Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 User Manual page 14

Chapter 2: Creating a disc with One Touch
Saving videos and still images on a disc with One Touch (One Touch Disc
Burn)
You can save videos and still images recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder on a disc in your
computer by pressing the DISC BURN button on your camcorder (One Touch Disc Burn function)
without any complex operations on your computer. Videos and still images that have not yet been
saved on a disc with One Touch Disc Burn can automatically be saved on a disc with their recorded
picture quality. Videos in HD (High Definition) picture quality and videos in SD (Standard Definition)
picture quality will saved on different discs separately .
Tips
You can select the data type for videos or still images to be saved on a disc with the One Touch Disc Burn function using
the menu on your camcorder. Select the option on the [DISC BURN SET] menu. The options are [ALL], [
[ and ]. The default setting is [ALL], allowing you to save videos and still images of all data type on a disc. This
setting is also effective when activating the One Touch Disc Burn function from the HDD Handycam Utility.
Video and image data previously saved on a disc in this operation cannot be saved again with the same operation. To
save data on a disc again after it has been saved previously, import the videos and images to a computer.
Then, save the data on a disc, following the instructions in "Chapter 5: Creating and copying a disc."
The history of each saved video or image is recorded according to the user account. If you use a different user account,
the video or image that has already been saved to a disc is written to the disc again.
If you cannot save all your video and still image data on a disc, the data is automatically saved on more than one disc.
The required number of discs is displayed in step 6 on the screen.
Still images are recorded first on a disc. When you save images on several discs, the still images are recorded on the first
disc.
The sound quality remains as it is when you save a movie recorded in 5.1ch surround sound on a disc.
Notes
Player for AVCHD or equipment that is compatible with the AVCHD format is needed to play back AVCHD format discs
you have created.
AVCHD format discs cannot be played back with a DVD player or DVD recorder since DVD players and DVD recorders
are not compatible with the AVCHD format.
Do not insert AVCHD format discs into a DVD player or DVD recorder.
AVCHD format discs may not be ejected properly from a DVD player or a DVD recorder.
Still images on a disc created with One Touch Disc Burn function cannot be played back on a DVD player. Play them
back on a computer.
1
Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer.
2
Turn on the computer.
3
Place the recordable disc to be saved in the disc drive of your computer.
Tips
8 cm discs are not supported.
It is recommended that you use a new recordable disc.
If any software starts on the computer automatically, close it.
4
Connect your camcorder to a power source, and turn on your camcorder.
Use the AC Adaptor as the power source.
For operating the POWER switch, refer to the Operating Guide.
Tip
You can perform this operation, whichever position of the
5
Press DISC BURN button of the camcorder.
For operating the DISC BURN button, refer to the Operating Guide.
6
Connect the camcorder with a computer using the USB cable.
The disc recognition window is displayed on the screen of the computer.
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