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Getting Started Guide
DVD+RW Discs
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Can be erased and rewritten.
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Can hold up to 4.7 GB — equivalent of seven CDs.
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Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording.
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Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that you can update periodically.
CD-R Discs
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Can't be erased or written to again. Some programs, like RecordNow!, allow
you to record data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.
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Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to 99 tracks.
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Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
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Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files.
CD-RW Discs
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Can be erased or rewritten.
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Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to 99 tracks.
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Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
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Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files.
Video Recording Length
Disc type
8.5 GB Double Layer DVD+R
4.7 GB DVD+RW, DVD+R
700 MB CD-RW, CD-R
650 MB CD-RW, CD-R
CD-R discs are more compatible with home and car stereos than
NOTE:
CD-RW discs.
Video quality setting
Good
Better
325 minutes
217 minutes
180 minutes
120 minutes
27 minutes
18 minutes
24 minutes
16 minutes
Best
108 minutes
60 minutes
9 minutes
8 minutes