<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I don't know about DM tapes,( special DV tapes for HD ?) but I looked up the camera. It looks interesting. 3 Cmos Sony. HDV.<div>It appears to take pretty regular DV cassettes. But likes DVCAM cassettes better.</div><div>Since it has the firewire It should work for straight capture with DV and DVCAM.</div><div>But when using the HDV format it probably needs to do a data transfer from the USB. (Log and Transfer in FCP)</div><div>some specs:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); font-family: Verdana; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><li>Tape Format DVCAM Small Cassette <br>HDV Record and Play <br>DVCAM Record and Play <br>DV Record and Play</li><li>Tape Speed HDV: 18.8 mm/s <br>DVCAM: 28.2 mm/s <br>DV SP Mode: 18.8 mm/s</li><li>Signal-to-Noise Ratio Not Specified by Manufacturer</li><li>Maximum Recording Time HDV: 63 min (with PHDVM-63DM Cassette) DVCAM: 41 min (with PHDVM-63DM Cassette) DV: 63 min (with PHDVM-63DM Cassette)</li><li>Audio Dynamic Range Not Specified by Manufacturer</li><li>Audio Signal Format HDV</li><li>MPEG1 Audio Layer II DVCAM/DV <br>16-bit/48kHz 2 Channel Mode <br>12-bit/32kHz 4 Channel Mode</li><li>Audio Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz</li><li>Signal to Noise Ratio Not Specified by Manufacturer</li><li>Input and Output Connectors Composite Video: RCA (x1 Output, A/V Out 10-pin Connector Jack)</li><li>Component Video (x1 Output) HDV/DV I/O: i.LINK FireWire Interface</li><li>Audio: XLR 3-Pin (x1 Input)</li><li>Headphones: Stereo Mini Jack <br>LANC: Stereo Mini-mini (2.5mm) Jack <br>USB: Mini-B Connector <br>HDMI Output: HDMI Connector</li></span><div><html>On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Shirley Kehr wrote:</html><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">No opinion, just a question. What's a DM cassette and where do you find them? Google wasn't much help.<div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Shirley</div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:57 PM, Greg Brown wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">I'd like some opinions on this camera, if anyone has any.</span></blockquote></div><br></div></div> _______________________________________________<br>MacDV mailing list<br><a href="mailto:MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</a><br>http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>