Canon DC 100 instruction manual An Introduction to DVDs, So... what disc to choose?

An Introduction to DVDs

You have probably heard of DVD discs and they come in various types and in two sizes - the more common 12 cm DVDs and 8 cm Mini DVDs. This camcorder uses commercially available 8 cm DVD-R or DVD-RW discs.

So... what disc to choose?

DVD-R

Can be recorded only once.

You cannot edit or delete the

recordings.

DVD-RW

You can record on it many times.

You can delete scenes or initialize the

disc and start recording again.

Now that I have the disc... What disc standard do I choose to initialize it?

VIDEO mode

Once finalized, a disc recorded in VIDEO mode will play in most common DVD players. However, you cannot edit the recordings.

VR* mode

You can easily edit the

recordings. However, the disc can only be played back with DVD players compatible with DVD-RW discs in VR mode.

* Video Recording

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