finally mic - in and ear phone jack hidden usb plug and snapshot feature! definitely the biggest issues. Though I'd have love an expansion slot and the continued 8gb. I guess maybe Ill have to wait for 4th gen. touch sensitive buttons are okay if they can be stopped from being pressed when in yer pocket but it looks like the record button is still tactile and so I give that the thumbs up!

i was thinking of upgrading my vado hd and getting the samsung but its good to see an upgrade model unlike the 2nd gen. these actually look a lot better too.

having said that, i am so glad they didnt go Quicktime like the samsung model for instance

though I can see myself having problems editing with mp4 files as a lot of professional editing programs dont edit natively with mp4 as its not mean't to be. Wish they had stuck with the avi container.

I wonder whats impacted on the battery life? better vid and audio quality maybe?

I would love to see a video comparison and how much wider the video is.

Overall im happy with this update.

[ edited Nov 23 (2009) 08:13AM ]

Wow, they recently relleased the 2nd Gen earlier this fall and now this, that was fast. I like the style

That looks really cool. A lot more mainstream than the first gen Vado HD. Too bad about the lack of an expansion slot and decrease in capacity though. I'm glad to see the lens is flush witht he cam too. I was afraid that meant they got rid of the wide-angle, but nope still there!

Above all though, one thing that the first Vado HD needed was a snapshot option on the camera itself and now we finally have one. Now I don't have to lug around both my digital camera and the VHD. Great job Creative!

[ edited Nov 23 (2009) 09:49AM ]

Damn those look stylish... i could see myself with one of those if i didn't have my 60gb sony hanycam

at last a bit of look and style, haha.
a real vado to consider getting

I'd get the white one Or maybe black...hmm... MEWANT.