Media for your camcorder

With your camcorder, you can record images on either the internal memory (DCR-DVD410E/ DVD810E), an 8cm DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD+R DL disc, or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” See page 5 for the types of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder.

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 movie can be deleted.

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

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

Refer to the instruction manual of your DVD device to see whether it supports the VR mode of DVD-RW.

VIDEO mode and VR mode Glossary (p. 135)

Disc featuresFigures in parentheses ( ) indicate reference pages.

 

DVD-RW

DVD+RW

DVD-R

DVD+R DL

Disc types and symbols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbols used in this manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Deleting the most recent movie (52)

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Deleting or editing movie on your camcorder (51)

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Using a disc repeatedly by formatting, even if the

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Finalizing required to play on other devices (67)

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Making longer recordings on a side of a disc

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*Formatting deletes all images and returns the recording media to its original empty state (p. 72). Even when using a new disc, format it with your camcorder (p. 30).

**Finalizing is required to play the disc in a DVD drive on a computer. A DVD+RW that is not finalized may cause the computer to malfunction.

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