Party of it may be that until very recently, good still cameras and good video recording didn't usually come in the same package. When I go to Fantasy Fest, i use my HX9 pocket camera to take awesome 1080p 60fps video of Dante's pool party, but while that camera is fantastic for video, it is absolute rubbish as an actual camera. So everywhere else I use a nicer camera (that has rubbish video capability) and just take pics.
Also, video usually has to be converted and edited to share, and have large file sizes that need to be uploaded somewhere. Uploading pics is a breeze. Video takes more commitment.
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