Grading the Formats: How They Stack Up - and Why

Ever wondered which format was best? Ever wish you had a report card comparing key areas of camcorder performance? Wish no longer.

In the next few pages, we'll see how the popular consumer video formats stack up in three important areas: video quality, audio quality and susceptibility to generation loss. To see the grades for each format at a glance, check out the "Report Card" sidebar.

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When it comes to camcorder performance, the quality of the images it gathers may be the most important test of all. How well a camcorder scores in the area of video quality depends largely on the format…

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