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MiniDV tape is similar to other tape mediums. While it's more time-consuming to preview and transfer footage with the time-based tapes, they have the advantage of being their own self-contained storage mediums, and they're easy to transport.
Canon GL2 MiniDV Digital w/20x Optical Zoom
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The first digital camcorders arrived in the early 90's, in the form of DV and miniDV.
The first digital camcorders, recording on DV and MiniDV, use digital compression to get a lot of data onto the storage media.
The term "point-and-shoot" is also used for some camcorders, particularly inexpensive digital models based on MiniDV or DVD media, ...
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