How a Digital 8 Camcorder Records Information

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Hello! I’m Ross on behalf of expertvillage.com. Let’s talk about consumer camcorders. What are the different types of camcorders you can use? This one here is like 3 in 1. This is called digital 8 camcorder. This will use both the 8 mm tape, the high 8 tape and the digital 8 tape. Now the tapes are no different physically they are the same tape the quality of the tape is a little different. This one is designated as a high 8 type. This will work for digital and high 8. 8 mm tapes which were the first ones to use this format would not be a wise choice for your digital 8 camera, what’s nice about the digital 8 camera is that it will play back all three formats. So if you have been utilizing 8 mm in the past or high 8 then you are looking for a new camera the digital 8 might be a good choice because it will again play all three back and it gives you computer access through your fire wire in USP. So it’s a good way to transfer your tapes into the computer. Also you might recognize these, just a standard VHS tape some people are still using these camcorders out there and these will come in two varieties both VHS and super VHS as a full size and then your VHSC which is a smaller version of this and there will be an adaptor so that you can it playback in your VCR. Format that came out after the 8 mm format was the mini DV tape, it’s a much smaller tape this one holds 60 minutes and they’re used in your mini DV cameras.

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