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What does camera recording mean?

REC is the abbreviation of "video recorder". Initially, this display method was used for special video recording equipment that can shoot videos.

With the continuous improvement and development of digital cameras, most digital cameras of various styles and specifications have different degrees of video shooting function. Therefore, the states of REC and red circular icon, which were previously used only for video recording equipment, are applied to the states when digital cameras are used for video shooting.

Photography belongs to the theoretical level of two systems, both in definition and application. By definition, photography refers to the process of recording images with some special equipment. Generally, we take pictures with mechanical cameras or digital cameras. Sometimes photography is also called photography, that is, the process of exposing the photosensitive medium by using the light reflected by the object.