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This video discusses Hi8 vs MiniDV.and explains the difference between Hi8 and MiniDV.
Are you not familiar with Hi8 and MiniDV?
Then there is a need to learn about these two tape formats.
This is especially if you want to convert them to digital.
Let’s start with the Hi8 tape format first.
The Hi8 tape format was first introduced in 1989.
Hi stands for High-Band.
The Hi8 tape, like Video8 and Digital8, has a width of 8mm.
Hi8 is an improvement on Video8 in terms of video quality.
Video8 has a resolution of 240 lines.
Hi8 has a resolution of 400 lines.
That's the same resolution as that of a LaserDisc.
Hi8 was created to match S-VHS‘ resolution of 400 lines.
Hi8 has a compression ratio of 7:1.
This 8mm video format was popular among camcorder users until the emergence of Digital8.
Still, production of Hi8 camcorders went on until 2007.
Hi8 tapes were manufactured until 2012.
You can’t play a MiniDV tape on a Hi8 camcorder.
Hi8 fell out of popularity after the emergence of MiniDV.
MiniDV was introduced in the mid-1990s. It has a tape width of about 6mm.
The MiniDV offered better video quality at 500 lines of resolution.
That's of the same quality as Digital8.
As mentioned earlier, Hi8 provided only 400 lines.
MiniDV has a compression ratio of 5:1.
MiniDV supports PCM audio recording.
The format also allows video to be transferred losslessly to a computer.
This is done through a Firewire cable with an IEEE1394 connection.
You can’t play a Hi8 tape on a MiniDV camcorder or tape player.
A MiniDV tape is made of a superior kind of ME (Metal Evaporated) tape.
It has a double-coated magnetic layering, coated with carbon.
Digital information stored in the tape when played back results in minimum loss of quality.
There’s also lesser picture noise or
