i where just wondering if there is a big difference between those options on mini dv?
a normal mini dv tape has 60 min shortplay and longplay would be 90 min.
so what is really different? the colors? the resolution?
i m shooting with older sony mini dv camcorder model, its like 3 years old.

No quality diffrenece if youre using a digital camera but youre most likely to lose information.

Once I shot with LP. the camera said it was recording and when I looked at the footage some of what I thought I had shot was not there. That's LP.

SP decrease or even gets rid of those chances.

DVcam is one step up. Youre least likely to experience that with DVcam. Thats y the pros use DVcam. So that they dont lose footage that cost a ton of $$$ to make.

Oh yeah also with LP youll get these squares that sometimes appear out of nowhere. It failed to correctly record the info.

same thing always happens with me and my friend...we were shooting a movie...and like towards the end of the tape it would fuk up...we didn't know this till we watched the footage later....and the recording would like "skip" and stuff. I hate that.

-Kyle "BIG" Johnson of TacoWagonProductions

Q.What did the right leg say to the left leg?
A. Watch out for the guy in the middle. He's a real dick

btw, thanks for brining that to my attention...i didn't realize the reason for my footage dissapearing....i didn't know the LP was the reason. thanks

-Kyle "BIG" Johnson of TacoWagonProductions

Q.What did the right leg say to the left leg?
A. Watch out for the guy in the middle. He's a real dick

Its not actually called "Shortplay"
Its Standard Play..