Sony DCR-DVD403 Operating Guide - Page 13

Enjoying with your DVD Handycam 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. Enjoying with your DVD Handycam Disc type and the recording format 8cm DVD-R 8cm DVD-RW VIDEO mode VR mode 8cm DVD+RW 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 has a mark. mark. Depending on the place you bought, the disc Differences in the recording format on DVD-RWs 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. Note on DVD+RW If you playback the DVD+RW recorded in 16:9 (p.26, 60 ) 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. • Refer to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV. 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 * 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). 13