Nikon Cameras & Optics, $500+

Some may not be very photogenic (a few are downright photo-phobic!) but everyone loves memories. Cameras make great memories, and the electronics revolution has made cameras even better.

Film cameras have been around for over a century. The 35mm camera (especially the "single lens reflex" or SLR camera) is the industry mainstay and "automatic point and shoot" or APS cameras are a great innovation--no more fuzzy photos! The mini camera is convenient--carry in any pocket, shoot anytime. Motion picture film cameras capture home movies anywhere, anytime.

Digital cameras came to market in the late 1990s and digital photography went ballistic! Most professionals gave up film cameras in favor of digital camera flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Discount digital cameras were soon on the market; none at better discounts than Overstock.com, of course, unless they were really cheap digital cameras. When digital SLR cameras arrived, the digital surpassed the film camera. Today's inexpensive mini-digital cameras can out-perform a full-sized digital camera from just a decade ago.

Camcorders revolutionized home movies. VHS camcorders were first and the DVD video camera made it so convenient, the digital camcorder now rules home movies. Any video camera is a great way to preserve memories, but the mini-DV camcorder makes it so much easier on the arms. Once again, Overstock.com stepped up to the plate and hit a home run with a steady supply of discount camcorders in every digital video recorder format.

By the way, some photo-phobics really ought to be in pictures--mug shots! Help them break into show business (when they break into your business) with security cameras. Surveillance equipment is an investment with great returns, like lower insurance premiums. But a security camera brings more than a monetary reward. To misquote a popular ad campaign: Peace of mind? Priceless! Get a security system from Overstock.com; we hope the money you save is the only reason you'll ever have to thank us!