Video Formats

at R-VCR our video cameras all have CCD imagers.

cut through the red tape

Betacam(oxide) or Betacam SP
Field acquisition and studio playback/record, 4 track audio on SP tapes. Limited to standard size cassettes (30 minutes or less). [Sony BVW-35 deck, Panasonic WV-F250 camera]
miniDV
Field acquisition and studio playback/record. [Sony GV-D300 field deck, Panasonic WV-F70 camera]
DVC
Studio playback/record [Sony WV-D9000]
U-matic
Studio playback/record [Sony VO-5850]
Betamax HiFi
Field acquisition and studio playback/record. BetaII/III record. [Sanyo VCR 7300 field deck, Panasonic WV3260 camera]
SuperBetamax
Studio playback/record. BetaII record. [Sony GCS-50]
Video8/Hi8 HiFi
Studio playback/record. [Sony EV-C100]
 
MII
EFP and studio playback/record, 4 track audio and variable speed on playback. This is our primary editing and program master format. [Panasonic AU-665]
VHS HiFi
Field acquisition and studio playback/record, SP/LP/SLP, HiFi. [Panasonic PV-9000 deck, RCA CKC020 or Panasonic WV3260 camera]
 
S-VHS HiFi
Field acquisition and studio playback/record. [Hitachi VLS-100 deck, Panasonic WV3260 camera, Sony WV-D9000 vcr]
 
PhotoCD
Field acquisition and studio playback [Kodak PCD-850 deck, Ricoh XR-P 35mm camera]
Video Floppy
Broadcast quality stills [Panasonic AG-810 record/playback]
Digital Stills
Mavica high resolution JPEG camera [Sony MVC 850]
 
Bring Your Own Deck=
1"-Smpte C, VHS-C, D1/D2/D3/D5/D6/D7 etc.