On 3 Apr 2002 11:15:46 -0800, dballmer@nmu.edu (Dan) wrote:

>I, Dan Ballmer, endless advocate of the PD150, have a question . . .
>and to make matters even worse, it's a PD150 question. The utter
>shame. I'm almost too embarrassed to even type it . . . in fact, I
>won't.
>
>. . . no, no, I need this information. I'll bear the ridicule of my
>peers for it. Here goes:
>
>It has been common practice in this neck of the woods to shoot DVCAM
>mode on regular mini-DV tapes when using the PD150. It has recently
>come to my attention that there's a creature called the mini-DVCAM
>tape. Furthermore, the mini-DVCAM tape records for 40 minutes . . .
>which is the limitation listed on the PD150's spec sheet for shooting
>in DVCAM mode. Probably not a coincidence, eh? So the question is
>this: Do the mini-DVCAM tapes fit in the PD150 (the PDVM-40ME being
>an example of one such tape)?
>
>There. Now I'm off to find a good hiding spot. =P
>
>-Dan

Yes, no problem - the PD100(a) and PD150 are what these
tapes are made for, though few bother to pay the extra cost
for them when standard Mini-DV tapes appear to work as well
for shooting, even in standard 1-hour mode... If I had a
VERY special project to archive, I would be tempted to
make a couple of copies on the DVCam tapes, but
otherwise...;-)