On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 21:24:30 -0700, "Ken Winters" <larkenjunk@hotmail.com> wrote:

>My JVC GR-DVF21U is failing, so I'm looking for a replacement. My concern

>is whether or not a camera from a different vendor (e.g. Sony) will be able

>to read my JVC produced DV tapes. Is there an industry standard or does

>each vendor create their own proprietary formats?

Should be no problem continuing to use the same brand of

tape on the Sony that you used on the JVC, unless head

alignment is too different (more evident with LP-mode

tapes than SP, though) - but mixing tape brands in either

camera *may* be a source of problems. It may be cheaper to

have the JVC repaired than to buy a new camera...