Until about a hundred years ago, if you wanted your photograph to be taken, you had to call in a photographer who would bring in his truckload of gear consisting of all those floodlights and a camera that is the size of a small CRT tv. CRT tvs are outdated these days, so imagine how far behind that was.

When cameras got smaller, people started to get fancied about video, and then a videographer to shoot their videos.

Now videocameras have got smaller too, and anyone could go to a store to pick the right camera that fits their palm and their pockets. There are camcorder reviews out there all over the internet which you could go through and pick the right one before you go to a store or order online.