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[quote=Anonymous]Congratulations on the new child.

Digitally speaking, as mentioned above, one of the major concerns will be the management of these images over the LONG term. I mean decades. I recommend an "onion" system of backups, i.e. layers.

I keep everything on an external hard-disk. This is my working disk.
That hard disk is cloned (daily) to a second hard disk, the primary backup.
A third hard disk is made every six months and kept at a separate location (i.e. my office) in case of a fire or something at my home. The emergency backup.
A fourth, online backup is made using Backblaze.com. This is the mega-backup for real disasters.

Hard disks are swapped for new units about every two to three years given the HD reliability issues.  I have over 100,000 photos and over 5,000 video clips. We are talking TBs of data.

As for the camcorder, you are right they are falling by the wayside. Have you considered a DSLR with video capabilities? You won't have the ease of use of a camcorder but you can take some pretty good quality videos with a Canon or Nikon or Sony.

Most photographers agree on one point though: the best camera is the one you have with you when you want or need to take a photo. I'd recommend a nice camera for the Christmas card photos and other more formal events (birthdays, etc) and then the iPhone or Samsung in your pocket for the "come quick and look at what the baby just did" photos.

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