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What is the difference between Sony’s Mini DV Tapes?

We have a lot of questions regarding the difference between Sony mini dv tapes and we wanted to set the recored straight Sony has 4 grades of Mini DV tapes, the Premium Series(PR,) Videographers grade(VG,) the High Definition(HD) consumer grade tape.

The Sony Premium Series Mini DV Tape DVM60PRR Digital Video Cassettes is a 60 minute tape.  It is a metal evaporated tape, with a carbon coating layer, that increases durability and prevents dropout.  Sony Premium Mini DV Tape is also available in an 80 Minute Length. This tape great for all around use by anyone in any Mini DV or HD Mini DV camera.

Sony’s professional videographer grade (VG) tape for MiniDV and HDV recording is the HDM63VG. It allows recording and play back at 1080p or 720i HD and uses single layer AME II technology that allows for cleaner playback. The HDM-63VG brings you the best of both worlds. A Sony professional grade tape that is fully engineered to perform in the demanding HDV mode, yet as affordable as consumer grade media! This new tape provides the product quality, consistency and integrity that Sony puts into its entire professional media line of products.

Sony’s DVM-63HD HD DVC tape offers the highest quality recording media for the consumer or prosumer making the step-up to an HD camcorder. It is the recommended media for Sony’s new HDR-FX1 prosumer camcorder. Independent film makers, advertising agencies, and other videographers will appreciate the improved image quality, and the professional 63 minute tape duration. It like the VG series uses AME II technology. The DVM-63HD features 90% fewer errors and 50% fewer dropouts compared to DV Reference tape (tested on standard Sony DV VCR). Get the good stuff… go for High Definition.

Now that you know the differnce choose wisely!

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Mini DV Tape – Still a Safe, Reliable Favorite

While solid state memory cameras have entered the video camera market in force, Mini DV Tape is still the most used video camera media. It allows high quality video with HD formatting and is an easy to use inexpensive and reliable way to shoot your professional or home movies.

Panasonic came out with a new version of its highly successful PQ series, the PQUS series, and the newer tape that has fewer dropouts and is better suited for use in today’s HD cameras. Sony has released a new HD line of Tapes the HDM63VG series and DVM63HD series tapes are also designed to maximize the performance of your Mini Dv Cameras. TDK continues to make their reliable workhorse tape the DVM60.

While many of the new SD Card and solid state drive cameras are of high quality, they gave yet to produce an inexpensive way to capture the quality for the cost of Mini DV. Hard drives or memory cards for your camera can cost upwards of $300 and you can generally only shoot 1 to 2 hours of video. Once your memory device is full you need to replace it to continue to shoot requiring you to own an expensive additional memory device.

Mini DV is an archival tape that you can shoot and save in a safe place. You can download it onto a hard drive for easy access and editing, and not worry that a hard drive failure will cause a catastrophic data loss of valuable footage that is irreplaceable.

Look at our full line of Mini DV Tapes at Tapeandmedia.com.


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