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Media for your camcorder
With your camcorder, you can record images on either the internal memory (DCR-DVD450E/
DVD850E), an 8cm DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R or DVD+R DL disc, or “Memory Stick
PRO Duo” media. See page 5 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 or VR
mode.
In this manual, VIDEO mode is indicated as and VR mode as .
VIDEO mode and VR mode Glossary (p. 131)
Recording format for DVD-RW
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 your camcorder (deleting and rearranging
the order of images).
A finalized disc can be played back in DVD devices that support VR mode.
Refer to the instruction manual of your DVD device to see whether it supports the VR
mode of DVD-RW.
Disc features
Figures in parentheses ( ) indicate reference pages.
Disc types and symbols
DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-R DVD+R DL
Symbols used in this manual
Both 16:9 (wide) and 4:3 movie can be recorded
on the same disc
(28)
zz – zz
Deleting the most recent movie (49)
zzz ––
Deleting or editing movie on your camcorder (48) – z –––
Using a disc repeatedly by formatting, even if the
disc becomes full*
(71)
zzz ––
Finalizing required to play on other devices (66)
zz
*1
–** zz
Making longer recordings on a side of a disc
––––z
* Formatting deletes all images and returns the recording media to its original empty state (p. 71). Even
when using a new disc, format it with your camcorder (p. 28).
** 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.