Sony DCR-DVD703E User Manual

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DVD803E 2-587-623-11 (1)
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Choosing a disc
What kinds of disc can I use?
The kinds of disc that you can use in your DVD Handycam are as follows.
When you use a DVD-RW, you can choose the recording format from VIDEO mode or VR 
mode. 
Disc type and the recording 
format
8cm DVD-R
8cm DVD-RW
8cm DVD+RW
VIDEO mode
VR mode
Marks used in this manual
Features
This kind 
of disc can 
be recorded 
only once
This kind of disc can be overwritten repeatedly, 
even when the disc is full, if you format
* it.
• 
Use Sony discs or discs with a  
  mark. 
Depending on the place you bought, the disc 
has a 
 mark.
Differences in the recording 
format on DVD-RWs
Examples of incompatible 
discs
  12cm DVD-R
  12cm DVD-RW
  12cm DVD+RW
  DVD+R
  DVD-RAM
  DVD-ROM
  CD
  CD-R
  CD-ROM
  CD-RW
 has wide compatibility with other 
players.
 (Video Recording mode) enables 
you to edit, such as deleting or dividing 
scenes, the material you have recorded on 
your DVD Handycam. Once you finalize 
the disc, you can play back the disc with a 
DVD player that supports VR mode.
  Refer to the specifications of your playback 
equipment for additional compatibility 
information.
*
 Formatting makes a disc ready for recording. Also, formatting removes all images data from a previously 
recorded disc, allowing you to recover the full capacity of that disc. Therefore, you can use the disc 
repeatedly (p.51).
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