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Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/11/07 18:33
"PTravel" wrote ...
> <ulixi@emmail.it> wrote ...
>> >Sony has two price ranges for their Mini DV tapes. I think they call
>>>them Premium and Excellence. The higher priced one, at the normal 60
>>>minute length, would be the best.
>>
>> Thanks for your suggestions.
>> I have just listen Sony Premium is the worse, in your opinion is it
>> true?
>> Are Fuji or TDK better?
>> Thanks
>
> I shoot only Sony Excellence in my Sony VX2000. I've never had a
> noticeable drop-out
I shoot Sony "Premium" in my personal TRV900 and in the
TRV950 at the office. I have only seen dropouts in cases of
dirty or mis-aligned equipment. I don't remember ever noticing
any that could be attributed to the tape. Apparently in this
age of inflation "Premium" is the "ordinary" variety. :-)
> (and that statement will probably spark a debate about dropouts being
> endemic to miniDV).
I don't think dropouts are "endemic" to miniDV or any other
tape format. DV does an excellent job of handling the kind of
minor dropouts that ARE "endemic" to any analog tape format
(which is what any "digital" tape format is under the hood.)
Most of us (me included) would never notice them except by
extraordinary frame-by-frame scrutiny. That is why we like
digital formats like DV.
> However, far more important than brand is how you use the tape. I
> never re-use tapes -- they get used exactly twice: once when I shoot
> and once when I capture to the computer. After that, they are
> archived to a cool, dark, dry cabinet for storage. I keep my
> camcorder clean (which does not necessarily mean using head cleaning
> tapes or the like). I'm careful to avoid getting moisture in the
> camera, e.g. going from one temperature extreme to another. I don't
> mix tape brands on the oft chance that they might use incompatible
> lubricants and gum up my camcorder.
An excellent summation of the experience and practice of many
(most?) of us here.
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