Choosing A Disc - Sony DCR-DVD505 Operating Manual

Choosing a disc
Your DVD Handycam is compatible with 8cm DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW.
It does net suppert 12cm discs.
Recording format for DVD-RW
Whell you use a DVD-RW, yeu Call cheese the recording l'ornlat free1 VIDEO triode or VR nat)de.
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A recording format that is compatible with most DVD devices, especially after
finalizing.
In VIDEO mode, only the most recent image can be erased.
A recording A_rmat that enables editing with your DVD Handycam (deleting and
rearranging the order of images).
A finalized disc can be played back in DVD devices that support VR mode .1.
Disc and recording formals (_' Glossary (i).142, 143)
Discformatfeatures
Figures in parentheses ( ) indicate page numhers.
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW
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.1 Refer to the instruction manual of your DVD device to see whether it supports the VR mode of DVD-RW.
*2 For still images, you can record them on lhe all types of discs.
*a Formatting deletes all rccordings and rcmrns lhe recording medium to ils original emply slate. (p.62) Even
when using a new disc, Iormal it with your DVD Handycam (p.28).
*4 Do not use a DVD+RW before finalizing in a computer as this may result in a malfunction,
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