HDV Camcorders

Since HDV operates at the same recorded datarate (25 Mbit/s bitstream rate) as DV, HDV recorders share the same physical (MiniDV ) tape transport as existing DV equipment. High Definition Video (HDV) is a video format designed to record compressed HDTV video on standard DV media (DV or MiniDV cassette tape). The HDV specification is based on a compression standard first introduced in a JVC camcorder HDV specification. Canon has just introduced a new 1080i HDV camcorder, the HV20, which improves upon the highly praised HV10.