Creative Vado HD Gets iMovie Support and a Paint job

September 3rd, 2009

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Creative Vado HD Gets iMovie Support and a Paint job

Creative is rolling out the second generation Vado HD digital camcorder this week. The new 2nd gen version adds Apple's iMovie support and... and... and... well a slick new paint job. While the 'upgrade' isn't much of one, it does look sharper. The newer model still packs all the same features of the previous model. It has 1280x720 video recording (720p) at 30fps in the H.264 format, the same swiveling USB connector, and a 2" 640x240 LCD for real-time previews. You'll only get about 2 hours of recording per charge which you can easily do via USB when you upload your videos to YouTube or iMovie.

There is a slight price drop for one of the second generation models being release but it's at the cost of half the 8GB storage memory. The biggest update is the Vado Central software which will let you work with your Vado directly on your Mac. As the Apple market share increases, expect to see more devices cross the PC divide to include Apple. The 4GB models will run around $179 and the 8GB models $199 and are available for pre-order now. Shipping should start later this month.

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