DVCPRO

These recorded a DVCPro signal on interchangeable flash memory card media.

The format was intended for use in professional camcorders and used full-size DVCPRO cassettes.

DVCPRO (Panasonic)

Panasonic announced that DVCPRO HD would be the official recording format.

DVCPRO HD supports native progressive format when recorded to P2 memory cards.

DVCPRO Progressive was introduced by Panasonic for news gathering, sports journalism and digital cinema.

The format has been superseded with DVCPRO HD.

Tape-based DVCPRO HD cameras exist only in shoulder mount variant.

Older Sony decks would not play large cassettes with DVCPRO recordings, but newer models can.

The series was filmed with the Panasonic SDX 900 DVCPro 50 professional camcorder.

The problem was that Panasonic introduced a digital format that was much less expensive than digital Beta, called DVCPro.

Panasonic, for development of the AJ-LT75 DVCPRO "Laptop" editor.

Medium or M-size cassettes are used in professional Panasonic equipment and are often called DVCPRO tapes.

All DV variants except for DVCPRO Progressive are recorded to tape within interlaced video stream.

DVCPRO HD has become the preferred high definition standard of the BBC Factual.

Cinematography was done by Kathinka Minthe, who shot the video on the DVCPRO HD format.

A long play variant, DVCPRO HD-LP, doubles the recording density by using 9 μm track pitch.

DVCAM (1996): Sony released a similarly upgraded format to compete with DVCPRO.

While technically DVCPRO HD is a direct descendant of DV, it is used almost exclusively by professionals.

The main competitor to DVCPRO HD is HDCAM, offered by Sony.

DVCPRO achieves bitrate parity with D-9 and D-9 HD, but has a slower tape speed, making it less reliable.

Can also do SD in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, or DV formats for complete flexibility.

The series was filmed by BBC Factual department in 720p high definition with the Panasonic DVCPRO HD cameras.

Extra-large cassettes or XL-size have been designed for use in Panasonic equipment and are sometimes called DVCPRO XL.

Recording is to a professional medium like some variant of Betacam or DVCPRO or Direct to disk recording or flash memory.