It can record in three modes: HD mode is for high-definition-capable sets.

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The first is quite a doozy -- fairly often, pressing the shutter release in record mode will simply cause the camera to lock up.

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Yeah, its 2.5-inch LCD can swivel around and rotate 270 degrees, but the DSC-M1 also has this unusual hybrid recording mode where it can automatically record five seconds of video before and three seconds after every time you take a pic, the idea being that this way you won't accidentally miss any of those future precious memories.

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