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MiniDV is a digital video cassette format that utilizes the DV encoding standard. The first MiniDV camcorder was released in 1996 and was used in consumer, industrial, and educational sectors. MiniDV has the same tape width (1/4") and compression as standard DVC, however the tape is housed in a smaller cassette. MiniDV was more popular among consumers at the time and became the most widely used DV cassette format. Some MiniDV cassettes incorporated memory in cassette (MIC) technology to store additional data such as camera settings, dates and times of recordings and a list of contents.
Identification
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How To Transfer and Capture MiniDV Tapes to Your Computer. DVD Your Memories. 2020. |
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https://uclalibrary.github.io/ideptoolkit///minidv"Mini DV Transfer." In IDEP Partner Toolkit. UCLA Library. 2020. |
Physical Characteristics
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| Tape width | ¼ inch (6.35mm) |
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| Tape composition | Metal evaporate (ME) |
| Cassette dimensions | 2 9/16" x 1 7/8" x 7/16" |
| Container dimensions | 2 7/8" x 2" x 5/8" |
| Identifying features | Sony MiniDV cassettes are usually labeled in the lower left hand corner Panasonic MiniDV cassettes are usually labeled with a sticker on the right side |
| Common manufacturers/brands | Sony, Panasonic, JVC |
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| Record time | Standard play: 60 - 80 minutes Long play: 90 - 120 minutes |
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| Record/playback speed | Standard play mode: 18.81 mm/sec |
| Track pitch | Standard play: 10 microns Long play: 6.7 microns |
| Track width | Standard play: 10 microns Long play: 6.7 microns |
| Bitrate | 25 Mbit/s |
| Bit depth | 8 bit |
| Colour sampling | PAL: 4:2:0 NTSC: 4:1:1 |
| Resolution | PAL: 720x576 |
| Compression | 5:1 DVC-format DCT compression (intra-frame) |
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