What is DVCAM ?
DVCAM is standard definition tape format for digital video (DV) from Sony. It uses the same compression ratio of DV (5:1) but uses a different track pitch (15m) to DV (10m) such that only 40 minutes is available on a standard 60 min DV tape. DVCAM use Metal Evaporated (ME) tape and its greater track pitch allows a greater robustness for professional applications. DVCAM and DV support two track of audio at 16bit (48Khz) or four track of audio at 12bit (32KHz) audio sampling. DVCAM tape media typically costs more then other professional DV tape media.
