Sony DCR-DVD7 Manual

DCR-DVD7 
2-597-462-11(1)

Choosing a disc

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. 

8cm DVD-R

8cm DVD-RW

8cm DVD+RW

VIDEO mode

VR mode

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.

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Use Sony disc or discs with the 

 mark. Depending on the place you bought it, the 

disc has the 

 mark.

If you playback the DVD+RW recorded in 
[16:9WIDE] (p. 55) on a DVD player connected 
to a 4:3 TV which does not support 16:9 pictures, 
the picture will appear compressed lengthwise. If 
the DVD+RW is recorded in the default setting, 
the picture will appear in 4:3 ratio when it is 
played back under the above condition. 

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  Refer to the instruction manuals supplied with 

your TV.

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  12cm DVD-R

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  12cm DVD-RW

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  12cm DVD+RW

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  DVD+R

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  DVD-RAM

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  DVD-ROM

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  CD

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  CD-R

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  CD-ROM

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  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.

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  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. 47).