Utilizing Recording Media; (Manage Disc/Memory) Category; Making The Disc Compatible With Playback On Other Devices Or Dvd Drives (Finalizing); Playback On Other Devices Or Dvd Drives (Finalizing) - Sony Handycam HDR-UX7 Operating Manual

Utilizing Recording Media

(MANAGE DISC/
MEMORY) category
This category enables you to use a disc or a
"Memory Stick Duo" for various purposes.
(MANAGE DISC/MEMORY)
category
Item list
FINALIZE
You can enable discs to be played on other
devices by finalizing them (p. 56).
DISC SELECT GUIDE
Your camcorder advises you of the right
disc for your purpose (p. 61).
FORMAT
You can format and use the disc again
(p. 62).
FORMAT
You can format and use the "Memory Stick
Duo" again (p. 63).
UNFINALIZE
You can unfinalize a disc and record more
images on it (p. 64).
DISC INFO
You can display the disc information.
56
Making the disc
compatible with
playback on other
devices or DVD drives
(Finalizing)
Finalizing makes the recorded disc
compatible for playback with other devices
and DVD drives of computers.
Before finalizing, you can select a type of
DVD menu that enables you to select a
particular scene (p. 58).
Discs recorded with HD (high
definition) image quality
Discs of all kinds should be finalized.
Discs recorded with SD (standard
definition) image quality
• Finalize DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R DL.
• Finalize DVD+RW in the following
cases:
– To create the DVD menu
– To playback in the DVD drives of
computers
– Recorded time is short (5 minutes or less
in HQ mode, 8 minutes or less in SP
mode and 15 minutes or less in LP mode)
b Notes
• Playback compatibility with all device is not
guaranteed.
• Only the devices compatible with the AVCHD
format can play the discs recorded with HD
(high definition) image quality (p. 60).
Currently available DVD devices cannot play
these discs.
• In the case of SD (standard definition) image
quality, a DVD menu is created instead of a disc
menu.
• No DVD menu is created for DVD-RW (VR
mode).