Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Professional Quality Video Cassette

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The Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ Mini DV Professional Quality Cassette is  is a professional grade Mini DV tape. It uses Linear Plus Technology for higher power output, deeper error rate and high linearity. Three minutes longer recording time used for professional applications.

Mini DV Professional quality cassette made for the professional user.
Three minutes longer recording time used for professional applications.
Linear Plus Technology for higher power output, deeper error rate and high linearity.
Format Mini DV
Recording Time 63 minutes
Packaging Brick (1)
Coating Linear Plus Technology

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Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape
 
4.7

(based on 122 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (89)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (30)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (3)

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    (0)

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99%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Produces great video (98)
  • Easy to use (73)
  • Highly compatible (65)
  • Durable design (60)

Cons

  • Flimsy design (3)

Best Uses

  • Shooting outdoors (86)
  • Shooting indoors (81)
  • Documentaries (73)
  • Travel (60)
  • Home movies (54)
    • How long have you owned it:
    • A month or less

       

      One-to-three months

       

      Three-to-six months

       

      More than six months

       

      53% 

      (17 reviews)

    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Film professional (49), Tech savvy (48), Aspiring film maker (37), Parent (10)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Worth the extra for quality tapes

As VJs, we go through a lot of mini-DV tapes. Whenever we're forced to buy lesser quality tapes locally, the quality of the Panasonic Pro tapes really stands out. It never ceases to ...Read complete review

As VJs, we go through a lot of mini-DV tapes. Whenever we're forced to buy lesser quality tapes locally, the quality of the Panasonic Pro tapes really stands out. It never ceases to surprise me that people spend big $ on a camera and then use poor quality tapes - defeats the point of using a good camera!These tapes ALWAYS produce a great quality image with our Panasonic DVC-30, even in low light conditions. We never get errors on these tapes like we do with cheaper ones. We usually just shoot with one camera at our gigs or on tour, so there are no second chances - if a tape errors, it's tough luck. So why risk it? With the Panasonic Pro tapes, we know they'll work every time. Also, when we go back to them a couple of years later, they still work as well as when we recorded them - so they're great for archiving.[...]

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

Cautiously optimistic

We use large quantities of MiniDV tape here at our 3 channel local access television studio. The last batch of 100 Panasonics seemed to have an awful lot of bad tapes. I had never ...Read complete review

We use large quantities of MiniDV tape here at our 3 channel local access television studio. The last batch of 100 Panasonics seemed to have an awful lot of bad tapes. I had never had that problem before, so I hope it was a fluke. But I definately am going to be cautious and test before important shoots.

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5.0

A quality tape all the way

By Darell

from Long Island New York

About Me Aspiring Film Maker

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Produces Great Video

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Shooting Outdoors
    • Travel

    Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

    Ive been using Panasonic DV tapes for about 5 years now and never had a failure of any kind. I particularly like the DVM63PQ for the price and quality.

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    4.0

    Great product.

    By InSight

    from NY

    About Me Film Professional

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Durable Design
    • Easy To Use
    • Highly Compatible
    • Produces Great Video

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Shooting Indoors

      Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

      Have used this product to run test videos. Have done a number of rewinds of the tape to the beginning to re-record things and have not noticed a difference in the quality of the video. I am giving it 4 out of 5 starts because I have only tested the tape with short videos. Have not recorded any long videos yet.

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      5.0

      A good reliable product

      By joecan

      from Canada

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Durable Design
      • Easy To Use
      • Produces Great Video

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Home Movies
        • Shooting Indoors
        • Shooting Outdoors
        • Travel

        Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

        For my HD video recordings I'm using the Panasonic MiniDV tapes
        AY-DVM63PQ for years and works great for me. No frame drops - just a great product.
        After uploading in computer, I keep the video on the master tapes for future consideration, at this price and this quality is above question.

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        5.0

        Great Product a must buy for your HDV

        By Fuel1212

        from Chicago. IL

        About Me Parent, Tech Savvy

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Durable Design
        • Easy To Use
        • Highly Compatible
        • Produces Great Video

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Home Movies
          • Shooting Indoors
          • Shooting Outdoors
          • Travel

          Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

          I use a Canon HV30 with these tapes. I have never had any issues with them. Panasonic is the way to go. Read the forums and the experts opinions on these.

