Editing MiniDVD (section)

{{short description|8-centimeter DVD disc}}
{{about|8&nbsp;cm DVDs|other uses|MiniDVD (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:DVDs-12cm-8cm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Conventional 12 cm disc (left) compared to 8 cm disc (right)]]
[[File:DCR-DVD201E-2.jpg|thumb|A Sony camcorder using MiniDVD media]]
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'''MiniDVD''' or '''8 cm DVD''' (also "'''3 [[inch]] DVD'''") is a [[DVD]] disc with a reduced diameter of {{convert|8|cm|in|2}}. It has been most commonly used in [[camcorders]] due to its compact size.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2005-02-06 |title=Kid Vid and the Mini-DVD |url=https://www.soundandvision.com/news/020405minidvd |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Sound & Vision |language=en}}</ref> The most common MiniDVDs are single layered and hold 1.4 [[Gigabyte|GB]] of data, but there are variants that can offer up to 5.2&nbsp;GB of storage space, through a combination of dual layers and dual sides.

8&nbsp;cm DVDs were originally used for [[music video]]s and as such became known as [[DVD single]], similarly to how 8&nbsp;cm optical discs were previously used for music [[single (music)|singles]] on [[compact disc]]s (i.e. [[CD single]] and [[miniCD]]). However the MiniDVD format has been mostly used as recordable discs in DVD-based camcorders during the 2000s; a single layer disc can record up to 30 minutes of standard definition video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biersdorfer |first=J. d |date=2005-02-24 |title=On Only 3 Inches of Disc, 30 Minutes of High-Quality Video |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/technology/circuits/on-only-3-inches-of-disc-30-minutes-of-highquality.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A number of movies and TV shows have also been released on the format in the mid-2000s, usually targeting children using low-cost small players.<ref name=":0" />

[[Nintendo]] used a [[Nintendo GameCube Game Disc|very similar disc-based format]] for the [[GameCube]].