One of the misconceptions that some people have about change data capture (CDC) in SQL Server is that it needs the database to be set up with full recovery mode. If we look at the following TechNet article, it mentioned:
It should be noted that change data capture works with all recovery models. But when change data capture is enabled, operations that would normally be minimally logged in simple or bulk-logged recovery models are fully logged to enable change data capture to capture all changes.
