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I currently have a sony digital 8 type camcorder, as well as canon sd400 camera which can take video. I like the idea and size of the current hard dirve camcorders, but quality of video is of utmost importance to me. How does the quality of video compare on these models? Thank you,
Angela.
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since all digital video is compressed, the most accurate figure of merit for quality is the data rate, expressed in megabits per second. Your digital 8 camera has a data rate of 25 mbps, the canon sd400 in its best mode is 11 mbps. There are other differences, the digital 8 has stereo audio, the canon is mono. the compression scheme for digital 8 is DV, and for the canon is Motion-Jpeg (not as good). The pixels for DV (720 per line) converts to analog video much more precisely than the pixels for VGA (640) will. DV is interlaced, m-jpeg is not, resulting in superior fluid motion presentation.
since all digital video is compressed, the most accurate figure of merit for quality is the data rate, expressed in megabits per second. Your digital 8 camera has a data rate of 25 mbps, the canon sd400 in its best mode is 11 mbps. There are other differences, the digital 8 has stereo audio, the canon is mono. the compression scheme for digital 8 is DV, and for the canon is Motion-Jpeg (not as good). The pixels for DV (720 per line) converts to analog video much more precisely than the pixels for VGA (640) will. DV is interlaced, m-jpeg is not, resulting in superior fluid motion presentation.
Camcorder: Super 8, Digital 8... whats the difference?
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I have a Super 8 camcorder (I know I know, it's old, I have a newer mini-DV that I normally use). My wife and my wedding was recorded by a friend and was given to us years ago-- on Digital 8 format. I didn't have anything to read it, until I found this old Super 8 camcorder.
****Playing the Digital 8 tape in my Super 8 camcorder produces a picture, but it's absolutely horrible quality. Do I need to get a Digital 8 camcorder to play these tapes correctly? Or is the tape itself messed up?
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Basically... you will need a digital 8 camcorder to replay the digital 8 tape.... for best quality.. the digital 8 is a newer format.
If you had a super 8 or hi 8 tape. These can be played on a digital 8 camcorder. It just will not be in digital format....
I might see if you can take your tape to a store that may have a digital 8 camcorder to try.... You may want to ask the store personal as a courtesy. They might get a sale out of it. So they may comply. This way you can test to see if the tape is damaged or not. This will save you from purchasing a unit and then finding out that the tape is bad. Or see if a friend has one to borrow.
Good luck... you could also send it out to see if they can convert it over to a format you have or put on DVD....
Basically... you will need a digital 8 camcorder to replay the digital 8 tape.... for best quality.. the digital 8 is a newer format.
If you had a super 8 or hi 8 tape. These can be played on a digital 8 camcorder. It just will not be in digital format....
I might see if you can take your tape to a store that may have a digital 8 camcorder to try.... You may want to ask the store personal as a courtesy. They might get a sale out of it. So they may comply. This way you can test to see if the tape is damaged or not. This will save you from purchasing a unit and then finding out that the tape is bad. Or see if a friend has one to borrow.
Good luck... you could also send it out to see if they can convert it over to a format you have or put on DVD....
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