Media foryour camcorder
With your camcorder, you can record images on either the internal memory (DCR-DVD850),
an 8crn DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD+R DL disc, or "Memory Stick PRO Duo"
media. See page 7 for the types of "Memory Stick" media you can use in your camcorder.
When you use a DVD-RW, you can choose the recording format from VIDEO mode o1"VR
mode.
Ill 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 yourcamcorder (deleting andrearranging
the order ofimages).
A finalized disc can be played back in DVD devices that support VR mode.
Refer tothe instruction manual of yourDVD device tosee whether it supports the VR
mode of DVD-RW.
VIDEO mode and VR mode (_ Glossary {p. 135)
Figures inparentheses () indicate reference pages.
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Formatting deletes all images and returns the recording media to its original empty state (p.73). 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 malflmctiou.
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