Buying Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage and 2x Digital Zoom (Black)

This is embarrassing. I bought one of these for a friend. She was crazy about the design, and thanked me profusely.

It should have dawned on me that I never heard from her again, but I guess I'm an idiot.

That said, I bought another one for myself recently, in order to have something handy to record video of our daughter's high school graduation.

NOTE: DO NOT BUY THIS FOR MAKING VIDEOS OF ANYTHING IMPORTANT!!!

I was pleased at the portability/pocketability of the device, and recorded several of her performances with her high school choir on its last evening of performing.

We reviewed each video immediately afterwards, and all was okay.

One particular piece was more than 30 minutes, and my wife and I were excited to have that captured on video............... until we got home....

That particular 30 minute piece mysteriously vanished after the device froze up. Repeated attempts to turn it off failed.

Finally, I removed the battery, which was hotter than a blacktop street on a summer day.

So, I gave one of these to a friend who probably doesn't have the courage to tell me that it's garbage, and my wife and I have damaged recordings of our daughter's final evening of performing with her high school choir.

I am way past disappointed.

The chance to capture a few priceless moments of our daughter's final night with her high school classmates is damaged goods.

How does anyone comment favorably upon that?

Yes, I will try to ask the manufacturer to retrieve the lost minutes.

In the meantime, don't touch this device. I'll repost if the company does the right thing.Get more detail about Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage and 2x Digital Zoom (Black).