"What is the best camera to get?" Having been in the photography business all of my adult life, I get this question quite a bit.
I have had expensive 35mm cameras, medium format cameras, "one time use" cameras, the first digital cameras, point and shoot digital cameras, and cell phone cameras.
Which one was the best–simple–my opinion is that the best camera is the one you have with you.
I use to use my big SLR camera for just about everything–which wasn’t much as the camera was so big I never took it anywhere! Then I started to carry my point and shoot digital camera for almost everything. The quality for SOME shots may not have been as good as my Nikon DSLR, but it was "good enough"–and I didn’t mind carrying that small camera in my pocket. For video, I used a Flip video camera–pretty cool, and pocket size, but you had to remember to take it with you.
When Apple came out with their latest iPhone last year–the one that captured video–I switched to AT&T so that I would always have my photo and video camera with me. I find myself taking a lot more photos of my kids–and of course a lot more video. I take photos of things I would not have in the past. For example, last week I had to purchase some paint for a room I am painting. I took out my iPhone, and took a quick photo of the paint can lid–so that if I ever need to match the paint, I have the exact color documented–and handy to get to (I stored the photo on my computer in a folder called "Home").
Apple recently introduced the next version of their iPhone. The camera has been updated to take low light photos (and includes a pseudo led flash), and has an upgraded video camera. Click here for a great review on the new iPhone.
Most cell phones now have cameras on them that take decent photos, and decent video. I switched to the iPhone for a number of other reasons (one of which is the HoldMyMemories.com app that is coming out shortly). Whichever phone you have, I encourage you to use the photo and video capabilities–especially if you have children at home–catch those fleeting memories!
