Glossary, Index

Glossary

x12cm disc

A disc with a diameter of 12cm. You cannot use 12cm discs with this DVD Handycam.

x5.1ch surround sound

A system that plays back sound on 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, right and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a

0.1 channel for frequencies of 120Hz or lower. The subwoofer is only counted as 0.1 channelbecauseitsplaybackbandisnarrow. The all-round audio reproduction is more realistic than stereo, which only reproduces movement of sound from side to side.

x 8cm disc

A disc with a diameter of 8cm. You can use 8cm discs with DVD Handycam.

xDisc title

The title (name) given to a recorded disc.

xDolby Digital

An audio encoding (compression) system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. Sound can be recorded in various formats, from 5.1ch surround to 2ch stereo or monaural audio.

xDolby Digital 5.1 Creator

Sound compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. which compresses audio efficiently while preserving high sound quality. It enables recording of 5.1ch surround sound while using disc space more efficiently. Discs created by Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator can be played back on a DVD recorder or device compatible with the disc on DVD Handycam. If you own a 5.1ch system (such as a home theater system) you can enjoy a powerful sound.

xDouble-sided disc

Disc that can be recorded on both sides.

xDVD menu

A menu screen that enables you to select a particular scene from a disc being played

back on a DVD device or other device. You can create a DVD menu with DVD Handycam showing the beginning of each scene with date.

xDVD-R

A DVD format that does not enable re- recording. It is mostly used for saving data that does not need to be edited. It is characterized by excellent playback compatibility with other DVD devices. Before finalizing, you can additionally record onto the disc’s free space. Once the disc is finalized, however, you cannot record onto it even if it has some free space left.

xDVD-RW

Are-recordable DVD format. You can choose from two kinds of recording mode: VIDEOmode, which stresses high playback compatibility with other DVD devices, and VR mode, which enables various editing with DVD Handycam after recording.

x DVD+RW

Are-recordable DVDformatproviding high playback compatibility with other DVD devices. Discs do not require finalizing so they can be re-recorded anytime.

xFinalizing

The process of making discs recorded on DVD Handycam compatible for playback on other DVD devices. DVD-R/DVD-RW discs must be finalized before being played on another DVD device.

xFormatting

The process of deleting all recorded movies from a disc and restoring its original storage capacity so that it can be rerecorded onto.

xJPEG

JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, a still image data compression (data capacity reduction) standard. DVD Handycam records still images in JPEG format.

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