Panasonic Aydvm63pq Video Dv Mini Digital Professional 63 Minute Cassette

Probably the best quality mini-dv tape out there. Sure Sony tapes are cheaper, but they actually have a fluid in them that increases the probability for dropped frames. Panasonic makes a great product and ive never had a problem with their tapes or cameras.... but what do I know, Im just a film student.

The tape works as expected for the price and the Panasonic brand name. Do not see any drop-outs, and I will continue to use it. Don't know how many passes it will take before it starts to fall apart, but that is something to be seen.

Looking at the ad you see ten tapes and a $43.99 price that has been reduced by 90% to $4.29. Call me crazy but it seems like if you bought this item you would get ten tapes for $4.29. Wrong! You will only get ONE tape even though they are showing you ten. Who would buy one tape for $43.99? I find this very deceptive almost like a bait and switch. Although Amazon is not the seller on this they were very gracious with their customer service and I thank them. But will you please remove this sneaky and deceptive seller from our presence as I am sure I'm not the only one to be duped by by the photo of the ten tapes . Sellers with tactics like these are giving you a bad name.

After reading other customer reviews I decided to purchase these with confidence knowing that im buying something with excellent quality. .for the prices on mini dv tapes now a days iv seen tapes on here for more money but I found these tapes for less which what draws me to good fair deals on video equipment. .these was sooo good I bought 3 to start off with but will be planning on buying more..overall im very happy with my purchase and packaging was sealed nice and shipping was fast and easy..

These slightly longer mini dv tapes are very good. I video tape our church services in an Assembly of God Church, and the services can go to two-plus hours at times. I switched over to 80 minute tapes at first,and was able to get 2 hours on a tape. But these 83 minute tapes will "Long Play" at 2 hours and about 6 minutes, just enough of an edge to get that slightly longer service if needed. It's a comfort to know I have a margin of a few more minutes to fall back on. I see no quality difference in the longer tapes either, so I would recomend getting some for the times you need that extra few minutes.

I purchased a total of ten of these tapes to use with my Canon XH-A1. I had previously been using master grade Sony tapes which sell for around $10 per 63 minute tape. So, based on the reviews, this one looked like a reliable bargain.So far, I've used exactly one tape, using it as a test tape. I was recording a friend of mine reading lines and playing a couple of songs on his guitar. Each shot was very simple in that I put the camera on a tripod and recorded for about 10 minutes straight without pausing.During a 9 minute shot of my friend playing 2 songs on his guitar, the picture froze and the sound dropped out for somewhere between 1/2 second and a full second. Had I been recording something for a client, this could have been disastrous.I keep all of my equipment in pristine condition and this was the very first time I had ever experienced a drop-out like this.As a result, I'm very hesitant to use these tapes for any true master shots. Rather, these tapes will just be utilized for personal recording.A very bad first impression.

Still using these in an old HDV camera I bought about 4 years ago. Great tapes. Shelf life is "so far - so good". No complaints whatsoever, and the quality control has been without error. Used about 60 so far.

I have been using the AV-DVM63PQUS (note the last 2 letters) in my Panasonic DVX-100b exclusively and had nothing but stellar performance with it. I ordered these tapes based on price thinking that the part/model number may have been updated - the part/model number on *THESE* tapes is AV-DVM63PQ - no "US" at the end - and the packaging colors are diffent. The tapes and cases look identical to the the "US" ones I have been using though.Because of this I believe they may be "Grey Market" media. While this many or may not be an issue, if you are leery of Gray Market products you may want to consider this.I have not used these tapes yet and don't expect to before this spring. Once I do run a few through the cam I will update this review...