Video Tape Format Guide
Video Tape Format Identification Guide
Not sure which video cassette you have? Compare your tapes with the original photographs, names and measurements below. If you're still unsure, please contact us and we'll be happy to help.
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We accept all seven formats below and can transfer your recordings to digital download, USB or DVD, with professional picture corrections and improvements included as standard.
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Identify Your Video Tape
Compare the cassette shape, label and approximate dimensions.
VHS Video Tape
The familiar full-size video cassette used in home video recorders for television recordings and family films. Much larger than camcorder tapes.
Approx. 187 × 103 × 25 mm
VHS-C Video Tape
A smaller version of VHS commonly used in older camcorders. These tapes can often be played in a full-size VHS recorder using a suitable cassette adaptor.
Approx. 92 × 59 × 23 mm
Video8 Tape
An analogue 8mm video cassette used in compact camcorders. Video8 tapes are similar in physical size and shape to Hi8 and Digital8 tapes.
Approx. 95 × 62 × 15 mm
Hi8 Tape
An improved analogue 8mm camcorder format offering greater picture detail than standard Video8. Look for the Hi8 marking on the cassette.
Approx. 95 × 62 × 15 mm
Digital8 Tape
A digital camcorder recording format using 8mm-sized cassettes. The tape looks similar to Video8 and Hi8, so check the label or original camera format.
Approx. 95 × 62 × 15 mm
MiniDV Tape
A small digital video cassette widely used in consumer and professional camcorders. Usually marked MiniDV or DV on the cassette.
Approx. 66 × 48 × 12 mm
MicroMV Tape
An especially small Sony digital camcorder cassette. It is noticeably smaller than MiniDV and is normally labelled MicroMV.
Approx. 46 × 30 × 8 mmStill Not Sure Which Tape You Have?
Send us a photograph of your cassette and we'll help identify it. Contact Revive Studios.
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