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8 mm video format

The 8mm video format refers informally to three related videocassette formats. These are the original Video8 format (analog video and analog audio but with provision for digital audio), its improved variant Hi8, as well as a more recent digital recording format Digital8. Their user base consisted mainly of amateur camcorder users, although they also saw…

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Capacity
Video8/Hi8: 120 minutes (PAL-SP) 240 minutes (PAL-LP) 150 minutes (NTSC-SP) 300 minutes (NTSC-LP) Digital8: 60 minutes (NTSC-SP) 90 minutes (PAL-SP)
Developed by
Sony and Kodak
Encoding
NTSC, PAL, SECAM
Extended to
Hi8 Digital8 Data8
Media type
Magnetic cassette tape
Read mechanism
Helical scan

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8 mm video format

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples11
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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8 mm video format

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Capacity · 1
8 mm video format → Video8/Hi8: 120 minutes (PAL-SP) 240 minutes (PAL-LP) 150 minutes (NTSC-SP) 300 minutes (NTSC-LP) Digital8: 60 minutes (NTSC-SP) 90 minutes (PAL-SP)
Developed by · 1
8 mm video format → Sony and Kodak
Dimensions · 1
8 mm video format → 9.5 × 6.2 × 1.5 cm (3.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-pa…
Encoding · 1
8 mm video format → NTSC, PAL, SECAM
Extended to · 1
8 mm video format → Hi8 Digital8 Data8
Media type · 1
8 mm video format → Magnetic cassette tape
Read mechanism · 1
8 mm video format → Helical scan
Released · 1
8 mm video format → 1984; 42 years ago (1984)
Standard · 1
8 mm video format → 525 lines, 625 lines
Usage · 1
8 mm video format → Home movies

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video8 tape video hi8 sony format digital8 8mm audio vhs recording digital camcorder market camcorders formats pcm also cassette standard

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8 mm video formatCapacityVideo8/Hi8: 120 minutes (PAL-SP) 240 minutes (PAL-LP) 150 minutes (NTSC-SP) 300 minutes (NTSC-LP) Digital8: 60 minutes (NTSC-SP) 90 minutes (PAL-SP)1.00infobox
8 mm video formatDeveloped bySony and Kodak1.00infobox
8 mm video formatDimensions9.5 × 6.2 × 1.5 cm (3.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-pa…1.00infobox
8 mm video formatEncodingNTSC, PAL, SECAM1.00infobox
8 mm video formatExtended toHi8 Digital8 Data81.00infobox
8 mm video formatMedia typeMagnetic cassette tape1.00infobox
8 mm video formatRead mechanismHelical scan1.00infobox
8 mm video formatReleased1984; 42 years ago (1984)1.00infobox
8 mm video formatStandard525 lines, 625 lines1.00infobox
8 mm video formatUsageHome movies1.00infobox
8 mm video formatWrite mechanismHelical scan1.00infobox

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