Canon 50D records video?

When I purchased my Canon 50D last month, the Best Buy salesman raved about how it takes video. For the life of me, I cannot see how to make it do so. Does the 50D really record video or was I duped by the Best Buy rep? Thanks for your assistance.

No, the 50D doesn't record video.
The current Canon dSLR cameras that can record video are:
T1i
T2i
7D
5D Mark II
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Usually when this happens it's the memory card.
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