• Always power the camcorder using the
Finalizing the Disc compact power adapter. The operation cannot
To play the disc you recorded on a DVD
player, a computer's DVD drive or other
digital device, you need to finalize it first.
You do not need to finalize the disc to
play back your recordings with the
camcorder connected to the TV.
To view your still images on a DVD player
you will need to convert them to
Photomovie scenes beforehand (q3 60).
be started ifthe camcorder is powered only with
the battery pack.
• Avoid the following actions while the operation
is in progress. Failing to do so can interrupt the
process and result in permanent data loss.
- Do not move the camcorder.
- Do not disconnect the compact power adapter.
• Depending on the type of disc and the disc
specification, after finalizing the disc you may not
be able to initialize the disc, edit your recordings
or add new recordings to the disc.
• Do not finalize with this camcorder discs that
were not recorded using it.
• Be sure to finalize the disc in normalroom
temperatures, If the procedurewas notcompleted
correctly dueto high temperature_let the camcordor
cooloff beforeresumingoperation,
• Place the camcorder ona table or other stable
surface beforestarting the procedure.Subjecting
thecamcordorevento slight impacts (for exampleto
place it on a table or to disconnectthe AVcable)
after the finalization processstarted may result in
permanent data loss.
The time required to complete the operation will
vary depending on the recording conditions and
the remaining free space on the disc.
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