Sony DVM60EXML MiniDV Tape – Excellence, Sealed, Made in Japan
$12.00
Sony’s best MiniDV stock, sealed and unopened: Metal Evaporated tape with a diamond-like carbon coating that is there to resist shedding and dropout — the two failures that cannot be undone afterwards. Rated 2 dB better on carrier-to-noise than Sony Premium. Made in Japan, 60 minutes SP.
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Sony DVM60EXML Excellence MiniDV Digital Video Cassette – 60 Minutes, Metal Evaporated, IC Memory Chip, Made in Japan, New Old Stock Sealed
Sealed, unopened Japanese-made Sony Excellence MiniDV tape — the top of the MiniDV range, and no longer made by anyone.
Why the Tape Stock Matters
If you shoot MiniDV or you are digitising a shelf of old tapes, the tape stock itself is the part that decides whether the footage survives. The Excellence was Sony’s best: Metal Evaporated tape with a diamond-like carbon protective coating, which is there specifically to resist shedding and dropout — the two failures that put blocky artefacts through a recording and cannot be undone afterwards. Sony rated it 2 dB better on carrier-to-noise than the Premium tape below it, which matters most in LP mode where the margin is thinnest.
Cassette Memory
It also carries a 4 kbit IC memory chip in the shell, so a camcorder that supports cassette memory can index and bookmark within the tape rather than shuttling blindly.
Why Sealed Japanese Stock Is Hunted
These are Japanese-made and factory sealed. That combination is the reason people hunt for them: MiniDV production ended years ago, later stock came from other plants, and archivists working through irreplaceable footage would rather put a Japanese Excellence in the transport than whatever turns up loose in a drawer.
Not Being Made Again
Blank MiniDV in this grade is not being manufactured again. If you have a camcorder you still use, or footage you still need to capture, these are worth putting aside now rather than looking for later.
Features
- Metal Evaporated tape formulation
- Diamond-like carbon protective coating — resists shedding and dropout
- 4 kbit IC memory chip for in-camera indexing and bookmarking
- 2 dB better carrier-to-noise than Sony Premium tape
- 60 minutes SP, 90 minutes LP
- Factory sealed, never opened
- Made in Japan
Sony DVM60EXML Excellence MiniDV Digital Video Cassette Specifications
- Model: DVM60EXML
- Format: MiniDV (DVC) digital video cassette
- Grade: Excellence — Sony’s top MiniDV formulation
- Running Time: 60 minutes SP / 90 minutes LP
- Tape Type: Metal Evaporated with diamond-like carbon coating
- Cassette Memory: 4 kbit IC chip
- Origin: Made in Japan
- Condition: New old stock, factory sealed, unopened
- Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 2.6 x 1.9 x 0.5 inches (66 x 48 x 12.2 mm)
- Weight: 0.05 lbs (23 g)
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Sony began in Tokyo in 1946, founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, and it helped bring the world the Walkman and the compact disc. We carry Sony stereo and AV receivers, CD players, cassette decks, amplifiers and speakers. We've had more than 220 Sony listings so far, covering more than 185 different models. Every used Sony here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.
Sony models we've sold more than once include the TC-K61 cassette deck, the CDP-CE305 and CDP-C335 CD players, the STR-DA5700ES AV receiver and the STR-4800SD stereo receiver.
The Sony story, 1946 to today
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo ("Totsuko") in Tokyo in 1946, growing out of a radio repair business Ibuka had started the year before. The company was renamed Sony in 1958.
Tape and transistors. The G-model tape recorder of 1950 is described as Japan's first, and the TR-55 transistor radio of 1955 was the first Sony-branded product.
ES. Sony describes the TA-1120 integrated amplifier of 1965 as the first all-silicon-transistor stereo amplifier and dates its ES ("Elevated Standard") line from it.
Walkman and CD. The Walkman went on sale in Japan in July 1979. Sony worked with Philips on the compact disc, and Sony's CDP-101 was among the first CD players on sale in Japan in October 1982. Sony still makes ES AV receivers.
Which Sony is which?
STR receivers: stereo receivers from the late 1960s on, such as the STR-6120, and later AV receivers, including ES models.
TA amplifiers and ES separates: from the TA-1120 to the TA-E86 preamplifier and TA-N86 power amplifier (1978).
CDP CD players: from the CDP-101 (1982) and CDP-701ES (1983) to changers such as the CDP-CE305 and CDP-C335 we sell often.
TC tape decks: reel-to-reel recorders until 1985, and cassette decks such as the TC-K61 and the three-head TC-K777ES.
SS speakers: such as the SS-G7 floorstanders of 1978.
Buying used Sony: what to check
CD players. Open and close the drawer several times; hesitation can be an early sign of trouble. Laser pickups wear, skipping is a symptom, and tray belts age.
Cassette decks. Belts dry out and cause slipping or uneven playback, and worn heads dull the sound. Run fast-forward and rewind, and check Dolby.
Amplifiers and receivers. Noisy switches and dirty relay contacts cause many faults, and bias settings drift with age. On tuners, look for blown bulbs and broken dial cords.
Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.
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