** Record Time at 9 Micron Recording / *1/2 Record Time at standard 18 Micron Recording.
(a) AJ-HP126EX may only be used in the AJ-HD1700 VTR

All DVCPRO tape models will record/playback in standard DVCPRO (25Mbps), DVCPRO50 (50Mbps), and DVCPROHD (100Mbps) applications; actual record/playback time is application dependent.

Note that 50Mb/s (DVCPRO50) recordings use twice as much tape as the 25Mb/s DVCPRO, and 100Mbps (DVCPROHD) recordings use four times as much tape.

Blue Lid & Red Lid DVCPRO large cassettes contain the same magnetic tape formulation as Yellow Lid large cassettes, but AJ-5P92L utilizes a thinner base film (4.5um vs. 6.5um).

The lid color is to help users of the different recording applications identify & separate them for editing and archival storage.

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At the same time, Sony & Panasonic brought out their professional versions, named DVCAM and DVCPRO. Sony's professional DVCAM format, although similar to miniDV, runs 50% faster. So, its longest tape in the mini size is 40min. There is a 184min DVCAM tape, which will run 270 minutes in a DV machine! Recognition holes in the tape tell the machine what tape you have loaded. In addition the professional format of DVCPRO and DVCAM have locked audio.

Panasonic's DVCPRO runs at a faster speed than the Sony DVCAM, but its main difference is the use of MP tape as opposed to ME. Panasonic, inventors of miniDV and the ME tape, did not think the tape robust enough for professional use and chose to go with MP tape. The physical cassette size for DVCPRO is also larger than miniDV for the shorter lengths... a kind of a 'medium' size. Long lengths use the same size as DV. MiniDV can be used in a DVCPRO deck, but only with an adapter, and only for playback. (SB)

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CERTIFIED PRO MEDIA: CERTIFIED HDCAM MEDIA, CERTIFIED HDCAM SR MEDIA, CERTIFIED DIG BETACAM, CERTIFIED DVCAM MEDIA, CERTIFIED BETA SP MEDIA
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DATA STORAGE MEDIA: LTO ULTRIUM TAPES, LTO CARTRIDGE ANALYZER, DLT + SDLT TAPES, AIT TAPES, T10K / T10000 TAPES, 4MM DDS TAPES, 8MM TAPES, ENTERPRISE - 1/2 INCH, OPTICAL DISKS, VXA TAPE, ECHO RECYCLED/CERTIFIED DATA MEDIA, OLDER / OTHER DATA TAPES
HARDWARE: DVD/CD ARCHIVAL UNIT, DISC DUPLICATORS/TOWER DUPLICATORS, DVD/CD/BD PRINTERS + DUPLICATORS, HARD DRIVES - STORAGE
USB/FLASH MEMORY: FLASH/USB DRIVES, COMPACT FLASH/XQD CARDS, MEMORY STICK CARDS, SDHC AND COMPACT FLASH MEMORY CARDS, SECURE DIGITAL HIGH CAPACITY (SDHC) CARDS
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