What does my digital camera's "movie mode" do?

What does my digital camera's "movie mode" do?

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The movie mode on your digital camera, only on the compacts now, allows you to make ether an AVI or MPEG file, that's a moving picture. It's not a substitute for having a real video camera but you can, if you see something fun or exciting or the kids are doing something silly, you can whip out the movie mode, shoot a little file, you can then download to a computer, burn to a DVD, and share.