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HDV Introduction

What is HDV?

This is a common question among video enthusiasts and professionals alike. Often people confuse the terms HDV and HDTV. While they are related, they are not the same. Below are the basic definitions of each:

HDTV - The standards adopted by various government and private organizations that define resolutions, frame rates, aspect ratios, and other standards for High Definition television broadcasts.

HDV - The format established by Sony, JVC, Sharp, and Canon for creating a standardized recording format that allows them to provide affordable, high definition video gear.

What is the HDV format?

For simplicity sake, HDV can be explained as a recording format that allows High Definition video to be recorded on a conventional DV cassette tape using MPEG2 compression.

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