Sony DCR-SR300 Handycam® Handbook - Page 77

Creating a DVD with One Touch Performing with a computer Types of DVDs you can use The kinds of DVD that you can use with the supplied software are as listed below. The DVDs you can use differ, depending on the computer you use. For details on the DVDs compatible with your computer, refer to the operations manual supplied with your computer. You may not be able to play back some types of DVDs, depending on the device you have. Refer to the specifications of your playback equipment for additional compatibility information. DVD types DVD-R DVD+R DVD+R DL DVD-RW DVD+RW Characteristics • Unrewritable • Fairly inexpensive. Mainly used for saving data • Compatible with most DVD players • Unrewritable • Using the double layer DVD+R system containing more recordable capacity • Unrewritable • Rewritable and reusable • Rewritable and reusable • 8 cm DVDs are not supported. • When saving data on a DVD+RW, the data is recorded in VIDEO format. You cannot add more data on the DVD+RW. • Use a DVD produced by a reliable manufacturer. You may not save images correctly when using a low quality DVD. Saving images on a DVD with One Touch (One Touch Disc Burn) You can save images recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder on a DVD in your computer by pressing DISC BURN button on the Handycam Station (One Touch Disc Burn function) without any complex operations on your computer. The images that have not yet been saved on a DVD with One Touch Disc Burn can automatically be saved on a DVD. z Tips • The image data previously saved on a DVD in this operation cannot be saved again with the same operation. To save data on a DVD again after it has been saved previously, import the images to a computer (p. 81). Then, save the data on a DVD, following the instructions in "Creating and copying a DVD" (p. 90). • The history of each saved image is recorded according to the user account. If you use a different user account, the image that has already been saved to a DVD is written to the DVD again. • If you cannot save all your image data on a DVD, the data is automatically saved on more than one DVD. The required number of DVDs is displayed in step 7 on the screen. • Still images are recorded first on a DVD. When you save images on several DVDs, the still images are recorded on the first DVD. • The sound quality remains as it is when you save a movie recorded in 5.1ch surround sound on a DVD (DCR-SR200/SR300). b Notes • Still images on a DVD created with One Touch Disc Burn function cannot be played back on a DVD player. Play them back on a computer. 1 Confirm that the Handycam Station is not connected to the computer. 2 Turn on the computer. 77