Sony Handycam DCR-DVD408 Operating Manual page 15

Disc format features
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Disc types and symbols
Symbols used in this manual
Both 16:9 (wide) and 4:3 movie can be recorded
on the same disc
(38)
Deleting the most recent recording
(51)
Deleting or editing recordings on your camcorder
(50)
Using a disc repeatedly even if the disc becomes
full by formatting*2
(61)
Finalizing required to play on other devices
(46)
Creating the DVD menu when you finalize the disc
(49)
Making longer recordings on a side of a disc
DVD-RW
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DVDtRW DVD-R DVDtR DL
*1
Refer to the instruction manual of your DVD device to see whether it supports the VR mode of DVD-RW.
*2
Formatting deletes all recordings and returns the recording medium to its original empty state (p.61). Even
when using a new disc, format it with your camcorder (p.28).
*3
Finalizing is required to play the disc in a DVD drive on a computer. A DVD+RW that is not finalized may
cause the computer to malfunction.
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