My dad has one. But that seems to be a problematic sort due to old age. And it was using the much widespread (back then), video 8 format. I would not be able to edit those without getting dedicated video equipment, and I was not about to spend on something that I would not be using in a profession. Besides, I was born in the digital age, analog for me was purely nostalgic charm.
And so the problem persisted.
Our first point and shoot camera finally joined us in 2006 and it had video! It was not the dedicated digital video monster cam that we had wanted, but it did the job. Most of the time anyway. The problem with the point and shoot was that it recorded in a format that is not used by my editing software (which was free). Alas, we had to content ourselves with un-edited movies. At least we had decent photos.
You see, while I was content with taking photographs (hundreds of them at a time), there was something that those photos could not replicate. Photographs freeze the moment and captures it, which will sometimes give you some work to remember what that photo was all about. But video, well, video captures the whole moment. It's like packing up a slice of life, a whole memory. Or for Harry Potter fans, a pensieve. And that is what Mum wanted.
We still do not have a dedicated video camera. But we are capturing what memories we can with a neat little device that does the job surprisingly well (and loads better than my now dying point and shoot), and most people use it for other things as well. In this world, beggars can't be choosers right? So, we lug along as best as we can at 720p with a fourth generation iPod touch.
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