Microfilm vs Microfiche: What’s the Difference?
Microfilm and microfiche both store greatly reduced images of documents on photographic film, but their physical formats are different. Microfilm normally stores images sequentially on a roll, while microfiche stores multiple images in a grid on a flat sheet. Both belong to the broader family of archival formats known as microforms. National Archives Feature Microfilm […]
Video8 vs Hi8 vs Digital8: What’s the Difference?
Video8, Hi8 and Digital8 are three generations of the same 8mm camcorder-tape family, but they do not record video in the same way. Video8 and Hi8 are analogue formats, while Digital8 records video digitally. Hi8 improved substantially on Video8 picture quality, while Digital8 brought DV digital recording to the familiar 8mm cassette. If you have […]
