Sony DVC-60 PR/5 Premium Minidv Videocassette (5-Pack)

Can't beat buying these tapes online compared to stores. Don't buy the HD Mini's they are the same as they's but about 5 times more expensive. Have shot with both with absolutely no differences in appearances. From my understanding it is just simply a marketing ploy that is most likely working. If your worried about artifacts in you HD video (which occurs so rarely) your probably not using this type of tape anyway.

These are the best tapes for the video quality that I've used with Sony camcorders. I buy these everytime.

These Sony original tapes provide the best color depth and troublefree operation. I have never had an issue with these DVC-60 PR tapes.

The Sony videocassettes are the only one I use now as they give me consistant color and qualaity. I switched to another brand soemtime back and the quailty between that brand and Sony could easily be seen. This is a quality product.

I've tried these tapes on our older Sony non-HD camera and they worked pretty well.

The video would seem slightly grainy and I wondered if it was the lighting, the tape, the camera, etc. etc.

I recently got an HD camera and the picture is sooo much better when recording to the very same tapes.

It seems like the video isn't as crisp and clear as it could be. I'd love to try the upgraded version of these to see how they compare. For regular recording, they've worked just fine.

These work for HDV footage, but I've gotten more dropped frames with this brand of tape than other I've used in the past. I bought Panasonic and Victor HDV tapes (Bought in Japan) and never had problems. But I've had quite a few dropped frames from these sony tapes. A big disappointment.

I always re order this tapes from Amazon because they have the best price and the quality is outstanding on SP mode. I would Highly recommend this product and I use it with my Canon Digital Camcorder.

Written by: Josef Holzer

Product works as advertised and video images were beautiful. I think this is the standard MiniDV videocassette and I'm happy to keep using this product rather than paying an arm and a leg for a 'higher type' quality MiniDV. This product will suffice for the average Joe unless of course you're Steven Spielberg.

Never owning the type camera as I was given as a gift, the product I order appeared to be the type of tape for my camera. When I received it, it was the wrong type of tape. Company had no policy for exchanges nor a phone number someone would answer.

I have ordered these a few times. So far they have worked fine for me. I am just using them for basic home video recordings. But so far, so good.

I received the DVC tapes in good time. I was pleased with the tapes and their cost was quite acceptable.

These tapes performed just like any Sony tape I have ever purchased except that they were much cheaper than other places I have purchased them. A great buy!!!

These tapes are working great for me so far. I have not seen how well they do over time but as far as recording my recent video they have done so just fine.

I've been using these tapes for about 5 years with good result. Usual supplier was out of stock. They qualified for free shipping, which I choose, made for a very good price. Amazon had these listed in stock but it took 1 week for them to be shipped. My usual supplier gets them out the same day if you order before 3:30. It seems like there's a delay in shipping orders that qualify for free shipping. The expected delivery date is not available till after you place the order. I would not have purchased them at that time if had known it would take so long to ship them. Once shipped they came in a normal time for the US mail, 3 days to go less then 70 miles. I ordered on Sunday & it took 8 working days, received on Wed. of second week.

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I have these Sony videocassettes for my camera and work great! what I like is the quality and durability. Great shipping, too.

great tapes- I've purchased this pack from a local electronics store and the price is much,much higher. Quick delivery. Thank you

I do usually use these cassettes for my panasonic camera. They are cheap and I am quite satisfied with their quality. My wife also likes their color line.

Item was delivered 13 days after the delivery due date causing lot of inconvenience...and dissatisfaction....

Used the mini DV tapes to video a youth leadership seminar. The tapes are of high quality and last a long time.

I've never had any problems w/ using this. And learned that whatever brand your camcorder is, to ALWAYS use the same for the tapes since ea manufacturer uses different lubricants and those lubricants work better w/ the brand they are intended for... hope that makes sense. Felt like it's a good deal.

I recently began using Sony DVC mini tapes because my experience with
The DVD+R discs have been more than positive.
I love the fact that when I upload from my camcorder to my computer,extracting the information from my Sony DVC tape-then I edit using my movie edit program, The finished product on the Sony DVD+R looks fantastic. The videos look beautiful

While it appears that these are as advertised, the packaging is not as shown. We'll see if they are they same.

IT was sent on time and they are working fine. It was a good purchase

I've purchased this pack from a local electronics store and the price is significantly higher.

Mini DV tapes are all pretty good. I know and have worked in the business for years to testify to this. The real difference with pro and am tapes is the mech. that the tape runs through. Pro tapes will take more rewinding, fast. pause. etc.

The best advise is I'd give to anyone is buy a good brand. i.e. Sony, Panasonic, JVC, TDK. Steer clear of the cheaper brands as they will deposit more 'metal oxide' waste on the head of your camera.

A good extra to buy is a cleaning tape. What these do is de mag the heads, and remove the oxides from the drum. A clear sign on required cleaning is when the pixels start showing on play back. An good tip is perhaps clean the head before an important recording just in case.

The packaging on this 5-pack of minidv tapes was horrible. First, the outer layer took several minutes to peel off. It partially shredded anywhere you tried to unwrap it, yet remained glued to the individual tapes inside making it impossible to separate the 5 tapes. Then, once done peeling off all of the outer wrapping plastic, each inner tape was individually wrapped in similarly hard to remove plastic.

Why sony, why? Why treat your customers like this?

I purchased these for use in my Sony Camcorder, as I prefer to use products sugggested by the manufacturer. I normally copy all my videos to a DVD and erase these tapes with a bulk eraser. I have used the same tape several times with no loss of video quality.

