Features of the media

You can save images on the internal memory (HDR-UX19E/UX20E) or DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD+R DL discs of 8 cm in diameter on the camcorder. Also, you can save images on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” For details on the compatibility of the “Memory Stick” types, see page 4.

Disc types and features

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.

( ) indicates the reference page.

HD (high definition) image quality
Disc type

 

DVD-DVD+DVD-R

DVD+

 

 

 

RW

RW

 

R DL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc symbols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting or editing images on your camcorder (55, 62)

a

a

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finalizing required to play on other devices (71)

a

a

a

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making additional recordings on a finalized disc (78)

a

a

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting the used disc to use it again (77)

 

a

a

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making longer recordings on a side of a disc

 

–

–

–

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SD (standard definition) image quality

 

 

 

 

 

Disc type

 

DVD-RW*

DVD+

DVD-R

DVD+

 

 

VIDEO

VR

RW

 

R DL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc symbols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting the most recent movie (56)

 

a

a

a

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting or editing images on your camcorder

 

–

a

–

–

–

(55, 62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finalizing required to play on other devices

 

a

a

–**

a

a

(71)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making additional recordings on a finalized

 

a

a

a

–

–

disc (78)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting the used disc to use it again (77)

 

a

a

a

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making longer recordings on a side of a disc

 

–

–

–

–

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*There are 2 recording formats, VIDEO mode and VR mode, for DVD-RW.

**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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