Yesterday, a young man came in the store, looking for a camcorder. He said he wanted to get the best camcorder, never mind the price. Okay… I had to ask him what movie is he going to produce and he said “No movie. Just videos of my kids.” I didn’t really understand why he needed the best camera if he’s just looking to shoot home videos. You see, our most expensive camcorders cost thousands of dollars. I knew he didn’t care, but I also knew he didn’t really need an expensive camcorder. So I asked him if he was going to use DV tapes. He didn’t even know what they were.So I showed him the Sony HDR-XR520V which is a lovely 240GB HD Handycam - a real cutie that shoots full HD videos on its huge hard disk drive. It’s got a stunning low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced grain, perfect for parties and school productions.

There’s a face detection mechanism and a smile shutter technology and I really love selling this camera because it makes people happy. It’s not the cheapest one we’ve got, it’s not the most expensive one either, but I really believe that this is the camera he needed.

You know I could’ve pushed the best camera I had, but it's not the way we work here at 1 Stop Camera.