https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:40:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2480889 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 23:24:54 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2480889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take some videos on my phone. We do own an actual video camera that we may use more as kids get older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479629 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:07:47 +0000 Torchwood 2479629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use my phone, but usually just small clips to catch a new sound she's making or new skill. I hold it vertically or horizontally based on which way suits what I'm videoing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479622 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:55:26 +0000 yin 2479622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to capture both videos and photos. It's convenient to have a phone that can record in high quality. Prior to having my iPhone, I carried around a small video camera or used the video function on my DSLR. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479571 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:18:30 +0000 Applesandbananas 2479571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprild: my husband yells at me if I hold it vertically. We often watch the clips on our tv but haven't really made anything out of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479556 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:09:45 +0000 ElbieKay 2479556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take a ton of video on my iPhone. I am pretty good at remembering to turn it horizontally, but my husband takes a lot of vertical video which is unfortunate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479549 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:07:04 +0000 cat620 2479549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: @Applesandbananas: For those of you that videotape on your phones, do you hold it vertically? I sometimes use my iphone, but then I think if someone were to watch the footage on their TVs one day, it wouldn't fill up the screen. Also, do you take all your videos and compile them to make one long home movie? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479546 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:05:17 +0000 LovelyPlum 2479546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, on my phone all the time. It appeases family who isn't here and miss her a lot :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479543 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:04:10 +0000 Applesandbananas 2479543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just on my phone :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479540 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:03:15 +0000 Adira 2479540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: haha, yes! I have one of Logan make this crazy face and I could watch that all day long, it's so funny!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479535 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:59:23 +0000 regberadaisy 2479535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I can rewatch the videos of the girls first time eating solids, over and over and over again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479529 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:57:42 +0000 Adira 2479529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a dSLR that can take videos and we definitely do. We mostly take photos, but when they are doing something new or particularly funny/challenging, I like to take a video of it. It's really cool going back and rewatching Xander's first steps or Logan dancing. And our family who don't get to see the kids a lot really enjoy seeing the videos posted on Facebook. You definitely get more of a feel for the kids' personalities through a video than just a photo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479527 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:57:25 +0000 regberadaisy 2479527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have iPhone and it has a video function so I take videos with that and pictures. There are just some moments that you need captured by audio/video. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-videotape-your-kids#post-2479519 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:53:48 +0000 cat620 2479519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know some families that take a lot of video footage of their kids and some that never use videocameras and only take photos. Where do you fall?</p> <p>We own a videocamera, but I rarely use it. I'm never sure what to videotape, and I don't like having tons of video footage that never gets watched. My husband has hours and hours of home movies from when he was a kid, but he has no interest in watching it. I have very little footage of me as a kid, and sometimes I wish there was more, but I'm really more interested in the photos. I love taking pictures, and I always carry a nice quality camera around with me, but if you give me a videocamera, I don't know what to do with it. </p> <p>If you use a videocamera, do you only film special moments, or do you try to get day-to-day footage? Does one parent take pictures while the other films, or does one juggle both? Do you wish you took more or less video footage than you currently do? </p>