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Since buying our Canon VIXIA HV30 MiniDV High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom for last year's fall vacation, I've begun purchasing these Sony HD tapes. I know you can use regular MiniDV tapes if you want with this HD camera, but Canon suggests using HD-specific tape medium, and I figure that I'm recording memories that will last my lifetime, so why be chintzy.I really like that the coloring of the tapes is very distinct from all my regular, standard resolution MiniDV tapes that I've recorded over many years. I can instantly spot where my in my library I began recording in high definition.The only reason this product isn't a 5-star product is because I think they're a little too expensive. The product itself seems to be very high quality. If you're in the market for a new HD MiniDV camera, check-out Canon's current product, Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom. Colors and resolution are *awesome*. As for the quality of the tapes, I've experienced no fade-outs or dropped frames, even after recording maybe close to 20 hours on 20 different tapes. These WHITE-colored tapes make it a cinch to distinguish between HD tapes and regular tapes.
When I did a side-by-side comparison of a kitchen scene using my old MiniDV and standard definition MiniDV tapes compared with the HD MiniDV alternative, I was *blown away* at how much better-looking the HD solution is. The colors are much more vibrant, and of course the resolution is spectacular. If they were just a dollar or two more over the price of regular MiniDV tapes, then this would be a 5-star product.(BTW, the Canon camera I'm using isn't the latest version. I love my Canon camera and would highly recommend it).
In all honesty, for the longest time I thoughts the reveiws about my Panasonic 3CCD camera was a bunch of bull because the I could not see the clarity everyone boasted about. It was so clear I almost felt like I was back in time. It was worth it. I thought the screen strecth out the quality and created the pixel look. It looked better than some of the programs I watching that day. Low and behold it was the tape. At first I thought it was my analog tv, upgraded to A 32 Inch Vizio. No doubt a the 3CCD camera and Sony HD were soulmates crying out for each other.
It was like watching real live people through a sqaure peg. It was Amazing. Please don't doubt the power of high def. Hope it does the same for you.
Sony MiniDV tape has always worked well in our SD camcorders (Canon and Panasonic) and now that we moved to HD (Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom), the Sony "DVC HD MiniDV" tapes are the only ones we plan to use.The playback quality is just amazing and we have never noticed any errors in our recordings. This is very important to us since we film instructional videos for our family business and need to be sure that the video is perfect every time.Highly Recommended.
This is a quality product made by Sony. There is some kind of command hard-coded on the tape that repeats every few minutes and can not be erased. I would expect nothing less from them. I did discover a strange problem with one of my Sony tapes purchased about a year ago from a retail store. The command does not affect operation of the camera itself, but mutes the sound capture on my computer using Adobe Premier software and a Firewire connection to the camera. I sent that tape back to Sony as a warranty claim and am now waiting for their reply.
These are fine tapes, but there is no need to spend so much money on them.By design, DV and HDV tapes are identical.The only difference is the price.
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