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          4.0

          GOOD VALUE

          By Tell-Tale Productions

          from Colchester, VT

          About Me Aspiring Film Maker

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Easy To Use
          • Produces Great Video

          Cons

          • Flimsy Design

          Best Uses

          • Documentaries
          • Home Movies

          Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

          These tapes are a good value, though I do get an occasional bad one-- maybe 1 in 10. I use Panasonic tapes exclusively for my arsenal of Panny cams. The reviews by others have been favorable, and the price is right. I have used the pricier Advanced Master Panasonic tapes, too. Panny's claim is the better tape and lubricant will save wear on the heads. To be honest, I find myself using headcleaner just as much with the pricier tape. You can't go wrong with these.

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          4.0

          Won't buy any other tape

          By Fix the Vidiot

          from Tulsa, OK

          About Me Vidiot

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Durable Design
          • Produces Great Video

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Home Movies

            Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

            Used these tapes professionally at work, then they switched to save money. Never had a problem with the Panasonic PQ (professional quality) tapes, but the replacements seemed to have more frequent drop-outs. I only buy these tapes for my home DV camera.

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            4.0

            A tape is not a tape, is not a tape

            By Ginger the Snap

            from Valley Center, KS

            About Me Film Professional

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Creates Footage Library
            • Durable Design
            • Easy To Use
            • Highly Compatible
            • Produces Great Video

            Cons

            • Can Have Drop-outs

            Best Uses

            • Documentaries
            • Home Movies
            • Shooting Indoors
            • Shooting Outdoors
            • Travel

            Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

            I shoot video in a variety of instances: documentary, wedding, event, musical, archiving, short and feature indie films, etc. I find Panasonic mini DV pro quality tapes to be ideal for any camera, making it great on a multi-cam shoot of various camera makes/models. With the industry changing over to P2 cards, I prefer the security of creating a library of my work on tape. The Panasonic pro quality stock indeed serves my needs with quality and far fewer drop-outs. Hey, it's still tape, so it's not perfect. But have you ever had a hard drive crash with your nearly finished edits on it, never to be retrieved? Tape keeps my footage and can save my backside. When P2 becomes as economical, we'll talk change.

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            5.0

            Good stuff, consistent!

            By Turnip

            from Durham, NC

            About Me Film Professional

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Dependable

            Cons

            • none

            Best Uses

            • All tape-based shooting

            Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

            Great tape - I've been using it exclusively for almost 10 years. I find it's important to stay with one brand of tape to avoid head cleaning problems and this one works best for me.

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            5.0

            We don't use anything else

            By Beautiful Day Films

            from Chandler, AZ

            About Me Film Professional, Tech Savvy

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Durable Design
            • Easy To Use
            • Highly Compatible
            • Produces Great Video

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Documentaries
              • Shooting Indoors
              • Shooting Outdoors

              Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

              We are professional videographers using Canon XH-A1 cameras. This is the tape we use for all our shoots. We've never had a tape that was faulty or had issues capturing.

              I love that the front of the tape has the space to write on. The current picture shows a blue MiniDV label which, in our most recent orders, has been a plain white label. We have received the tapes that have the blue label before but hopefully, moving forward, they all have the white label. It's so much easier when on a shoot not to have to worry about peel and stick labels.

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              4.0

              Great tape from Panasonic

              By Photog3

              from Kansas

              About Me Tech Savvy

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Durable Design
              • Easy To Use
              • Highly Compatible
              • Produces Great Video

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • College sports drama
                • Shooting Indoors
                • Shooting Outdoors

                Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                I use this tape in my Panasonic DVX100B. I won't use anything else and haven't had any problems with this tape. Have purchased over 100 now and haven't had any dropout. Don't purchase those cheap tapes from box stores, it is worth the price on this one!

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                5.0

                Great picture and lasting video quality

                By JC

                from Chicago, IL.

