Pink Vado and The Pink Agenda Unite! September 30, 2009
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When you purchase a Pink Vado on Creative.com 10% of proceeds go to The Pink Agenda
Vado is a lot more than just a stellar pocket cam, it is also your link to helping a good cause. Pink Vado and The Pink Agenda have come together. Now, when you purchase a Pink Vado from Creative.com, we will donate 10% of the proceeds to help the fight against breast cancer.
Pink Vado is available for a cool $99 meaning you can stock up on your holiday gifts early, save money, and support the cause!
Night-time shots deserves to see the light of day September 24, 2009
Posted by Vadographer in Uncategorized.Tags: Creative Labs, HD, hd video, low light, night shot, Pocket Cam, pocket video, Vado, vado hd
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If you are trying to decide whether or not a Vado Pocket Cam is in your future–sometimes the only thing that can really help you out is a bit of video investigation. One of the questions I have been asked about lately, is “how does the Vado perform at night?” It’s understandable that this would sway your decision on which cam to go for. Or, perhaps you are one of those who haven’t ventured off to try it at night because you didn’t think you’d see a positive result.
I have used it at a few concerts (indoors, but dark) and it worked wonderfully. Not only was the sound quality impeccable, but the visuals were sharp and crisp. I heard that there is a video of a Vado user filming some bats at night that is pretty impressive, I will try to hunt that one down for you all to see.
These two videos are great examples of what you can do with the Vado at night. The first is a one minute video I created from footage I got driving (well, technically riding shot-gun) over the Bay Bridge into San Francisco. I made this video especially to show as an example whenever people asked about using vado for night-shots.
Our friend “AlmostZero” made a great holiday video in his historic downtown Kingsville, Texas. The town is fully decorated, making all the shots look especially cool.
As always, if you have questions about the Vado HD pocket cam or suggestions for videos/topics, be sure to speak up. I am happy to answer/oblige.
Viva la Vado on MyVado.com September 24, 2009
Posted by Vadographer in Cool Stuff, hd video, pocket video.Tags: connect, Creative Labs, hd video, Pocket Cam, pocket video, share, social networking, vado hd
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Good news! MyVado.com is revamped and recharged.
All you Vado users out there with your awesome videos- go upload them and share with the world. I have already had the pleasure of watching quite a few of your videos through our Facebook group. The amount of inventiveness is so impressive! We certainly have talented Vadographers. Thank you to everyone who shares vado video creations with us. I speak on behalf of Creative when I say, we truly enjoy all videos you submit. I hope to see you all on MyVado.com!
So, come and join MyVado.com- advertise your creativity, meet new friends, learn tips-and-tricks and stay updated.
a place for us all to connect, share videos, learn tips-n-tricks and have a blast.
Vado HD Pocket Cam at SF Outside Lands 2009 September 2, 2009
Posted by Vadographer in Cool Stuff.Tags: Bat for Lashes, Blind Pilot, Brett Dennen, Concert, Creative, Creative Labs, Festival, Golden Gate Park, HD, Jason Mraz, JJ Grey Mofro, Lucinda Williams, Mars Volta, Morning Benders, Music, Outside Lands, Pocket Cam, Q-Tip, Raphael Saadiq, San Francisco, SF, Vado
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Using my new Vado HD
Hello everyone. I am Tawnee, the newest edition to the Creative Labs Team. I started on Monday the 24th of August and by the time SF Outside Lands came around on Friday the 28th, I decided to take one of our products, the Vado HD, out for a test drive. You might be thinking that any opinion I give you will be a skewed and biased one, and perhaps that is true. Yes, that is true. BUT, I am also a beginner. I am familiar with the name Creative, I know their products through what I have seen in advertising. When it comes to experiencing Creative products, I previously drew the line at speakers. I was genuinely stoked to get started using my Vado HD.
I’ll start off by saying, I love the extra contents that are throw in: a silicon skin, carabineer clip for the padded carrying case, and HDMI cable. Plus, there is an option for an additional battery for the camera which is perfect for me because I am always filming exorbitant amounts of things and then forgetting to turn things off. The camera has an auto standby/sleep phase that it goes into when you stop using it for a while. When it’s in this phase you can revive it by hitting any button and the screen will flash back up, otherwise it shuts off after prolonged non-use.
I filmed Day One with the thought, “well, here goes” in the back of my head the whole time. I knew eventually I would get home, upload the videos and there would be the proof- either the product is great, or it isn’t. When I got home and started listening/watching the clips from the day, I was impressed. I mean jaw-drop impressed. I have used small video recording devices before and they are complete poop when you take them to concerts. Their mics can’t handle the blast from the speakers. You know when you are walking somewhere and a car drives past you blasting music inside? The doors rattle, the trunk rattles, your ribcage rattles? I am sure it sounds just peachy inside the car- but outside it sounds like a death rattle. Well, that is what other cams recordings sound like. The Vado HD was sort of a miracle–a Godsend to me, the concert addict. The recording was crystal clear. I could hear a variety of crowd noise that didn’t over-power the sound of the song. (Except for the one time that the guy next to me insisted on clapping to the beat–not in time–right into the microphone. That time, I couldn’t hear the music. Frankly, I was a bit mad at him- not the Vado.)
Let me know what you think, ask me questions, show me your videos, make requests on what you want to see next. I am happy to listen, answer, watch and oblige.
Day One:
Q-Tip and Blind Pilot
Day Two:
Raphael Saadiq and JJ Grey & Mofro This one has a particularly funny dance battle between me and my good pal Tim Heitz
Bat for Lashes and The Mars Volta
Day Three:
Morning Benders and Brett Dennen
Calexico and Lucinda Williams
