Quite, I suffered the same problem with ours. Our problem is that it won’t let us finalise a disc. It’s a Samsung if that is any help. We are thinking that possibly we are using incompatible discs. Does any one know what they mean by single and double layer discs as opposed to single sided?

DVD camcorders are still a relatively new medium and prone to certain pitfalls, as is the black art of dvd writing generally (although it’s much more reliable than it was five years ago).

Personally I prefer to use good old fashioned tape in my machines, if anything I’d be tempted by the new ‘solid state’ camcorders with a built in hard drive.