Choosing a disc

Your DVD Handycam is compatible with 8cm DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW. It does not support 12cm discs.

Recording format for DVD-RW

When you use a DVD-RW, you can choose the recording format from VIDEO mode or VR mode.

In this manual, VIDEO mode is indicated as and VR mode as .

A recording format that is compatible with most DVD devices, especially after finalizing.

In VIDEO mode, only the most recent image can be erased.

A recording format that enables editing with your DVD Handycam (deleting and rearranging the order of images).

A finalized disc can be played back in DVD devices that support VR mode*1.

Disc and recording formats Glossary (p.146,147)

Disc format features

Figures in parentheses ( ) indicate page numbers.

 

 

DVD-R

DVD-RW

 

DVD+RW

Disc types and symbols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbols used in this manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both 16:9 (wide) and 4:3 movie can be

(32)

z

z

 

z

–

recorded on the same disc*2

 

Deleting the last recording immediately

(50)

–

z

 

z

z

Deleting recordings freely

(90)

–

–

 

z

–

Editing recordings on your camcorder

(90)

–

–

 

z

–

Using a disc repeatedly even if the disc

(64)

–

z

 

z

z

becomes full by formatting*3

 

Playing back recordings on other DVD

(40, 56)

z

z

 

z*1

z

devices if you finalize the disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing back recordings on other DVD

(56)

–

–

 

–

z*4

devices even if you do not finalize the disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating the DVD menu when you finalize

(59)

z

z

 

–

z

the disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1Refer to the instruction manual of your DVD device to see whether it supports the VR mode of DVD-RW. *2For still images, you can record them on the all types of discs.

*3 Formatting deletes all recordings and returns the recording medium to its original empty state. (p.64) Even when using a new disc, format it with your DVD Handycam (p.29).

*4 Do not use a DVD+RW before finalizing in a computer as this may result in a malfunction.

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