And during the festivities, somebody gets out the video camera, so that they can record those precious few moments that the family is together. But there’s a couple of problems that go along with using a handheld camera. First of all, the person holding the camera doesn’t get to be in the picture. Secondly, everybody becomes too self conscious to be themselves; or they start hamming it up, and so you’re not getting the candid moments that you’re looking for with your family.

But X10 wants to show you how to have a perfect Thanksgiving holiday, and enjoy the loved ones that you’ve surrounded yourself with, while still getting the whole thing on video.

The first step is simply to place the XCam2 WideEye (so you can capture the entire room) in a corner where it has a good view of the whole area. The camera can be easily mounted by using the battery pack, or if there’s an outlet close by, you can plug it in. It mounts easily by using a small nail, or you can set it on top of something. If you want, you can use more than one camera. That will allow you to switch between cameras so that you can get different angles. You can easily switch between cameras using your remote.

Then put a video in the VCR, and let it record. You can set the video on extended play, which will give you more time with a single video, or you can just use as many tapes as you desire. You may only want to record certain moments. Like Thanksgiving dinner. You can get the family talking about new business ventures that they’re starting out on, new additions to the family... and don’t forget the gossip. What Thanksgiving dinner would be complete without the gossip. And it will come in handy settling disputes too. You can prove that Uncle Henry did in fact have a few too many eggnogs, or Aunt Margaret started the argument by saying that the turkey tasted like it had been basted with sand.

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