Panasonic VDRD220 Problem

GFK · 29-06-2009, 12:03 PM

My wife moved the controls on her Camcorder before it finished buffering, and now it refuses to read the mini dvd R- disc and a message says it is a non recognizable format. The Camcorder works OK with a new disc. But we really need to rescue the damaged disc. Please help. THanks.

*A n d r e w* · 29-06-2009, 9:41 PM

Can you play the DVD in your computer?

Don't try it in your computer if you only have a slot-loading DVD drive. You need a tray-loading drive for mini-DVDs.

GFK · 30-06-2009, 8:34 AM

Thanks Andrew, I will try it today and report. It is a tray DVD player.

GFK · 02-07-2009, 8:26 AM

Andrew, I tried it several times. Nothing. Error message and also No disc message. Any other suggestions would be welcome.

*A n d r e w* · 02-07-2009, 10:41 AM

Is it possible to "finalize" the DVD in the camcorder? You may need to refer to the manual for instructions on how to do this - it's not a camcorder I'm familiar with.

GFK · 02-07-2009, 1:22 PM

Yes, it is possible to finalize the disc on the camcorder.

*A n d r e w* · 02-07-2009, 10:04 PM

Okay - have you done that, and does it make any difference?

GFK · 03-07-2009, 9:53 AM

I am reluctant to finalize it in case it makes it totally unrecoverable? What do you think?

**senu** · 03-07-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GFK

I am reluctant to finalize it in case it makes it totally unrecoverable? What do you think?

Is it playable on the camcorder.? If not then you may have lost the footage anyhow
In such a case you may have nothing to lose by finalising it as you will not be wiping data off but it may be readabe on a PC and the data recoverable
Unfortunately this is a well known problem with Dics recorders ( Settop DVD players or camcorders)
I Imagne you could similarly " ruin" a disc whilst it is being recorded to on a PC if you were to have an unexpected power cut or interruption

*A n d r e w* · 03-07-2009, 12:59 PM

The other option would be to run some kind of data recovery software before you finalise the DVD in the camcorder, and see if that yields dividends. However, I have no experience of doing this myself, nor can I make any specific recommendations about recovery software (I have a Mac, not a PC).

**senu** · 03-07-2009, 1:08 PM

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Originally Posted by A n d r e w

The other option would be to run some kind of data recovery software before you finalise the DVD in the camcorder, and see if that yields dividends. However, I have no experience of doing this myself, nor can I make any specific recommendations about recovery software (I have a Mac, not a PC).

Good suggestion .

Any PC software recovery title would be worth trying.
ISo buster is said to be rather good