Panasonic AY DVM83PQ - Professional Quality - Mini DV tape - 10 x 83min

These are hard to find. Good to know someplace to get them from. Gives up to 2 hours recording time on my camera.

These tapes are good high quality tapes if you are lloking to buy some. I like the freedom 83 minutes gives me. I have a Panasonic Camera and I try to buy Panasonic tapes to avoid reports of what I have heard of people using many different brands and having the different tape make ups actually gum up the camera. These are great tapes so far. Time will tell how well they hold up.

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 have encountered no dropped frames or pixels with this product and I like the extra 23 minutes of recording per tapes. It comes in handy for performances that may take a break in less than 80 minutes.