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Advanced Features
Image captured with video cameras or imported to computers can be recorded on optical discs and SD cards in a variety of formats.
This section describes some considerations and precautions to understand before recording.
Also refer to the description of drive settings (→7) and information on media supported for recording (→11) .
If your video camera supports the “DVD COPY function”, you can automatically record the video content by performing some simple
operations.
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Recording on optical discs and SD cards
Recording
Recording formats
Several recording formats are available for video content and photos, and each format has particular characteristics. Choose the optimal
recording format for your needs.
Recording Format Characteristics Available Media Playback Equipment
DVD-Video format Additional recording is not possible for discs
recorded with this software.
Top menus can be created. ●
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DVD-R (12 cm, single-sided, single-sided/dual
layer)
DVD-RW (12 cm, single-sided)
Recording is not possible on prerecorded
discs. However, DVD-RW discs can be used
for recording after being formatted.
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Typical DVD players
DVD-VR format Additional recording is possible on discs
recorded with this software.
Top menus cannot be created. ●
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DVD-RAM
(12 cm, single-sided, double-sided) DVD-VR-compatible
equipment and software
SD card (SD-Video)
format Recording format designed for recording video
content on SD cards.
Additional recording is possible on SD cards
recorded with this software.
Top menus cannot be created. ●
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SD cards SD-Video–compatible
equipment (TVs, etc.)
DCF format
(Picture) Format designed for recording photos on SD
cards. ● SD cards Playback or printing
is possible with DCF-
compatible equipment
(digital cameras, TVs, and
printers. etc.)