Editing HDV (section)

== History ==
The format was originally developed by [[JVC]] and supported by [[Sony]], [[Canon Inc.|Canon]], and [[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Didn't JVC invent MPEG? Did JVC invent HDV? – ProHD FAQ |url=http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/faq.jsp?tree=&feature_id=13&itempath=&model_id=MDL101539#hdv_hist}}</ref> The four companies formed the HDV Consortium in September 2003.

JVC released its latest HDV camcorder — the GY-HD250 — in 2006. In September 2011 this model was discontinued on the U.S. market.<ref>{{cite web |title=JVC GY-HD250U 3CCD camcorder |url=http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/features.jsp?feature_id=01&tree=&itempath=null&model_id=MDL101625 |access-date=2011-12-22 |publisher=JVC}}</ref> The "B" modification of the older GY-HD200 was released in 2008 and discontinued in November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=JVC GY-HD200UB 3CCD camcorder |url=http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/features.jsp?feature_id=01&tree=&itempath=null&model_id=MDL101623 |access-date=2011-12-22 |publisher=JVC}}</ref> The latest HDV camcorder made by Canon — the HV40 — was released in 2009, but it traces back to the HV20 developed in 2007, and was phased out of production during 2011, though stocks have lasted through 2012. The latest Sony consumer HDV model is the HDR-HC9, originally released in 2008 and discontinued on the North American market in 2011. 2008 was also the year when Sony presented the latest "advanced amateur" and professional HDV camcorders, namely the HDR-FX1000 and the HVR-Z5.

All the three major manufacturers of HDV equipment — JVC, Canon and Sony — heavily invested in development of MPEG-2 video compression scheme and continued to rely on it in their professional tapeless camcorder lineups: [[XDCAM|XDCAM&nbsp;]]HD (Sony), XDCAM&nbsp;EX (Sony and JVC), XDCAM&nbsp;HD422 (Sony), XF&nbsp;Codec (Canon). At the same time Sony and Canon have joined Panasonic in marketing of [[AVCHD]] recording format, which is claimed to deliver visual quality similar to HDV at half the datarate.<ref>{{cite web |title=AVCCAM series concept & workflow |url=http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/sales_o/02products/products/concept/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217004702/http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/sales_o/02products/products/concept/index.html |archive-date=2011-12-17 |access-date=2011-12-12 |publisher=Panasonic Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2009-01-12 |title=Review: Canon Vixia HF11 AVCHD camcorder |url=http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/review_canon_vixia_hf11_avchd_camcorder/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211145636/http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/review_canon_vixia_hf11_avchd_camcorder/ |archive-date=2010-02-11 |access-date=2011-12-12 |publisher=Pro Video Coalition}}</ref> Consumer high definition camcorders released by these companies since 2009 employ AVCHD format.

In 2010 industry analysts did not expect new HDV products, but believed that manufacturers would continue to support HDV for their existing users, while at the same time transitioning to file-based workflow.<ref>{{cite web |author=Oliver Peters |date=2010-03-31 |title=Is HDV Dead? |url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/97526 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404050150/http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/97526 |archive-date=2010-04-04 |access-date=2018-11-29 |publisher=TV Technology}}</ref> When accessed in 2017, the Broadcast & Production Cameras section on Sony's website does not mention HDV technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcast & Production Cameras |url=https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/ |access-date=2017-02-10 |publisher=Sony}}</ref> The HDV page does not list any equipment or whitepapers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcast & Production Cameras: HDV |url=https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/cat-hdv/ |access-date=2017-02-10 |publisher=Sony}}</ref>