Video 8 vs Digital 8 ?

**si_yoyo** · 02-02-2005 20:37

Tanya nih:
1. Beda camcoder Video 8 dgn Digital 8 apa?
2. Beda kaset Video 8 dgn Digital 8 apa?
3. Bisa dijelaskan ttg teknologi Video 8 dan Digital 8?

Thank's all

**si_yoyo** · 03-02-2005 22:18

Please tolong dijawab dong .....

**si_yoyo** · 04-02-2005 01:14

Apakah semua camcoder "Backward Compatibility" ?
seperti ini:

The DCR-TRV460 is capable of playing back 8mm, Hi8 and Digital8 video tapes for maximum convenience for those who have an existing library of analog cassettes.

**dieter** · 04-02-2005 11:25

kecuali memang disebutkan secara spesifik seperti diatas, rata² camcorder "tidak" backward compatible.

kalo camera yg Digital8 memang dibuat utk transisi dari analog (8mm) ke digital. menurut saya kamare Digital8 kelihatannya juga tidak "full digital", somehow...

**si_yoyo** · 07-02-2005 02:35

kutipan dari epinions.com:

MiniDV or Digital8, What's Best For You?
May 06 '01 (Updated Dec 14 '04)

The Bottom Line The choice between MiniDV and Digital8 depends on what you want to achieve.

The choice between MiniDV and Digital8 depends on what you want to achieve.

Picture And Sound Quality

There is no difference in the picture and sound quality between MiniDV and Digital8 – much more depends on the optics, CCD and electronic components of the particular camcorder.

Size

MiniDV is smaller and the camcorders based on it are usually smaller and weigh less than D8 ones.

Capacity

The MiniDV tapes can hold 30, 60 and 80 minutes in the standard SP mode. In LP mode, they hold 1.5 times more – 45, 90 and 120 minutes (without the loss in picture quality, but sometimes with a loss in features, like audio dubbing).

D8 uses 8mm or Hi8 tapes (Sony recommends Hi8), but, since the tape travels twice as fast, the capacity is twice less than in Video8 mode – you can record 60 minutes on the 120-minute Hi8 tape. In LP mode the capacity increases by 50%, so 120-minute tape can hold 90 minutes of digital video. Sony recommends to play back the LP-recorded D8 tapes on the same camcorder they were recorded. Same with 8mm tapes in SP mode.

Also, keep in mind that you cannot record in LP mode on a 8mm tape – only on Hi8 tape. Even if you select LP mode and 8mm tape is in camcorder, the recording will be in SP mode. To be able to get LP mode recording, you need to buy a Hi8 tape.

Price

If you go to Best Buy, you will see that 120-minute (60-minutes in D8 more) 8mm tapes cost around $2, Hi8 - $5, 60-minute MiniDV - $10 and MiniDV with a 4K chip - $20. So if you plan to shoot a lot, you can save some money using Hi8 or even 8mm tapes (Hi8 is recommended, but 8mm will do fine).

But you can buy MiniDV tapes online (on Ebay and on sites of the companies that sell MiniDV media on Ebay) for $5-7 including shipping, if you buy them in 5 or 10-pack. And if you don’t use the camcorder a lot, the price advantage of D8 shouldn’t matter.

Features

Some MiniDV camcorders allow you to record additional information on the aforementioned chip, embedded in some MiniDV tapes. Other than that, both formats provide the same level of features.

Compatibility

If you have 8mm or Hi8 recordings you would like to play back on your new camcorder, Digital 8 allows it (you cannot record in 8mm or Hi8 format, only in D8, and play 8mm and Hi8 tapes). But if you used VHS-C (VHS) or S-VHS-C (Super VHS), I suggest you go with MiniDV.

The problem with Digital8 is the fact that it is a proprietary format that, as of this writing, only two companies support (and both also have MiniDV models). And if you use D8 and later your camcorder dies, or you decide to get a new one, there is a good chance you will want to (or have to) go with MiniDV. With no way to play D8 tapes on the new camcorder.

So D8 provides compatibility with the past, whereas MiniDV – with the future.

