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Usable cassettes
Selecting cassette types
You can use the |
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| Hi8, Digital8, | VHS, | VHSC, | |||
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Betamax, | ED Betamax or | DV cassette. |
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*There are two types of mini DV cassettes: with cassette memory and without cassette memory. Tapes with cassette memory have
(Cassette Memory) mark. Sony recommends that you use a tape with
mark to enjoy your camcorder fully.
The IC memory is built in the cassette with cassette memory. Using this IC memory, your camcorder can read, write, and search data such as the date of recording or titles. The functions using the cassette memory require successive signals recorded on the tape. If the tape has a blank portion in the beginning or between the recorded portions, a title may not be displayed properly or the search functions may not work correctly. Not to make any blank portion on the tape, press END SEARCH to return to the end of the recorded portion before you begin the next recording when:
–You have ejected the cassette while recording.
–You have played back the tape in VCR mode.
If there is a blank portion or discontinuous signal on your tape,
When you record, using a digital video camera recorder without a cassette memory function, on a tape recorded by one with the cassette memory function, the same result may occur.
mark on the cassette
The memory capacity of tapes marked with 
is 4 Kb. Your camcorder can
accommodate up to 16 Kb. 16 Kb tape is marked with 
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The maximum number of data recordable on cassette memory (when using 4 Kb cassette memory)
Data | Numbers |
INDEX | 32 |
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TITLE | 25 |
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DATE | 6 (10 bytes/1 data) |
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PHOTO | 12 (10 bytes/1 data) |
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CASSETTE LABEL | 1 (6 bytes/1 data) |
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Copyright signal
When you play back
When you connect your camcorder to any other video camera recorder to dub a tape that has recorded copyright control signals for copyright protection, you may not record the tape that played back on your camcorder.
When you record
You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software.
“COPY INHIBIT” appears on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder or on the TV screen if you try to record such software.
Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.
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