GETTING STARTED
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This chart shows the different type of retail/commercial discs you can use, and also includes the industry-standard logos that should appear on the discs and/or
packaging.
This chart shows the different type of discs recorded with DVD recorders, DVD video cameras, personal computers, etc. that you can use.
This mark means you must finalize the disc with the DVD recorder, etc. before playback. For details about finalizing, refer to the operating
instructions for your equipment.
This chart shows the different type of cards recorded with High Definition Camcorder or personal computers, etc. that you can use.
DISC AND CARD INFORMATION
Packaged discs
Recorded discs
SD cards
Type of media/Logo
Features
Indicated as
BD-Video
High Definition (HD) movie and music
discs
Type of media/Logo
Features
Indicated as
DVD-Video
High quality movie and music discs
CD
Compact Discs (CD’s) that contain audio
and music
• Operation and sound quality of CDs
that do not conform to CD-DA
specifications (copy control CDs,
etc.) cannot be guaranteed.
• It may not be possible to play the above discs in some cases due to the type of discs,
the condition of the recording, the recording method and how the files were created.
• When a disc recorded in the AVCHD format is being played, the video may be
paused for a few seconds at portions spliced, due to deletion or editing.
Type of media/Logo
Formats
Indicated as
BD-RE
• Version 3 of the BD-RE Recording
Format
•JPEG format
BD-R
• Version 2 of the BD-R Recording
Format
DVD-RAM
• Version 1.1 of the DVD Video
Recording Format
•JPEG format
• AVCHD format
DVD-R/RW
• DVD-Video Format
• Version 1.1 of the DVD Video
Recording Format
• AVCHD format
Type of media/Logo
Formats
Indicated as
DVD-R DL
• DVD-Video Format
• Version 1.2 of the DVD Video
Recording Format
• AVCHD format
DVD+R/+RW/
+R DL
• DVD+VR (DVD+R/+RW Video
Recording) Format
• AVCHD format
CD-R/RW
• CD-DA format
•MP3 format
•JPEG format
* Including miniSD Card and microSD Card
• When using from 4 GB to 16 GB SD cards, only SD cards that display the SDHC logo
can be used.
• This unit is compatible with SD Memory Cards that meet SD Card Specifications
FAT 12 and FAT 16 formats, as well as SDHC Memory Cards in FAT 32 format.
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• A miniSD Card and a microSD Card must be used with the attached
adaptor that comes with the card.
• Usable memory is slightly less than the card capacity.
• If the SD card is formatted on a PC, you may not be able to use it on this
unit.
• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.
• When a card recorded in the AVCHD format is being played, the video
may be paused for a few seconds at portions spliced, due to deletion or
edition.
• Switch the write-protect switch to the “LOCK” position to protect the content from
accidental erasure.
Type of media Formats Indicated as
SD Memory Card*
(from 8 MB to 2 GB)
SDHC Memory Card
(from 4 GB to 16 GB)
•JPEG format
• AVCHD format