The cameras are essentially identical except for a few new features. They both use Mini-DV/DVCAM tapes. They both record in DVCAM format with option to record in DV mode. Of course, these are very similar except for faster tape speed on DVCAM thus reducing somewhat the dropout potential. Also, with DVCAM, audio is locked to video frames for no drift over time, though in practice, this seldom affects DV users.