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How do DV, DVCAM and DVCPRO compare ?

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How do DV, DVCAM and DVCPRO compare ?

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DV, DVCAM and DVCPRO all record exactly the same image. The difference again lies primarily in the camera sections. The situation is similiar to that of Digital8 vs. MiniDV. There are often much better cameras available for DVCAM and DVCPRO recorders to draw images from. The difference in camera quality is perhaps more dramatic. The images kind of run into a wall though where NTSC resolution and DV25 itself limits what the tape can record far more than even good DV cameras. (The Sony VX-2000 and the JVC GY-DV500 MiniDV cameras can deliver more lines, and have more pixels than NTSC screens offer.) So why buy these formats ? A lot of news programs need to do linear editing. DV and MiniDV do not stand up too well to all the jogging and shuttling done during linear editing. These formats can. These formats also have a longer theoretical shelf life. DVCAM and DVCPRO both run their tapes faster with more robust error correction than DV. DVCAM runs at 28.193mm/sec. Unlike my experience with D

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