Or a bad switch. If you follow this line of thought, what's stopping you from getting out your Ohm meter to check the switches or to unplug said button?
Bob
The record function on our P2 is broken. Basically, everytime you turn the camera on it starts recording and there is no way to turn off other than shutting the camera off. Could this be a bad connection?

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