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Glossary
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12cm disc
A disc with a diameter of 12cm. You cannot use
12cm discs with your camcorder.
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5.1ch surround sound
A system that plays back sound on 6 speakers, 3 at
the front (left, right and center) and 2 at the rear
(right and left) with an additional low-pass
subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for
frequencies of 120 Hz or lower.
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8cm disc
A disc with a diameter of 8cm. You can use 8cm
discs with your camcorder.
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AVCHD format
A high definition digital video camera format
used to record an HD (high definition) signal
using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format.
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Disc menu
A menu screen that enables you to select a
particular scene from a disc being played back on
another device.
In case of the SD (standard definition) image
quality, a DVD menu is displayed.
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Disc title
The title (name) given to a recorded disc.
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Dolby Digital
An audio encoding (compression) system
developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
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Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator
Sound compression technology developed by
Dolby Laboratories Inc. which compresses audio
efficiently while preserving high sound quality. It
enables recording of 5.1ch surround sound while
using disc space more efficiently. Discs created
by Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator can be played back
on a device compatible with the disc created on
your camcorder.
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Double-sided disc
Disc that can be recorded on both sides.
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DVD format
A format used to record an SD (standard
definition) signal on 8cm DVD discs.
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DVD-R
A disc that does not enable re-recording. It is
mostly used for saving data that does not need to
be edited. Once the disc is finalized, you cannot
record onto it even if it has some free space left.
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DVD+R DL
A disc that does not enable re-recording.
DL stands for Double Layer. There are 2
recording layers on one side of a disc that enables
a long recording time on a disc. Unlikely to a
double-sided disc, you do not need to turn over
DVD+R DL.
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DVD-RW
A re-recordable disc. If the disc is recorded with
HD (high definition) image quality, various
editing functions are possible on your camcorder
after recording.
If the case of SD (standard definition) image
quality, you must choose a recording mode:
VIDEO mode or VR mode. In the case of VR
mode, various editing functions are possible on
your camcorder.
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DVD+RW
A re-recordable disc. If the disc is recorded with
HD (high definition) image format, various
editing is possible on your camcorder after
recording.
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Finalizing
The process of making discs recorded on your
camcorder compatible for playback on other
devices.
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Formatting
The process of deleting all recorded movies from
a disc and restoring its original storage capacity so
that it can be rerecorded onto.
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HOME MENU
The HOME MENU is the primary screen
displayed when
(HOME) is pressed, and
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