What is HDV?
In the first television revolution since the 1950s, 2006 will mark the year when America goes digital. In that year, by government mandate, digital television (DTV) and HDTV (high definition) will be a reality. Of course, many Americans will upgrade to widescreen high definition TVs over the next few years as the prices come down.
Once HD is firmly implanted in America's living rooms, there will be a demand for content. Once the djinn is out of the bottle, there's no going back: Television just won't look the same. In fact, there is a demand for HD today, from major networks and even local PBS affiliates. However, professional HD production equipment is priced at many thousands of dollars, far out of reach of most American videographers.
In September of 2003, Canon, Sharp, Sony and JVC announced they would work together on a home High Definition Video (HDV) standard. HDV allows high definition video to be stored on an ordinary DV or Mini DV tape. JVC has already come out with two cameras, Sony's announced a third and various editing solutions are already on the market, all within the price range of prosumer videographe…
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