Different Videographers use different video formats. Which format is better?
The most popular video formats for weddings are VHS, S-VHS, Hi8, DV, DVCAM. One important element that indicates video quality is the lines of resolution. The table below indicates the approximate resolution for each of the above formats. SVH = 240 lines S-VHS = 400 lines Hi8 = 400 lines DV = 530 lines DVCAM = 530 lines High Def = 1080 lines In general, the higher the number of lines of resolution, the better the video. However, another important element is whether the camera is a one chip or three-chip camera. The accepted standard to video taping a wedding is to use a Digital Video (DV) camera with 530 lines of resolution with three chips. A three chip camera separates the Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) colors giving you better colors while a one chip camera does not. DVCAM is the same as DV except that DVCAM reduces dropouts (missing frames) during editing if an editor is editing on a video deck. Because footage is loaded into hard drives, dropouts are not a concerned.
