Betacam
Betacam is a family of half-inch professional videocassette products developed by Sony in 1982. In colloquial use, Betacam singly is often used to refer to a Betacam camcorder, a Betacam tape, a Betacam video recorder or the format itself.
Key facts
- Media.name
- Betacam
- Media.logo
- Betacam logo.svgclass=skin-invert
- Media.image
- Betacam betamax tapes.jpg
- Media.caption
- The early form of Betacam videocassette tapes are interchangeable with Betamax, though the recordings are not
- Media.type
- Magnetic cassette tape, ½-inch
- Media.encoding
- NTSC, PAL, digital video, high-definition video
- Media.released
- August 7, 1982Lifespan: August 1982 – March 2016Technical Support 1982–present (vary by region)
- Media.read
- Helical scan
- Media.write
- Helical scan
- Media.standard
- Interlaced video, progressive video
- Media.owner
- Sony
- Media.use