The Sony DVD Handycam has been developed based on the DVD Format Standard, as well as its recording format. Therefore, there should be no issues of recording and/or playing back* other discs. However, there are some discs on the market that is of substandard quality and capability. When this kind of disc is used, the following phenomena may occur.
Possible phenomena when using incompatible 8cm DVD-R/ -RW disc
- Unable to record.
- Unable to play back recorded scene.
- Stops or freezes on images and/ or sound when playing back.
- An error occurs when recording.
- Unable to EJECT.
From the aspect of resistance and reliability of recording/playback, please use the Sony 8cm DVD-R/ -RW and compatible 8cm DVD-R/-RW disc that are confirmed by Sony.
* There is no guarantee for quality of writing and/or compatibility of reading for all types of disc products.