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Viewing on Other Players/
Recorders
Before finalizing a disc
You can:
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Record or edit scenes using the
camcorder.
You cannot:
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Play back the disc on a device (BD/
DVD recorder/player) other than
the camcorder.
After finalizing a disc
You can:
z
Play back the disc on a device (BD/
DVD recorder/player) other than
the camcorder.
z
Import scenes to your PC.
z
Unfinalize the BD-RE/DVD-RW
(VF mode) disc and use it for
recording scenes.
You cannot:
z
Record or edit scenes using the
camcorder.
Playing Back a DVD-
RAM/DVD-RW (VR Mode)
Disc on a DVD Player/
Recorder
A DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR mode)
disc can be played back on a DVD
recorder/player that supports 8 cm
DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR mode)
without finalizing it.
About DVD-RW (VR
Mode) Discs
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A DVD-RW (VR mode) disc can
be played back on a DVD recorder/
player that supports DVD-RW (VR
mode) without finalizing it.
z
Before importing scenes to your
PC from DVD-RW (VR mode),
you need to finalize the disc using
the disc navigation screen on the
camcorder.
z
You can use a finalized DVD-RW
(VR mode) disc for recording
scenes.
z
Once finalized, you cannot
unfinalize the disc. Formatting the
disc will not unfinalize it.
Notes on Finalization
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Do not insert a BD-R/DVD-RW
(VF mode)/DVD-R disc which
was recorded or dubbed, but not
finalized, on this camcorder into
another recording device such as a
DVD recorder and a DVD drive of
a PC. The recorded data may be
damaged.
Before Playing Back a BD/DVD on Another BD/
DVD Recorder/Player (Finalizing)
Viewing on the Other Devices
