Glossary

Chapter

Sections of a movie created when START/ STOP is pressed, and closed when START/ STOP is pressed again. A list of chapters is displayed on the Visual Index display (page

55)when you play back the disc. Up to 999 chapters can be recorded on a single disc.

DVD

An optical disc format developed for multimedia use, such as recording movies and large amounts of data. An 8 cm disc is used in your camcorder. The data capacity of this disc is 1.4 GB in a single layer/single side disc.

DVD menu

When a disc recorded in VIDEO mode is finalized on your camcorder, a menu screen is provided similar to the Visual Index screen. You can use the menu for playback on other players that can play back DVD-R or DVD- RW.

DVD-Video

A format for recording movies. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, a standard of digital compression technology. Audio information is recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolby Digital, allowing you to enjoy a more realistic audio presence.

DVD-VR

A format simplified from the DVD-Video format with added functions, such as Playlists and editing. DVD-VR is an abbreviation for DVD-Video Recording. While the DVD-Video format is developed for recording package media, the DVD-VR format is developed for use on recording devices such as DVD recorders and DVD camcorders.

Finalize

A process to allow the disc recorded on your camcorder be compatible with other players. If you finalize DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs in VIDEO mode, the disc is compatible with the DVD- Video format, and you can play it back on a conventional DVD player. Note that once the VIDEO mode disc is finalized, you cannot record additional material on it (DVD-RWs can be unfinalized and you can record additional material).

Format

Generally, formatting is required of a disc before the use on any device. (You can use DVD-Rs without formatting them on your camcorder, however) Note that formatting deletes all the recorded data at once.

JPEG

A format for compression of graphic files developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group, as a standard for variable level compressed color images. Still images are recorded in JPEG format on your camcorder.

MPEG

A format for compression of moving images such as film and video, developed by the Moving Pictures Experts Group, an industry committee. Your camcorder records movies in the MPEG 2 format, developed for encoding video and audio signals in high quality.

Playlist

A list used to edit the playback order of movies and still images. Because the Playlist does not affect the original data, you can change the playback order of desired scenes only.

Region code

Region code limits the regions in which a disc can be used. A region-coded disc will not play back on a different region-coded player. This disc coding cannot be changed by the consumer.

Title

Titles are created when recording movies in VIDEO mode. A title is closed when:

–you start shooting still images (page 34).

–you shoot movies by changing recording mode (page 33).

–you shoot movies by changing to the 16:9WIDE mode (page 45).

–you eject the disc (page 27).

Up to 98 titles can be recorded on a single disc. A title consists of chapters. Up to 999 chapters can be stored in a title.

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