On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 05:10:36 GMT, Steve Vance wrote:

>In article <90639FADDShotByRaoul@206.172.150.51>,
> ShotByRaoul@hotmail.com (Raoul Lifschitz) wrote:
>
>> >I will have to do a side-by-side study of the LP vs. SP mode.
>> > As my memory serves me, I didn't like the QUALITY of the
>> >video produced by LP mode.

>> There is _no difference_ in quality between digital SP and
>> digital LP -- they are bit for bit identical ... but for the
>> (marginal) increase in the possiblity of a drop out and reduced
>> confidence that the tape will play back on a device other than
>> the one that recorded it.

>THANK YOU for the reassurance, Raoul!!! I did a test today and concur
>that the two modes look the same.
>
>Kinda makes me wonder why they're even there!?

And I quote (again...;-):
>> >> The LP video should look identical to the SP video,
>> >> though there is the *possibility* of a slightly
>> >> higher dropout rate...
And add: If you change cameras, or have a repair done
on your current camera, LP recordings may not play
reliably - and it is possible LP recordings will not
survive long-term storage as well. For these reasons,
the faster-than-MiniDV-SP DVCam-format is popular
(recordings are even more secure than with Mini-DV
SP-mode). Use LP for emergencies or for "temporary"
recordings; use SP mode for most other things...