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Anonymous Posted on Jan 02, 2009

Is the scene mode different from the movie mode?

I don't know what the scene mode does, or what it is used for. How is it different than the movie mode. They both look the same to me.

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The movie mode records videos. The scene mode lets you select from different modes for still pictures.

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