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Video
Recording >
Formats
> DV
DV
Image
quality: very good
Generation
loss: No. Because it is digital.
Recording
method: Component
Digital
or Analog: Digital
Other
incarnations: DVCam, DVCPro (both professional versions)
Uses:
DV crosses the divide between consumer and professional
use. At the consumer level, DV (often called "Mini-DV")
has many advantages: the tape is tiny, so you manufacturers
build a really small camcorder. Plus it has great image
quality and no generation loss.
Most
Mini-DV camcorders let you transfer video from your
camcorder into a specially-equipped computer; edit the
video, and then record the final product back to the
camcorder with no generation loss.
Professional
versions "DVCam" and "DVCPro" offer
no real improvement in image quality, but they do offer
a few bells and whistles that pros like. While Mini-DV
camcorders can be had for as little as $700, the professional
units start at $5,000 and can go up to $50,000.
Mini-DV
is an incredible new tool that gives professional quality
images to the consumer. This is an industry with a lot
of silly hype, but mini-DV really delivers.
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It's TINY! (the smallest format available)
And DV has incredible picture quality.
It's not the only digital format--there
are at least 5 others--but it is by
far the most popular and cheapest.
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