Sony DVC-60 PRR/5 Premium Minidv Videocassette (5-Pack)
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Customer Review: Perfect for my Canon HV30 HD camcorder
Summary: 5 Stars
These are great MiniDV tapes and they work great with my HD camcorder (Canon HV30). I did not experience any drop-outs when capturing/transferring videos to my PC. No need on buying those MiniDV HD tapes - they're a scam! These will work just as well. At just a little over $2.00, it's a great value!
The first time I transferred video taken with my HD cam to my PC using these tapes, I experienced some skipping with my captured videos. I thought maybe they were because of these "regular" tapes so I switched to the HD tape version and I even changed the firewire cable (thinking it was bad) but the skipping was still there. I end up finding out that is was my firewire card that was bad. This tape works with my HD camcorder just fine. My HD tapes are now posted on eBay...
Customer Review: tapes! tapes rule!
Summary: 5 Stars
so here's the scoop... if you're OCD and you want ALL of your tapes to look exactly the same, don't buy this. the packaging may look like the other packages you have purchased... but it comes in orange packaging with lackluster graphics printed on the wrapper. the tapes themselves are slightly different, still with the red strip at top and red printing on the side, they've just altered it a bit. and the paper sleeve is more flimsy and comes up slightly on the front side now, as opposed to flush with the bottom.
i mean... yeah they're sony dv tapes, they get the job done. but as far as aesthetics, i just figured i would let any crazified systematic perfectionists know that its not the same batch as is currently pictured (blue package)
just buy them.
Customer Review: They Work Fine
Summary: 5 Stars
As a Sony Mini-DV owner, I chose to purchase the Sony branded tapes. While I am not typically a brand-sensitive person, I have read some reviews that state that you should stick with the same brands when it comes to magentic media such as tape. In addition, you probably should not switch from one brand to another after significant use because of the lubricants that the differnet manufacturers use. That said, I am interested in trying Sony's HD Mini-DV tapes, even though my camer is not an HD model. Since both tapes are Sony, I thjink the switch would be ok.
Overall these tapes are pretty much standard qulaity tapes, like another reviwer mentioned. They are reliable. If you are looking to buy a Sony Mini-DV, these are the tapes for you.
Customer Review: What is there to say?
Summary: 5 Stars
They are Mini DV tapes. Since DV is digital video there is not much that can go wrong with quality of 1's and 0's being encoded on the tape.
Afterall they are a temporary medium before transferring to your PC and on to a DVD right? The mechanism of the tapes work fine.
The main difference I see in many of the DV tapes I buy is the color of the plastic housing and the design of the stickers for the spine. Other than that I see virtually no difference in any brand I buy. I have made ofer 200 hours of DV tape recordings in the past year.
Mini DVD recorders are taking over now, so pricing of DV tapes should drop fast and soon to like $1 or less per tape. Time to sell that Mini DV recorder eh?
Customer Review: Good deal
Summary: 5 Stars
Mini DV tapes are all pretty good. I know and have worked in the business for years to testify to this. The real difference with pro and am tapes is the mech. that the tape runs through. Pro tapes will take more rewinding, fast. pause. etc.
The best advise is I'd give to anyone is buy a good brand. i.e. Sony, Panasonic, JVC, TDK. Steer clear of the cheaper brands as they will deposit more 'metal oxide' waste on the head of your camera.
A good extra to buy is a cleaning tape. What these do is de mag the heads, and remove the oxides from the drum. A clear sign on required cleaning is when the pixels start showing on play back. An good tip is perhaps clean the head before an important recording just in case.