Selecting the right disc

You can use DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+R DL discs of 8 cm in diameter with your camcorder. What you can do with the recorded images depends on the image recording quality, HD (high definition) or SD (standard definition), and the type of disc you selected.

BSelecting the right disc for your purposes

The following reference materials are available.

• “Select the right disc” in the supplied “Read This First.”

• [DISC SELECT GUIDE] (p. 75).

• Disc characteristics explained on this page.

HD (high definition) image quality

 

 

 

 

Disc type

 

 

 

 

 

What you can do on your camcorder using this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

type of disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Disc symbols)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting images on your camcorder (58)

 

a

 

a

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing images on your camcorder (60)

 

a

 

a

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finalizing required to play on other devices (70)

 

a

 

a

 

 

a

 

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making additional recordings on a finalized disc

 

a

 

a

-

 

 

-

 

(78)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting the used disc to use it again (76)

 

a

 

a

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making longer recordings on a side of a disc

-

 

-

 

 

 

a

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( ) indicates the reference page.

bNotes

• The aspect ratio of images recorded with HD (high definition) image quality is 16:9 (wide).

20