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'There's no flash or video light.'

'Low light recording is very poor, details are hard to discern.'

'There's also no HDMI output for an easy single-cable connection for audio and video to an HDTV. '

'Digital zoom isn't available when shooting at 1920x1080 30p and, when available, should be avoided as it not only looks awful, but is jerky to boot too.'

'The lack of a viewfinder makes precise aiming difficult. '

'bad performance'

'Mac users have to manually copy video files to their computers.'

'the Vado's native encoding format isn't compatible with QuickTime.'

'From the back, it looks an awful lot like a camera.'

'too easy to accidentally put your fingers over the small lens on the front of the device'

'Unfortunately, your buddies will have a tough time watching the display with you.'

'clunky user interface'