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Camcorder · Digital8 camcorder look
D8
Tape look with a digital edge
The tape look with most of the noise engineered out. Digital recording on the old cassettes, and a hint of blocky compression when the picture moves fast.
Based on Digital8: Hi8-size cassettes recorded digitally, around 2000.
- Frame rate
- 30 fps
- Resolution
- 72%
- Frame
- 4:3
- Sound
- Stereo
A frame developed through D8 in REC, with its HUD.
The picture
- Cleaner and punchier than the analog tapes
- Some interlacing and only a trace of chroma bleed
- The occasional square of compression blocking
The sound
Digital sound: 45 Hz to 15 kHz, almost no hiss, no wow or flutter.
- Band
- 45 Hz – 15 kHz
- Hiss
- 5%
- Wow · flutter
- Steady
The display
A blinking red dot and REC, "D8 90" top right, a three-cell battery and a running tape counter.
D8 in REC: questions
How do I get the D8 look on iPhone video?
Open REC, pick D8 from the camera strip and press record. The look runs live in the viewfinder, so what you frame is what you get. You can also import a video you already shot and develop it through D8.
Does the D8 camera change the sound?
Yes. Digital sound: 45 Hz to 15 kHz, almost no hiss, no wow or flutter.
Is D8 free in REC?
Every camera, D8 included, is in the free download, and your first take is free. Unlimited takes need REC Pro ($9.99 a year or $2.99 a week, US prices).
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