MiniDV

MiniDV is the consumer version of DVcam. The codec used to compress the information recieved at the camera chip is the same, but the lenses, chips, circuitry and build quality is inferior resulting in much less quality and reliability. Also the tape runs slower but, unlike DVcam, 1hr is the maximum recording time available. Ironically most miniDV machines will play back DVcam.

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