CDR Outlet Blog

Im always being asked ” Will the Mini CD-R on your site work in my camera? ” The answer is Yes! these will work in camera’s that take mini cd-r media. Some camera’s will only work with mini CD-RW, in that case then they would not work.

Why is it so confusing?
There are several different cameras out there that use mini cd-r. Some spec for a 156MB disc, another for a 138MB disc. ( and there are others ) Then you go and finally find some blank mini cd-r and they say they are 193MB to 210MB. Now What? Well basicly the MB that the camera manufacturer gives you is the total space that is actually used for your video and pictures. Before the camera can work it writes a “lead in” to the disc and when you are done with it, it writes a “lead out” or as some call it “to finalize the disc. This is why the number never match. So go ahead and save yourself some of your hard earned money and purchase the different brands of mini cd-r that are out on the market.

What do I use to burn a mini cd-r?
you can burn a mini cd-r in any cd burner that is tray fed. ( an actual tray comes out of the burner that you lay your disc in )
you can NOT record a mini cdr in a slot fed burner.

Types Of Mini CD-R
There are 5 mini CD-R surfaces available. First one is the regular shiny silver. This one can be thermal printed or you can put paper labels on them. Second and Third types are inkjet printable. The inkjet printable are available in white and silver. Fourth would be a white thermal mini CD-R. Its surface is specially designed for thermal ribbon printers. And fifth would be the retail / branded media. These typically have been silk screen printed with the manufacturers logo and usually would have some lines for you to write text.

For more information visit this mini cd-r information page

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