Sony mvc-cd250 Operating Instructions Manual page 21

Initialization is required to record images
on a disc.
When you perform finalization (page 44)
using your camera to view images through
a disc drive, initialization is also
automatically performed, and you can
continue to record images. Images recorded
before finalization remain on the disc.
"INRT.4LIZE PLACE ON LEVEL
SURFACE" appears on the LCD screen.
e You can also carry out this operation when the
mode dial is set
to S", A", WI", SCN or
* MVC-CD400 only
IInitialization starts. Do not shake or strike
tbe camera during initialization.