A family bonding with Sony NEX-VG30 Camcorder

Picture the scene – 

Two days until the birth and you still haven’t found a camcorder to replace the one the dog chewed up a couple of weeks ago. You are getting frantic and your wife is getting more and more worried – “What if we can’t record it?” She asks worriedly. “What if we can’t capture our baby’s first moments on this world?” 

You tell her not to stress out about it and that you have one more place to check. You jump into your car and drive to the Sony store in the next town, and walk out twenty minutes later with the perfect camcorder. The birth goes well, and you are standing there recording in high-quality video as your new-born son comes screaming into the world.

Now it’s a year later and he’s taking his first, tottering steps, trying to catch the dog. “Quickly!” Your wife whispers to you, and you run upstairs like a madman and fumble around in the electronics drawer so as not to miss it this amazing moment on film. Just in the nick of time you find it, switch it on and bolt downstairs, to find your happily gurgling son is even steadier on his feet and toddling along after the dog, who is now looking slightly worried. 

Laughing, you put a loving arm around your wife and smile as your son falls down onto his bottom, looks surprised for a second, then begins to howl. Your wife rushes over there to comfort him, and you have caught this perfect moment on your Sony camcorder, to be relived forever.

His first day of school comes quickly, and so does his first school play – the camcorder comes out for each smiling and slightly tearful event. The family holiday to Lanzarote when he’s seven is recorded in its entirety, and so captured on film you have him standing against backdrops of beautiful scenery, riding on camels, and paddling along in the huge swimming pool at the resort. 

Then comes his last day of primary school and you are there watching his leaver assembly and recording as he stands up to make a speech and accept a small certificate. Your wife is crying with pride, and you can’t deny that your eyes are a little moist as well.

Before you know it he is off to university, and as he is packing his bags he notices you playing around with the Sony camcorder and surreptitiously catching flashes of film of him. You explain that you’ve always recorded important events, and that you and his mother were going to miss him when they went off. 

He sounds curious about the film, so you show him the very first one and soon it becomes a habit – every night you sit and watch another clip with him, and explain its significance. Soon your wife joins you, and watching the videos brings you much closer together than ever before. When your son waves his hand and gets in his car to drive to university, you know that you will miss him terribly, but will always be able to watch the film you have of him and remember the adorable little boy he once was, as well as smart young man he has grown up to be.

Of course, you and your wife are there at his graduation ceremony, as is the camcorder. Two prouder parents there could not be when he accepts his degree with First Class Honours. He comes rushing over after the ceremony to hug you both and ask to see the film, and over a gorgeous meal in a nice restaurant you show it to him. He asks that you record the meal as well, which you do with a smile. He hugs his mum, displays the bottle of wine and then records your wife and you as your toast your son and share a kiss. It’s a perfect family moment, captured forever.

Before long, he tells you he’s met a girl. You like her, and even more importantly your wife approves! About a year later, they drive down and give you the news – they’re getting married, and would you please come? Your wife starts crying, and you say of course. They stay for dinner and the night, and you embarrass your son by showing his lovely wife to be all the old recordings from when he was a child. The wedding is a beautiful occasion, and when your son glances round you reassuringly lift the camcorder up so he can see it, and he grins at you in a nervous, overjoyed and slightly bewildered way.

A couple of years after that, you are delighted to get another visit for a reason that is completely obvious as soon as your son’s wife walks in. Your wife fusses over her, and they tell you the due date, which is about seven months away. They leave after a couple of days.

You are hardly surprised at the phone-call that comes seven months later. “Dad!” You son cries anxiously. “I need you and mum to come quick! She’s due in a couple of days, and our camcorder is broken!” With a smile, you tell him you will be there in a couple of hours. You tell your wife, who immediately starts packing. The last thing in the bag is the camcorder, which is about to start another generations worth of film.

Camcorders bring families closer together. With memories you can share of all the good times, they are essential. And the best camcorder to get is undoubtedly the Sony Nex-VG30.

This high definition camcorder has an 18 to 200 mm interchangeable lens and variable zoom speed control. It comes complete with electronic viewfinder so as to capture all those amazing moments in perfect detail. Not only that, but it comes with back-ground noise filtration and a range of different effects that you can use to make your film look quirky and fit those family moments perfectly.

If you are looking to buy a camcorder, they are definitely worth the investment. Buy a camcorder, and you will never need to forget a single event again. 

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