                About Me Tech Savvy

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Produces Great Video

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Documentaries
                  • Home Movies
                  • Shooting Indoors
                  • Shooting Outdoors
                  • Travel

                  Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                  The quality and performance is equal to higher priced professional tapes.

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                  5.0

                  Solid Performance

                  By Sky's the Limit Productions

                  from Eugene, Oregon

                  About Me Film Professional, Tech Savvy

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Durable Design
                  • Easy To Use
                  • Highly Compatible
                  • Produces Great Video

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Documentaries
                    • Home Movies
                    • Shooting Indoors
                    • Shooting Outdoors
                    • Travel

                    Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                    I have been using Panasonic tapes for years, and would probably not use anything else. I work all over the world and in documentary work you only have ONE TAKE, so it is important not to "cheap out" on tape.

                    I have been using the 33 minutes tapes as well for domestic use, so I don't waste so much at the end of the tape. Those unused minutes add up! But for international travel I go with the 63 minutes to save space and weight.

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                    4.0

                    great price for a great product

                    By kedit

                    from Los Angeles, CA

                    About Me Aspiring Film Maker, Tech Savvy

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Highly Compatible

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Documentaries
                      • Home Movies
                      • Shooting Indoors
                      • Shooting Outdoors
                      • Travel

                      Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                      I recently purchased the Canon HV-40, and it's suggested that you use HDV quality tapes. After doing a lot of research on the [@] forums, these are some of the best tapes for the money as they are professional grade tapes. It's debatable whether tapes specifically sold as HDV make a difference, but in my experience the picture quality is superb and no dropouts either.

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                      5.0

                      Excellet DV or HDV tape

                      By AJ

                      from Florida

                      About Me Aspiring Film Maker, Tech Savvy

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Durable Design
                      • Easy To Use
                      • Highly Compatible
                      • Produces Great Video

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Home Movies
                        • Shooting Indoors
                        • Shooting Outdoors
                        • Travel

                        Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                        I use this tape primarily for HDV recordings with a Canon HV20 camera. It works very well and I rarely get dropouts.

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                        5.0

                        Review

                        By Koulis

                        from greece

                        Verified Buyer

                        Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                        Perfetc product ,Exceptional quality [...]

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                        5.0

                        Great Tapes!

                        By tmcd

                        from Denver, CO

                        About Me Film Professional

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Durable Design
                        • Produces Great Video

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Shooting Indoors
                          • Shooting Outdoors

                          Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                          I use about 25 of these tapes a month and have never had any problems. They are high quality and affordable. I use them with the Panasonic DVX 100B and together I always get great video.

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                          5.0

                          Good Tape Good Price

                          By Brad

                          from Vegas

                          About Me Aspiring Film Maker

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Easy To Use
                          • Produces Great Video

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Documentaries
                            • Shooting Indoors
                            • Shooting Outdoors

                            Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                            So far my experience with these tapes has been free of any problems

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                            5.0

                            Best tapes I've used...

                            By MB

                            from Nashville, TN

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Easy To Use
                            • Highly Compatible
                            • Produces Great Video

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                                Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                                Amazing tapes for under an arm and a leg!

                                Buy'em!

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                                5.0

                                Excellent Product

                                By Saul - TWC

                                from Red Oak Texas

                                About Me Film Professional

                                Verified Buyer

                                Pros

                                • Highly Compatible
                                • Produces Great Video

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                  • Shooting Outdoors
                                  • Wedding Videographer

                                  Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                                  I try this new tapes after read some of the reviews and I order some just to try, and for the price you can not beat the excellent quality in the color they perform, excellent product, every single tape work great. I am a believer in this Panasonic brand.

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                                  5.0

                                  Worry free tape

                                  By Mr. Bill

                                  from Havana, FL

                                  About Me Film Professional

                                  Verified Buyer

                                  Pros

                                  • Easy To Use
                                  • Produces Great Video

                                  Cons

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Documentaries
                                    • Shooting Indoors
                                    • Shooting Outdoors

                                    Comments about Panasonic AY-DVM63PQ 63 Minute Mini DV Tape:

                                    I use this product exclusively and never have any problems.

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