The fact is that pocket video cameras are becoming less and less practical as more and more people convert to smart phones with higher pixel cameras built in. The only reason a pocket video camera would serve a realistic purpose would be for someone who did not have a quality camera on their phone or for someone who might often need to use their phone for other purposes at the same time they want to be using the camera/camcorder.
The Creative pocket video camera will work great as a spy camera as long as it' properly concealed.
There are several good pocket video cameras today. Some of these cameras can be Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video Camera where it has features and frame-rate options, or it would be Sony Bloggie Touch, where it has the perfect quality under the right times.
The quality of the image depends on the megapixels of the camera. Some of the camera that fit in your pocket do actually have amazingly clear images for a low price.
Pocket video cameras can for example be bought at the discount department stores Meijer or Walmart. One can either visit the store or order online. Amazon and eBay also provide pocket video cameras.
The Creative Vado pocket camera will work with any PC or Macintosh.
Pocket video cameras are easy to use, convenient to pack in your pocket and a lot less expensive than full sized cameras. Believe it or not, many of them such as the flip camera can film in 1080 true HD and even 60 frames per second slow motion. This means that you can get movie quality video on a pocket camera if you know how to use it properly. This makes these cameras a great alternative for low budget productions or just for convenience and ease as a camera to keep on hand.
Yes it may also take pictures
The Creative pocket camera uses a propietary battery, which you'll have to buy from Creative.
I would say a pocket digital camera is better than a non-pocket camera, because they are much smaller. They don't cost much, and you can get all the great features as a non-pocket camera.
There are many of these knockoffs out there, but the best phone I found would be the flip video camera which as 5.0 mega pixels. Also cell phones now a days are turning into regular camera with 8 mega pixels.
You can read online about pocket video cameras at: www.amazon.com Electronics Camera & Photo Camcorders and at http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/04/video-camcorders-affordable-technology-e-gang-09-personal-tech.html.
The best pocket video camera would probably be the Kodak ZX3 Pocket Video which offers playSport features a rugged, shock-resistant design, so you can take it along on trips. The built-in software makes it easy to upload videos of your adventures to online applications. PlaySport records beautiful HD video. Add a 32GB SDHC card, and you'll be able to shoot all day long on top of a snow covered mountain or down in a tropical lagoon.