Also includes Muvee software for video editing and customization, and capturing snapshots.

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Pure Digital Technologies, Inc. has done it again with the introduction of the Flip Video MinoHD. At just 3.94 x 1.97 x 0.63″ (H x W x D) and weighing only 3.3 ounces, the Flip Video MinoHD is marketed as “the world’s smallest HD camcorder”.

Features include a simple user interface; flip-out USB connector; rechargeable internal Li-ion battery; built-in editing and sharing software; instant uploads to YouTube, MySpace, and AOL Video; plus crisp, clear HD-quality video (1280 x 720 resolution at 30 frames per second; 16:9 widescreen).

The Flip Video MinoHD comes equipped with FlipShare software which lets you save and organize videos, upload and publish videos online, email videos, and edit/create movies.

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Does the world need yet another ultra-compact (a.k.a., portable, pocket, etc) camcorder? Evidently, Creative thinks so as it has launched it’s own its own ultra-compact, ultra-affordable camcorder called the Vado.

The Creative Vado is remarkably similar to the Flip Ultra and its successor, the Flip Mino. All three camcorders offer simplicity, ease of use and lost cost. Just in time for the holiday season, Creative hopes the Vado will be a popular with young, budding videographers.

The Vado can record up to two hours of high-quality video (640 x 480) on its built-in 2GB of memory. It uses a removable rechargeable battery, so you can keep an extra battery on-hand for an additional two hours of recording. You can recharge the battery via USB; that’s nice!

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Sanyo has announced the Xacti DMX-HD800, a replacement for last year’s popular Xacti DMX-HD700. The new HD800 has the same compact size as its predecessor, but Sanyo expects improved image quality due to the new three-dimensional digital noise reduction filter and a switch from a 7.38MP CCD sensor to the 8MP CMOS sensor.

Like the Xacti HD700, the HD800 shoots 720p video at 30fps and is compressed in the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format. Sanyo continues to market the Xacti line for both video and still images, but has downgraded their still photo features slightly, providing an ISO up to only 1600 and a narrower range of shutter speeds. The HD800 comes equipped with the same built-in flash. Improved face detection is able to detect up to 12 faces in both videos and stills. As with the HD700, both video and stills are recorded to a removable SD/SDHC memory card.

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