There is disclosed a camera adapted for films provided with magnetic storage portions or a magnetic recording apparatus for the camera of the type described comprising first information writing means for writing information in a first area of a magnetic storage portion of the film; and second information writing means for writing information in a second area of the magnetic storage portion, the second area being outward the first area of the first information writing means, the second information writing means comprising means for elongating a distance to the second area of the magnetic storage portion of the film in which the second information writing means is capable of writing information than a distance to the first area of the magnetic storage portion of the film in which the first information writing means is capable of writing information.