Easy, Affordable Tips For Taking Holiday Videos

While most families have a designated photographer to preserve precious holiday moments, using a digital point-and-shoot camera to record video can be a very affordable way to capture and easily share holiday stories in action. Many digital point-and-shoot cameras take excellent-quality video. To commemorate holiday moments, all you need is a high-performance flash memory card with at least 4GB (gigabytes) or 8GB of storage to avoid running out of space.

Companies that specialize in flash memory cards, such as SanDisk, have recently launched high-performance cards such as the SanDisk Ultra II SDHC flash memory cards with up to 32GB of storage. With at least a 4GB card, you won't have to worry about changing cards in the middle of the action. High-performance memory cards can also help maximize camera shooting speed and improve your overall photo-capturing experience. And with these cards' faster read-and-write performance, the wait time to download images and video from your camera to computer is reduced.

Here are some other tips and tricks for taking great holiday videos:

• The small size of digital point-and-shoot cameras allows for greater maneuverability. Experiment with difficult shots and camera positioning and see where they lead you. By trying out different angles to create variation, your videos will often become more interesting as a result.

• Take as much video as possible and you can always edit it down later on. Don't shortchange yourself by limiting the amount of footage you shoot. Think about how many memories are lost when the camera is on pause.

• Inadequate lighting can ruin video, so brighten the set even more than you think might be necessary, especially when shooting indoors.

• Don't hide behind the camera. Use a tripod or stable surface to ensure that you're included in the holiday memories.

• When capturing video of the kids, get down to their level. No one wants to watch a video of the tops of their heads.

• Conduct holiday interviews-- especially if there are several generations in the room. This will make for great memories for years to come.

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