撮影 (satsuei) means “recording” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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記念に友達の写真を撮影しました。ki nen ni tomo dachi no sha shin o satsu ei shi ma shi ta

I took a photo of my friend as a keepsake.

Captures a visual scene as a still image or moving record.

写真撮影shashinsatsuei: The making of a still image with a camera.
録画rokuga: The making and saving of a moving visual record.

写真や動画などを機器で記録すること。sha shin ya dō ga na do o ki ki de ki roku su ru ko to

撮影 (satsuei) combines 撮 (satsu, "take") and 影 (ei, "image or shadow") as a Sino-Japanese compound for capturing an image.

In everyday speech, 動画を撮る (dōga o toru) and 写真を撮る (shashin o toru) are often more direct expressions, while 撮影 (satsuei) is common in formal descriptions and labels.