[ale] OT: camcorder/camera combos

[Geoffrey]

Eric Webb wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 December 2002 02:37 pm, Mazukna, Thomas wrote:
> 
>>3. I was making a point that miniDV is digital, not that it is digital
>>because it is miniDV, hi8 btw is same as miniDV just diferrent tape.
> 
> 
> Are you on crack?  Hi8 is purely analog.  miniDV is purely digital.

Ah, not exactly true.  My camera Sony trv730 is a digital camera but 
will accept either hi8 or standard 8 tapes.  With standard 8 tapes, you 
get analog recording.

> 
> Digi8, as I am led to believe, is analog video digitized just before it hits 
> tape.  
> 
> (Does anyone know if all CCDs are essentially analog in nature, or are there 
> some that are truly digital?)
> 
> -E.
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