Digital8 (or D8) is a consumer digital recording videocassette for camcorders developed by Sony, and introduced in 1999. [1] The Digital8 format is a combination of the earlier analog Hi8 tape transport with the digital DV codec.

Introduced in 1999, Digital8 is a form of the industry standard DV codec, recorded on Hi8 media. In engineering terms, Digital8 and MiniDV are indistinguishable at the logical format level. To store the digitally encoded audio/video on a standard NTSC Video8 cassette, the tape must be run at double the Hi8 speed.

However, this all begs the real question: What was the difference between MiniDV and Digital8? Was one better than the other? Let’s dig in and get the 411 on a couple relics of modern recording media.

Feb 13, 2009 · The 3 video formats: Video8 (or 8mm), Hi8 and Digital8, are very similar physically. In all three cases, a length of 8 mm-wide magnetic tape is wound between two spools and held within a hard-shelled cassette measuring 95 x 62.5 x 15 mm.

Here is the full list of all NTSC/US Sony Digital8 camcorders that can play 8mm (Video8) and Hi8 tapes, which are analog video formats that are backward compatible with these camcorders. Below are links to each model’s user manuals. Also included are links to …

Sony Camcorder for 8mm Digital8 Hi8 Tape Transfer to Computer USB and DVD (Renewed), 8mm/Video8/Hi8/Digital8

Jan 7, 1999 · The new Digital8 format offers superior quality digital images with a horizontal resolution of 500 lines, and high quality PCM 16 bit/12 bit mode digital stereo sound. Additionally, the new camcorders can play back analog 8mm tapes.

The Digital8 format, also known as D8, was introduced in the late 1990s and replaced Sony's analog Video8 and Hi8 formats. Digital8 is a transition format which is a compromise between the digital MiniDV format and Sony's existing 8mm formats.