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Creative Labs VF0570AB Spare Battery for the Standard Definition Vado Pocket Video Camcorder

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As the other person wrote in his review, this is not the correct battery for the Vado being sold. Tio return would cost as much to buy it. Stay away. what a rip off!

This Product "Crative Labs VF0570AB was the wrong size battery for the Vado Pocket Video Camcorder, even though your ad said this was the correct battery. Therefore, I can't use it and at the cost, is was not worth trying to return, and there were not stores near by that handled this product or the camera.

Not a happy customer. If you can help me, please feel free to do so. [...]

Accrding to Creative website, This Battery will only work with regular Pocket video Cam, NOT the HD model.

The Li-ion battery is a good purchase.
However special attention should be paid when buying more than one.
What I mean by this statement is: IF you intend on having more than one battery to swap out and use continuously (or having it as a spare when the one in the camera runs low ) that's fine. BUT.. If you are buying it to have when the old battery dies on you, you need to know about Lithium-ion batteries.
The battery has about a 2 to 3 year life span. What I mean is, as soon as the battery comes off the production line it's life span starts. Most of these batteries do not have a manufacturers date on them (or date they were made).
Thus you could buy a battery that's been sitting on a shelf somewhere for who knows how long. Remember only get an extra battery IF you intend on using it right away.
Don't depend on it working correctly after 2 to 3 years.
Another good idea is not to let the battery go completely dead while using, it is best to keep about a 40% charge on it for full life. Running the battery continuously dead and recharging shortens the battery life.
This goes for ANY Lithium-Ion based battery. Remember they are not like normal batteries you can just leave laying around for years and they will work.

Spec clearly says "VF0570 Vado camcorder", not for the new Vado HD models. It works great as described.