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Why Mini-DV is the Best Format for Editing (For Now)

Not only are there many models of camcorders to choose from today, but there are different Camcorder Recording Formats to choose from as well. The 3 main camcorder recording formats are: Mini-DV, DVD and Hard Disc Drive (HDD) camcorders.

This video tutorial explains why the Mini-DV camcorder is the way to go.




NOTES/TIPS

<!–startadsense–>Mini-DV, DVD and Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Camcorders record their videos into different medium. Different medium also means the video data is stores in different formats.

  • The Mini-DV tape stores the video files in the .AVI format.

  • The DVD stores the video files in MPEG-2 format.

  • The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) camcorders also stores in MPEG-2 format although there’s some new high-end ones that are starting to store in an improved MPEG-4 format.

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  • 1 Edward Walsh Jan 22, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    Thank you for your brief summary of the different formats. I had a Mini DV camcorder which I was using until my house was robbed. Since then I have been on the fence as to what to replace it with. Did like the idea of DVD based but the time and editing was a drawback. Like yourself I like the ‘convenience’ of Hard Drive based but still waiting to make a choice.

    Appreciate what you said and will keep looking until I find an affordable Consumer based camcorder that will provide the quality of Mini DV and ease of Hard Drive.

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