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Glossary
Chapter
Sections of a movie created when START/
STOP is pressed, and closed when START/
STOP is pressed again. A list of chapters is
displayed on the Visual Index display (page
55) when you play back the disc. Up to 999
chapters can be recorded on a single disc.
DVD
An optical disc format developed for
multimedia use, such as recording movies and
large amounts of data. An 8 cm disc is used in
your camcorder. The data capacity of this disc
is 1.4 GB in a single layer/single side disc.
DVD menu
When a disc recorded in VIDEO mode is
finalized on your camcorder, a menu screen is
provided similar to the Visual Index screen.
You can use the menu for playback on other
players that can play back DVD-R or DVD-
RW.
DVD-Video
A format for recording movies. The picture
data uses the MPEG 2 format, a standard of
digital compression technology. Audio
information is recorded in a multi-channel
format, such as Dolby Digital, allowing you to
enjoy a more realistic audio presence.
DVD-VR
A format simplified from the DVD-Video
format with added functions, such as Playlists
and editing. DVD-VR is an abbreviation for
DVD-Video Recording. While the DVD-Video
format is developed for recording package
media, the DVD-VR format is developed for
use on recording devices such as DVD
recorders and DVD camcorders.
Finalize
A process to allow the disc recorded on your
camcorder be compatible with other players. If
you finalize DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs in VIDEO
mode, the disc is compatible with the DVD-
Video format, and you can play it back on a
conventional DVD player. Note that once the
VIDEO mode disc is finalized, you cannot
record additional material on it (DVD-RWs can
be unfinalized and you can record additional
material).
Format
Generally, formatting is required of a disc
before the use on any device. (You can use
DVD-Rs without formatting them on your
camcorder, however) Note that formatting
deletes all the recorded data at once.
JPEG
A format for compression of graphic files
developed by the Joint Photographic Experts
Group, as a standard for variable level
compressed color images. Still images are
recorded in JPEG format on your camcorder.
MPEG
A format for compression of moving images
such as film and video, developed by the
Moving Pictures Experts Group, an industry
committee. Your camcorder records movies in
the MPEG 2 format, developed for encoding
video and audio signals in high quality.
Playlist
A list used to edit the playback order of
movies and still images. Because the Playlist
does not affect the original data, you can
change the playback order of desired scenes
only.
Region code
Region code limits the regions in which a disc
can be used. A region-coded disc will not play
back on a different region-coded player. This
disc coding cannot be changed by the
consumer.
Title
Titles are created when recording movies in
VIDEO mode. A title is closed when:
– you start shooting still images (page 34).
– you shoot movies by changing recording
mode (page 33).
– you shoot movies by changing to the
16:9WIDE mode (page 45).
– you eject the disc (page 27).
Up to 98 titles can be recorded on a single disc.
A title consists of chapters. Up to 999 chapters
can be stored in a title.