MiniDv Cassettes for Home and Semi-Professional Videography
MiniDv is a popular and widely available sound and video recording media for home and semi-professional use. Consumers have a variety of camcorder choices that use the MiniDV format.
What is MiniDV?
Basic Information
MiniDV is a common and standard digital format used for recording audio and video. MiniDV is sold as a high-density cassette tape. It provides excellent sound and picture that is much clearer than analog tape used in older camcorders. Color fidelity is greatly increased with the use of MiniDV.The MiniDV tape is used by almost all leading camcorder manufacturers including Canon, JVC, Panasonic, Sharp, and Sony.
MiniDVs can often be played back on devices intended for DVCAM and DVPRO tapes. MiniDV tapes are virtually identical to DVPRO and DVCAM cassettes except for recording.
MiniDV, Mini DV, and Mini-Dv
They are all the same format
Searching on the internet for MiniDV can result in many variations of both terms Mini and DV with the terms tape or cassette attached.Some of these variations include Mini DV Tape and Mini-DV Cassette.
All these term variations are really the same format.
HD MiniDV
High Definition Mini DV Tape
High Definition MiniDV tape provides a higher carrier-to-noise ratio for greater output and less noise during playback.HD Mini DV is designed for 1080i or 720p HDV recording and playback and is considered more reliable.
