What type of discs can be used for recording movies?
30-Mar-2010
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Solution
Recorded movies can be saved to a disc using the supplied PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE Ver.6 software, or the optional DW-100 DVD Burner.
The following table shows the types of discs that can be created and the playback devices that are required.
| Type of Disc | Device and Software | Playback Device | ||
| DW-100 DVD Burner | PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE | |||
| High definition | Blu-ray discs | No | Yes | Blu-ray supported players |
| AVCHD discs | Yes (*1) | Yes (*2) | Players that support the AVCHD format DW-100 (only for discs burned with DW-100) | |
| Standard definition | Discs in the DVD-Video format | Yes (*3) | Yes (*4) | DVD players |
| DataDisc | No | Yes | Cannot play back on players Can be viewed using ImageMixer | |
*1: Movies recorded in MXP mode cannot be saved.
*2: Movies recorded in MXP mode (24 Mbps) will be automatically converted to 18 Mbps.
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It is necessary to use the camcorder to down-convert movies to the DVD format before recording them with the DW-100 DVD Burner. For details, please refer to the camcorder's instruction manual.
/ / / / It is necessary to use the camcorder to down-convert movies to the DVD format before recording them with the DW-100 DVD Burner. For details, please refer to the camcorder's instruction manual. *4: Movies will be automatically down-converted to standard definition.