| DV | DVCAM | DVCPRO | |
| suppliers | consortium of 60 manufacturers including Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Canon, Sharp. | Sony, Ikegami | Panasonic; also Philips,
Ikegami, Hitachi. |
| intended market segment(s) | consumer (although JVC makes a dockable DV VTR, DV camcorder, and DV VTR for the pro/industrial market) | professional / industrial | professional / industrial
/ ENG / EFP / broadcast |
| tape type | ME (Metal Evaporate) | ME (Metal Evaporate) | MP (Metal Particle) |
| track pitch | 10 microns (SP) 6.7 microns (LP) |
15 microns | 18 microns |
| track width | 10 microns (SP) 6.7 microns (LP) |
15 microns (10 microns on some early gear) | 18 microns |
| tape speed (SP mode) | 18.81 mm/sec | 28.215 mm/sec | 33.82 mm/sec |
| Tape usage (SP mode) |
120 mm2/sec | 180 mm2/sec | 215 mm2/sec |
| Drum diameter | 21.7 mm | 21.7 mm | 21.7 mm |
| cassettes & max. loads | miniDV: 80/120 min
(SP/LP) std: 3.0/4.6 hrs (SP/LP) (4.6/6.9 hrs possible using DVCAM 184 min tape) |
miniDV: 40 min.
std: 184 min. |
small: 63 min. (note:
small is larger than miniDV cassette) std: 123 min./184 min.** |
| max. camera load | 80/120 min. (SP/LP) | 184 minutes | 184 minutes |
| compression | 5:1 DVC-format DCT, intra-frame; 25 Mbps video
data rate |
5:1 DVC-format DCT, intra-frame; 25 Mbps video data rate | 5:1 DVC-format DCT, intra-frame; 25 Mbps video data rate |
| resolution & sampling | 720x480, 4:1:1 (NTSC) 720x576, 4:2:0 (PAL) |
720x480, 4:1:1 (NTSC) 720x576, 4:2:0 (PAL) |
720x480, 4:1:1 (NTSC)
720x576, 4:1:1 (PAL) |
| bit depth | luma: 8 bits chroma: 8 bits |
luma: 8 bits chroma: 8 bits |
luma: 8 bits chroma: 8 bits |
| These tapes can play back in... | DV, DVCAM, & DVCPRO VTRs |
DV*, DVCAM, & DVCPRO* VTRs | DVCPRO VTRs; DSR-2000
DVCAM VTR |
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