Canon DC40 - Manual (Page 86)

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Deleting Scenes
You can delete those scenes that you are not interested in keeping. Remember that when
you delete scenes in the playlist, you do not affect your original recordings; However,
when you delete an original recording, it will be deleted also from the playlist.
This option is only available with DVD-RW discs (VIDEO or VR mode). However, with
DVD-RW discs recorded in VIDEO mode only the last scene can be deleted and only
while reviewing it immediately after recording the scene (
34).
Be careful when deleting original recordings. Once deleted, an original scene
cannot be recovered.
 Scenes cannot be deleted when the disc is protected ( 89).
 You may not be able to delete scenes shorter than 5 seconds long.
Deleting a Single Scene
This option is only available with DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode.
1. Set the camcorder to play movies ( ).
2. From the index screen, select ( , ) the scene you want to delete
and press the FUNC. button.
3. Select ( ) the (DELETE) icon and press ( ).
4. Select ( ) [YES] and press ( ) to delete the scene.
To Delete a Scene only from the Playlist
After Step 1 above, press the PLAYLIST button to open the playlist index screen and
continue the procedure as described.
Deleting a Scene After Recording
As long as you haven’t turned the camcorder off or changed the operation mode after
recording a scene, you can delete it while reviewing it. This option is only available with
DVD-RW discs (VIDEO or VR mode).
1. Immediately after recording a scene ( ), press the
(record review) button.
2. While reviewing the scene, use the multi selector ( ) to select the
icon and press ( ).
3. Select ( ) [YES] and press ( ) to delete the scene.
Do not change the position of the power switch or the / switch while the
scene is being deleted.