This year, our family restarted movie night (or day/evening): One person chooses a movie and we all sit together to watch it — even if one of us has watched it before or even doesn’t necessarily like it. The goal is to share that moment together and build some pleasant family togetherness memories that will hopefully last a lifetime.
If you think back in your own life at what you remember most fondly in your family, chances are it’s all the time you spent with loved ones around a special meal, watching a movie, swimming in the pool, or belting out your favourite songs while stuck in a car during a long trip.
Of course, as photographers, we may want to immortalize some of these special moments in pictures and videos. We are going to keep our camera recommendations simple and, as always, we never recommend based on price. You want to always buy the camera that is best for you — not one that you can afford but is not right for your needs. It does not mean that you should ignore the price; if you cannot afford it, don’t buy it… yet. First, find what is the best camera for your needs; then, figure out how to afford it if it is above your budget. You can combine two or more gifts together, or save for it.
Then, once you have decided and obtained the camera, never ever regret your purchase. In these days of technological advances, there is rarely a camera that is not good. You need to learn all about it — and the best way is to go out and use it. Read some tutorials, and practice until you know your camera inside out, and how to get the best from it.
Our philosophy at Photoxels since we first started publishing this blog has been to recommend cameras that meet the following criteria: They are compact, light, and shoot great pictures indoors. Why indoors? Because that is where most family pictures are taken. A good indoors camera has to be able to quickly and accurately lock focus in low light situations, and take pictures with low noise. It is surprising how it’s only recently that camera manufacturers are starting to seriously address this need, and so it is not surprising that most of our recommendations are for cameras that meet these criteria.
Keep reading to see our recommendations.
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