This article is about 8 cm DVDs. For other uses, see MiniDVD (disambiguation).
Conventional 12 cm disc (left) compared to 8 cm disc (right)A Sony camcorder using MiniDVD media
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MiniDVD or 8 cm DVD (also "3 inch DVD") is a DVD disc with a reduced diameter of 8 centimetres (3.15 in). It has been most commonly used in camcorders due to its compact size.[1] The most common MiniDVDs are single layered and hold 1.4 GB of data, but there are variants that can offer up to 5.2 GB of storage space, through a combination of dual layers and dual sides.
8 cm DVDs were originally used for music videos and as such became known as DVD single, similarly to how 8 cm optical discs were previously used for music singles on compact discs (i.e. CD single and miniCD). However the MiniDVD format has been mostly used as recordable discs in DVD-based camcorders during the 2000s; a single layer disc can record up to 30 minutes of standard definition video.[2] A number of movies and TV shows have also been released on the format in the mid-2000s, usually targeting children using low-cost small players.[1]
Nintendo used a very similar disc-based format for the GameCube.
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MiniDVD or 8 cm DVD (also "3 inch DVD") is a DVD disc with a reduced diameter of 8 centimetres (3.15 in). It has been most commonly used in camcorders...
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