Erase DV Tape and Mini DV Tapes?
A brief guide to buying a DV tape eraser / degausser

DV - Digital Video, is a recording format created by Sony, JVC, Panasonic and other video camera producers, and launched in 1995. Its smaller tape form factor Mini DV has since become a standard for home and semi-professional video production, and is also used for many professional video recording purposes.

DV tapes and MiniDV Cassettes:
DV uses 1/4" (6.35mm) metal evaporated tape and comes in two cassette formats: standard full-size DV cassette tapes (125x78x14.6mm) that hold three hours of video and one-hour MiniDV cassettes (66x48x12mm). The small Mini DV cassette tapes greatly enabled camcorders to shrink to handheld proportions.

DVC PRO is a professional variant of the DV tape developed by Panasonic. The major difference is a doubled tape speed, which is needed for the best drop-out tolerance and general recording robustness.

Can I Erase DV, Mini DV and DVC-Pro tape?

Yes, and erased DV tapes can be re-used or recycled so it isrecommended that the tapes are erased properly.
The quality of your future recordings on the tape are greatly improved, and it removes the need for 'blanking' DV tapes using your camcorder which puts unnecessary wear and tear on the recording heads.

How do I erase DV tape and MiniDV ?

Using a DV eraser or degausser is considerably quicker and efficient. Less than 10 seconds to full erase a DV tape cassette. VS Security Products recommend confirming that the tape eraser you are looking to buy will erase all your DV media requirements.

DV Tape Eraser equipment available from VS Security Products

V92 Digitape Eraser , can erase the following media: Broadcast & Video: DV, Mini DV, DVC Pro, Hi 8 Data: Diskettes, QIC-DC 600, 2000, TK50, 70, 85, all DLT, 3480/3490E/3590E,4mm/8mm/Exabyte/Travan , LTO 1, 2 & 3
V880 High Energy Conveyor Eraser , The V880 eraser has been designed to bring efficient erasing of Beta SP, Digital Betacam - large & small, D1,D2,D3, MI, MII, Beta, Betacam, U-Matic, U-Matic SP, VHS, S-VHS, Compact Cassettes, LTO 1, 2 & 3, Scotchcart, DAT, 8mm, DV, miniDV, DVC-Pro, 3480 & 3490E Cartridges TK50,70 and 85; Super DLT I, II & III; DLT IV-VSL
V100 Bulk Tape Eraser, an automatic degausser conveyor system for high volume users, suitable for DLT IV-VSL, Super DLT I, II & III, Ultrium LTO 1, 2 & 3;Floppy discs: 10 packs, Cassettes: including Beta SP, MII, D2 S & M, R-Dat, 8mm VHS, VHS U-Matic, Betacam, 3480,3590; DC600, 1000, Audio Tapes, Beta SP, Digital Beta, VHS Digital, DV, MiniDV, DVC Pro, Digital S.