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dvd playing in canon camcorder but pc shows 0 byte used and free

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dileepmourya Original post #1
Oct 14, 2008 at 10:04 PM
I have Canon DC210 and i had shoots some movie in Maxell DVD-R Double Sided. But whenever i am insert DVD in my DVD RW, it shows 0 byte free and 0 byte total size.
My camcorder play this dvd very well with audio.
Please tell me whats wrong with my Camcorder or DVD-R.:confused:

Waiting for reply

Thank
Dileep Kumar
aswin1
aswin1 #2
Oct 15, 2008 at 12:56 AM
Which DVD RW are you using ,check whether it supports Double sided DVD-R'S.
kapsicum
Oct 15, 2008 at 1:24 AM
hi Dileep,
i think i know the solution coz i had same problem when i had borrowed my friends Canon Camcoder sometime back ...

dont worry its not a problem with your DVD RW drive nor with Camcoder :),
once finished with your recording/shooting you MUST Finalize the DVD in the Camcoder (which hardly takes few minutes) else it won't play on your DVD RW drive or DVD player and may show you 0 byte data on PC since it cant recognize the video format. ... Simple isnt it... ;) :-D

Steps to Finalize the DVD will be surely available in the Camcoder Manual
kapsicum
Oct 17, 2008 at 12:01 AM
hope u got ur solution dileep
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dileepmourya #5
Oct 20, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Hi to all,
thanks for resposence.

As i mention earlier that i had Maxell DVD-R Double Sided (Not DVD-RW).
But one thing i found in some fourms that this is the problem of DVD finalization.
So, Could you please tell me how to finalize the DVD-r using any software. Because DVD finalize option is not working in Camcoarder.

Hi to all,
thanks for resposence.

As i mention earlier that i had Maxell DVD-R Double Sided (Not DVD-RW).
But one thing i found in some fourms that this is the problem of DVD finalization.
So, Could you please tell me how to finalize the DVD-r using any software. Because DVD finalize option is not working in Camcoarder.
kapsicum
Oct 21, 2008 at 1:24 PM
well first of all check the manual if the camcorder is compatible with Double sided DVD-R & if it is ... I m not sure but mostly you cannot finalize with any other software on PC, try to elaborate on why can't you Finalize the DVD on camcorder... & well try the following steps to Finalize...

plug the camcorder into the wall power socket... you can't finalize from the battery, then going to your 'view' mode; go to the menu; and select finalize (also ensure you have your DVD in correctly)​
aswin1
aswin1 #7
Oct 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
BTW I think canon DC210 supports Dual layer and not double sided DVD-R's.

*www.canon-europe.com/for_home/product_finder/camcorders/dvd_digital/dc-210/index.asp
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dileepmourya #8
May 7, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Is there any other way to retrieve data from DVD-r?????