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Digital Video vs. Analog Video
By Trevor | June 30, 2007
So what are the benefits of digital video vs analog video?
Well I think the drive towards digital video is part of the overall technological improvement we have seen over the past 5 years or so.
Generally anything recorded digitally offers a great quality improvement over the old analogue methods. Digital recordings are more accurate in reproduction and they are far less prone to fading over time.
The second major benefit of course is the size of cameras for digital video vs analogue video digital cameras are getting smaller and easier to carry around with every model generation brought out.
Recording rates and quality thereof are far greater for digital video vs analog video most digital video cameras record at a far greater resolution than their analogue counterparts and this will only improve over time.
For instance, look at the rise in the megapixel count for digital still cameras. Not so long ago you were doing well if you had anything over 1 megapixel. Now you are nobody if you don’t have 5 megapixels at least. 5 megapixels allows you to print some very nice looking 10in x 8in prints now.
Which reminds me, it’s time to upgrade my Canon G4, not that I’m an equipment buff or anything! But a few more pixels will improve the picture quality and that is where I am fussy. I always look for the equipment that will give me the sharpest image, I have a very critical eye for detail.
More and more features are added to digital cameras as the technology improves, for instance larger screens for viewing your pictures, greater zoom capability, widescreen recording for easy viewing on your plasma tv and the list goes on.
Digital video cameras are where all the buzz is at and where development money is being spent.
Finally, it is claimed that digital video film also has the added benefit of never getting old like analog film. This means you can store your images and videos for as long as you want and don’t have to worry about restoring them.
I have only been able to test this with films four years old but I am happy to report no quality loss so far. Digital video vs analog video it seems pretty conclusive to me which is the winner.
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