What can I say? These Sony tapes are workhorses that do the job for which they were intended. I've been using them for years; first for DV and now for HDV with my Canon HV30. Are they perfect? No. But they are definitely more than good enough for most consumer/prosumer and even some professional video projects. For the price they can't be beat.

If you are shooting HDV, don't think you need to spend the extra money for an HDV marketed tape. These work just fine and will save you a bundle.

Produce good recording using my Sony Mini-DV video camera; great price--beats Best Buy, Target, Staples, etc. Quick delivery.

This is a good product. Had trouble ordering the quantity I wanted, however, and was forced to get only one or two packages at a time. Then, had to reorder more and had to wait for them to arrive.

These tapes are inexpensive and fine for HDV recording. Supposedly the higher grade HDV tapes will have no drops compared to DV tapes but I haven't had problems with these at all. I heard other brands are problematic though. Buy with confidence

no problems for me. If you have problems with recording or playback on these tapes, consider that each tape brand uses it's own lubricant and using these tapes with different camera/tape brands may cause drop-outs during recording or perhaps just problems during playback. Don't mix tape brands in your videocamera, be consistent.

Has never failed to produce quality graphics with outstanding resolution for my Sony's. Even used them in my Canon GL-1 and got great results.

Sony "DVC-60" are a great value for high quality mini-DV. We shoot a lot of video for both our business (instructional videos) and personal use.

We have fairly high end equipment (Canon GL2 MiniDV Digital Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom) and did not want to take a chance with switching brands (which can cause probles over time) or hunting the lowest prices. We selected Sony early on and have never been disapointed.

Recommended for quality and pricing!

I mean really people, let's be honest, if you are shooting Standard Definition video, sony makes the best tapes you can buy. No, it doesn't matter if you have a JVC, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic camera, just use Sony tapes, and never, ever stop using them. The worst thing you can do to your camera is change up the tape brand every time. Don't do it. If you are looking for 5 good tapes, this is it. If you are looking for 6 or 4 you are going to have to look elsewhere.

Sony makes a good product, but the warning is... if you start with Sony, stay with sony, its not a good idea to mix sony and panasonic tapes. They have different materials on their tapes and the residue can mess up your heads (only if you switch back and forth)

The title of this review says it all, really, but I guess I'll be a little more clear. These are great quality tapes for a great price and I plan to buy them again from Amazon in the future. I couldn't be more satisfied.

As a Sony Mini-DV owner, I chose to purchase the Sony branded tapes. While I am not typically a brand-sensitive person, I have read some reviews that state that you should stick with the same brands when it comes to magentic media such as tape. In addition, you probably should not switch from one brand to another after significant use because of the lubricants that the differnet manufacturers use. That said, I am interested in trying Sony's HD Mini-DV tapes, even though my camer is not an HD model. Since both tapes are Sony, I thjink the switch would be ok.

Overall these tapes are pretty much standard qulaity tapes, like another reviwer mentioned. They are reliable. If you are looking to buy a Sony Mini-DV, these are the tapes for you.

I've tried JVC,Maxwell,Panasonic and no tapes gets close to Sony, no drop frames etc. and its reliability last longer than the rest.

These DVC's have always given me great picture quality. For a little over $2 a tape you can't beat the price. Avg. in store price is $4-5. Great price and product.

While we had NO problem with these with our SONY camcorder, we now have a Panasonic, WARNING! Warning! Do NOT mix the types of tapes you use in your camcorder, as different manufacturers use different lubricants & switching different tapes in the camcorder "gunks" everything up!! Then off to be cleaned! Stick with 1 type of tape & you will not encounter this difficulty! Hope this info helps, sure wish I had known this sooner!

Gotta love when GOOD things can be had on the CHEAP!

I've used enough MiniDV tapes over the last few years to learn the ins and outs of the format. I have many different brands of cameras, from mid to higher end Panasonics, a good Sony, and a cheap Canon. I seem to have the fewest problems with the Sony brand MiniDV media. I had a lot of problems with dirty heads on my Panasonics (would need cleaning), but I noticed that when I switched to Sony media I seemed to have much less trouble.

I've ordered a few of these packs from Amazon and they arrive just fine and I've had no trouble with them in any of my cameras. The only annoying thing is that the outer plastic wrap that holds the 5-pack together is practically impossible to get off. Its more like peeling paint off a wall that unwrapping something...

I bought these to use in my HiDef HDV Sony camcorder. This HDV standard is not very forgiving if the tape has dropouts. So far these tapes have worked better than expected. I haven't had any problems. I'm probably going to buy more.

If you're going to be working in a professional environment (i.e. paying lots of people lots of money) these tapes might not be for you. There's probably a reason that Sony also sells MiniDV tapes costing much more than these.

I thought this was a good deal since the tapes at Walmart and Target were twice as much in my area.

Used these Sony tapes for my Sony digital camcorder and they worked great. Excellent quality and great value.

I Purchased the Sony DVC-60 PR/5 Premium Minidv Videocassette (5-Pack) because a friend said You have a Sony Camcorder maybe you should use a Sony Video cassette. I have been using Sony Tapes every since and am very happy with the video's that I get with my camcorder. I have had no tape problems and plan to continue using the Sony DVC-60 PR/5 Premium Minidv Videocassette's.

Great Tape for recording as long as you don't mix with other brands. Always recording HDV on these tapes, never had any dropouts.

a valuable 5-pac high quality sony dv tapes that is cheaper than sold anywhere else, yet the same quality.

Great product and thanks for Amazon for the fast shipment. I love to do business with Amazon.

This Dv tapes do their job right. don't be fooled into thinking you need "HD" tapes for you high definition movies. You don't.