# Mini DV Camcorder

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**Created:** [February 27, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mini-dv-camcorder/188300 "2007-02-27T17:37:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mini-dv-camcorder/188300/1 "2007-02-27T17:37:58Z")

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i bought a JVC Mini DV camcorder, it was pretty cheap for a camera, so i didnt expect much. But when i started loading small clips onto my pc, the video quality was sub-par.

Is there anything i can do to improve the video quality???

is it the brand of DV tapes i have? or just a cheap camera? or the program i use to upload them?

[Heres the camera](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8219821&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat91400050050&id=1166236337029)

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**Author:** ![hayabusa03rx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@hayabusa03rx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hayabusa03rx)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mini-dv-camcorder/188300/2 "2007-02-27T17:50:26Z")

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I think it might be the quality of the camera. Only mini dv cameras I’ve used cost 3k+. I don’t think any of the consumer mini dv camcorders are going to give you the quality you want. Look more near the prosumer, but not quite pro ones.

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**Author:** ![BlueZ06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BlueZ06](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueZ06)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mini-dv-camcorder/188300/3 "2007-02-27T19:32:18Z")

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most mini dv’s only give 480-525 lines of resolution uncompressed

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**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mini-dv-camcorder/188300/4 "2007-03-01T04:39:41Z")

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i got it figured out.

my camera films in widescreen format, and regular 4x3 format.

when i was filming, i was filming in widescreen, but when i played it back on my pc, i was watching it in a 4x3 sceen ratio, so it warped my 16x9 widescreen movie, into a 4x3 sceen.

just got the camera, so i’m figuring it out.

Thanks for the help guys

video quality is now what i expected outta the camera

:bigthumb: