It’s hard to believe there was even a bridge camera that could record video in 2003. ( Actuallythere were a couple of them. Sony was one.) The S7000 offers 640x480 video at 30 frames persecond. By today’s standards it’s not much, but itworks. And it has sound, no less! Actually, the video is not bad. Looking at it now, itstill lookswaybetter than a lot of smartphone videos. I wouldn’t go out of my way to get this camera just for the video, but it’s surprisingly good for its age. ( I might go out of my way to get this camera for still pictures, though. Yep, it’s stillthat good.) 640x480 video is still used quite a bit on-line. If you’re going to do video much with the Finepix, make sure you get a 2GB xD card. ( I likethis one.) They’re not cheap ( about 30 bucks for 2 gigs) , since everyone uses SD cards now, but the Finepix can only run on the xD’s or Compact Flash Type II.Actually, no. The CF Type II cards have more capacity. You can pick up an8GB Compact Flashcardfor less than half the price of the the 2GB Olympus xD card. After all this time, though, I’ve never actually used CF cards in the FinePix, so I can’t vouch for how well they work in it. No reason they shouldn’t, though.Reader Steve, who also suggested the NiZn batteries, mentions that the Finepix S7000 may not be able to use cards larger than 2GB. If this is true, it would probably be because of limited memory addressing capabilities written into the camera’s firmware or software. You’ll have to check for yourself! Its only my opinion.