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Mini DV
Last modified: Thursday, February 01, 2007
A type of camcorder recording media format that handles recording, manipulating,
storing and playing back video images digitally. A Mini DV Cassette (DVC)
can hold 11GB of data on a tape 65 meters long. It's
used for digital video recording, not
analog and the word "mini" refers to the smaller tape
size used by the device.
Anatomy of a Mini DV Tape Digital video is recorded on a tape called a Mini DV Cassette (DVC) that occupies less than half the volume of a 8mm cassette and holds one hour of video - an amazing 11GB of data on a tape 65 meters long. It's this small cassette size that makes possible much smaller and more portable camcorders.
