Just about every cheap pocket P&S digital camera these days has a video mode capable of taking respectable HD videos better than can be captured on a smartphone, Droid, iPhone, or iPad. The secret to a decent short film is editing. Cut out the boring repetitive, stuff. Eliminate long pans. Don't move the camera when filming. Use a support or tripod, or even a bean bag to keep the picture steady. We are inundated with professionally made videos these days on TV and the web. If you want people to watch your blogs more than once, try to learn how to make decent videos. It's about as hard as learning the navigation rules for the inland waterways and I'm sure we have all mastered that. It ain't brain surgery but it does demand some effort. Larry Z P.S. I paid my way through college working as a newspaper and newsreel photographer.