The
tape brand will not affect picture quality (this is digital...), but
may
affect drop-out rate and longevity (though most tapes are
made by
Sony or Panasonic and rebranded). I prefer not to
ever
mix brands (either should be OK, though I prefer Sony),
though
the high-end Panasonics probably should not be mixed
with
anything else, including other Panasonics (due to lubricant
incompatibilities).
I suspect that your problem was a "fluke",
and not
due to an inherent problem with either the deck or the
tape
(though this could easily be incorrect...;-). Winding the tape
manually
past the damage, then in a few days fast-forwarding/
rewinding
it fully and then storing it for a few weeks may mostly
correct
the damaged part if you are lucky and the tape surface
has not
been torn or abraded...
Good
luck with it!
--
David Ruether
d_ruether@hotmail.com
http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com
"MacDakoo"
<macdakoo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I
would like to know which brand of MiniDV tapes I should use in my
>
Canon GL2?
>
>
This question actually arises from my original posting:
>
f8af3f56.0401190731.eb5789a@posting.google.com
>
> I
have a 15 months old GL2 which has only been used for a total
> of
12 hrs, and it destroyed my MiniDV tape. From the beginning
>
I've only used Sony Premium tapes. Which leads me to believe
>
that perhaps the Sony MiniDV tapes do not get along with the GL2.
>
> A
quick search on the web revealed a single link to an old post
>
from a year ago saying that Sony tapes were not good for the GL2.
>
But I have not seen any other postings about this.
>
>
What tapes are other people using in their GL2?
>
> I
don't require anything high-end. I just want to get decent
>
picture quality.
>
>
thanks in advance.