Camcorder Pricing

D8 is currently less expensive than MiniDV if you want a Sony camcorder. If you want to buy a camcorder made by Sony, the cheaper models use D8 with more expensive ones using MiniDV (and having more features).

**Bang Japra** · 11-02-2005 14:20

Gini... D8 ama Hi8/V8 yang itu berbeda. hanya saja perbedaannya ada pada Video 8 dan Hi 8, yang beda itu sistem rekam dan medianya. kaset Hi8 menangkap gambar lebih baik ketimbang Video 8. resolusinya lebih tinggi.

tapi kaset Video 8 dimasukkan ke kamera Hi8 bisa, dan kaset Hi8 dimasukkan ke kamera video 8 juga bisa... hanya saja hasilnya ya gak maximal...

Nah! sekarang Digital 8.... bisa gua jamin masalah resolusi ama BETACAM SP (standart Broadcasting jaman dulu) mendekati, sama, bahkan bisa melebihi. kualitasnya bisa juga sama, atau mendekati DV (miniDV/DVCAM).

pita (media)nya bisa menggunakan kaset Hi8 atau Video 8, dan tidak mengurangi mutu (pada Digital 8) hanya saja kaset yang durasinya 2 jam pada Hi8/Video8, jika menggunakan Digital 8 hanya 1 jam (1/2x-nya)

gua banyak kamera DV di rumah (maklum, hobby), tapi gua juga menyediakan hanycam Digital8 untuk iseng2... gak jauh2 banget, koq bedanya ama DV, resolusinya tajem, cuma karena hanya untuk konsumsi umum, kameranya memang di-desain bukan untuk High-Quality.

Tapi gua rasa daripada elo beli Digital 8 mendingan beli camcorder miniDV kemana-mana...

okay...

semoga berguna...

thx...

**sungutlele** · 11-02-2005 23:12

Originally Posted by si_yoyo

Tanya nih:
1. Beda camcoder Video 8 dgn Digital 8 apa?
2. Beda kaset Video 8 dgn Digital 8 apa?
3. Bisa dijelaskan ttg teknologi Video 8 dan Digital 8?

Thank's all

Perbedaan lain
Video 8 outputnya masih analog
Digital 8/ miniDV outputnya sudah digital (krn di internal Handycamnya sudah ada hardware encoder sedangkan Handycam V8 belon ada/murni analaog).
Tentang media tape semuanya tetap analog (pita mgnetik) yg membedakan adalah output dari Handycam tsb. Kecuali Handycam yg pake DVD RAM itu udah Digital.
Makanya K'lo transfer video ke PC, yg Video 8 memerlukan koneksi RCA (analog), sedangkan Dig8/miniDV koneksi USB/Firewire. K'lo MBoard udah ada onboard fire wire nggak usah beli capture card lagi juga bisa. Asal Kompienya cukup powerfull aja spy nggak lelet.

**sungutlele** · 11-02-2005 23:15

sorry keposting nih

**sungutlele** · 11-02-2005 23:20

Tambahan "dalam handycam itu sudah ada hardware encoder (meng-encode sinyal analog jadi digital ) , sedangkan utk handycam analog yg ditransfer ke PC yg menjadi encodernya itu adalah...ya capture card itu spy jadi sinyal digital yg kemudian direkam di PC.

CMIIW

**si_yoyo** · 12-02-2005 16:25

Originally Posted by Bang Japra

Nah! sekarang Digital 8.... bisa gua jamin masalah resolusi ama BETACAM SP (standart Broadcasting jaman dulu) mendekati, sama, bahkan bisa melebihi. kualitasnya bisa juga sama, atau mendekati DV (miniDV/DVCAM).

pita (media)nya bisa menggunakan kaset Hi8 atau Video 8, dan tidak mengurangi mutu (pada Digital 8) hanya saja kaset yang durasinya 2 jam pada Hi8/Video8, jika menggunakan Digital 8 hanya 1 jam (1/2x-nya)

semoga berguna...

thx...

Waktu itu saya sempat coba camcoder Digital 8 tapi tdk bisa nge-play kaset Video 8. Mengapa?

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