Not widely accepted. We do not support this format. The best word to describe this format is resolution. 500 lines of horizontal resolution and the tapes are already economical. Their small size makes them extremely fragile, but easily shipped cross country.
Camcorders are small with a high resolution and the component picture is great.
Same great results. Better sync audio is characteristic of this format. Editing results are great with no loss when using the firewire or i link cable in and out of the computer. Much more expensive and did not support firewire for a long time. We now have a firewire card but find the Codec to not be compatible with other DV footage Codecs.