Compatibility of HDV, DVCAM, and DV Formats

Playback compatibility

The compatibility between playback tape format and player is summarized in the table below.

 

Player

 

 

HDV1080i format model

Playback

 

 

 

 

DV format model

DVCAM format model

(The unit)

tape format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV

 

Playback is possible.

Only playback of a tape

Only playback of a tape

 

 

(Some equipment cannot

recorded in SP mode is

recorded in SP mode is

 

 

play a tape recorded in the

possible. Some equipment can

possible. Some equipment can

 

 

LP mode.)

play a tape recorded in LP

play a tape recorded in LP

 

 

 

mode.

mode. (The unit can play back

 

 

 

 

a DV-formatted tape in SP

 

 

 

 

mode only.)

 

 

 

 

 

DVCAM

 

Playback may be possible on

Playback is possible

Playback is possible

 

 

some models.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDV

 

No playback is possible.

No playback is possible.

Playback is possible*

 

 

 

 

 

*The unit can play back for HDV720/30p format, but you cannot output the video signals from HDV/DV jack.

The unit cannot play back other than HDV1080/60i, HDV1080/50i, such as HDV1080/30F, HDV1080/25F, HDV1080/ 24F, HDV720/25p, and HDV720/24p format. The unit cannot input/output, record, or play back extended HDV signals. On the unit, you cannot input/output 4-channel audio signals, record or playback in HDV extension.

Cassette compatibility

A DV format cassette tape can be used for HDV. The recording bit rate and recording track pitch on a tape of the HDV1080i system used for HVR-M25U/M25N/M25E/M25P are about 25 Mbps and 10 µm, respectively. The specifications are the same as that of home use DV (SP) tapes. The recording time on an HDV tape is also the same as that of DV (SP).

The track pitch of DVCAM is 15 µm, which is 1.5 times of HDV/DV (SP). Therefore, the recording time using DVCAM recording on a same tape will be two-thirds of the time available when HDV/DV (SP) recording is used.

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