Utilizing Recording Media

(MANAGE DISC/ MEMORY) category

This category enables you to use a disc or a “Memory Stick Duo” for various purposes.

(MANAGE DISC/MEMORY) category

Item list

FINALIZE

You can enable discs to be played on other devices by finalizing them (p. 53).

DISC SELECT GUIDE

Your camcorder advises you of the right disc for your purpose (p. 58).

FORMAT

You can format and use the disc again (p. 59).

FORMAT

You can format and use the “Memory Stick Duo” again (p. 60).

UNFINALIZE

You can unfinalize a disc and record more images on it (p. 61).

DISC INFO

You can display the disc information.

Making the disc compatible with playback on other devices or DVD drives (Finalizing)

Finalizing makes the recorded disc compatible for playback with other devices and DVD drives of computers.

Before finalizing, you can select a type of DVD menu that enables you to select a particular scene (p. 55).

Discs recorded with HD (high definition) image quality

Discs of all kinds should be finalized.

Discs recorded with SD (standard definition) image quality

•Finalize DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R DL.

•Finalize DVD+RW in the following cases:

–To create the DVD menu

–To playback in the DVD drives of computers

–Recorded time is short (5 minutes or less in HQ mode, 8 minutes or less in SP mode and 15 minutes or less in LP mode)

bNotes

•Playback compatibility with all device is not guaranteed.

•Only the devices compatible with the AVCHD format can play the discs recorded with HD (high definition) image quality (p. 57). Currently available DVD devices cannot play these discs.

•In the case of SD (standard definition) image quality, a DVD menu is created instead of a disc menu.

•No DVD menu is created for DVD-RW (VR mode).

Media Recording Utilizing

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