Sony CD MAVICA MVC-CD300 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

What is initialization?
The initialization is required to record images on a disc.
In case that you have executed the finalization (page 32) using the camera to view
images on a CD-ROM drive, the initialization is automatically executed. You can
continuously record images. When executing the finalization using a computer or
other equipment, execute the initialization to record new images. Images recorded
before finalization will remain on the disc.
Tip
You can also execute the initialization using [
(page 84).
] (DISC TOOL) in the setup settings
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