Digital8 is simply the latest enhancement to 8mm - America's most popular camcorder format. Sony even provided analog video inputs, so you can copy your old VHS tapes to Digital8 for archiving and editing. Compatibility with the tapes you have now is one more way Sony provides a Worry Free upgrade to the world of digital. H I 8 or 8mm blank tapes . They're much less expensive than comparable DV tapes.
Digital recording acquires much more information than analog.
And because 8mm tapes are so widely available, buying them involves traveling no farther than the typical supermarket. Camcorders achieve spectacular performance on affordable HI 8 or 8mm blank tapes. The difference is night and day. You'll enjoy the entire dynamic range - from your baby's softest sighs to the full blare of your son's marching band. You'll hear wide frequency response - from the thunder of Niagara Falls to the highest squeaks of your daughter's first violin recital.