What is the difference between 12 bit and 16 bit audio recording mode on my Sony MiniDV Camera?
March 11th, 2010 | 
Author: Hi,
What is the difference between 12 bit and 16 bit audio recording mode on my Sony MiniDV Camera? (of course there is a difference in quality, but what? Is it noticable? and what other things does it affect? (the total capacity of the tape…will it enable me to record more time if it was set to 12 bit instead of 16 bit? what other differences are there??
Thanx in advance…
You should not be able to tell the difference between the two. However, 16-bit will provide a better version. Why? The key is a device called an ADC or Analog to Digital Converter. The ADC takes the analog waveform from the microphone input and coverts it to a series of bits.
An analogy would be significant numbers in math. If 12-bit recording has 4096 significant digits, then 16-bit recording has 65536 signifiant digits. However, you may only need 4000 significant digits, so using 12-bit recording would work just fine.
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when you have a 12 bit you will hear good, but if you have 16 bit you are going to hear the sound better than before.
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You should not be able to tell the difference between the two. However, 16-bit will provide a better version. Why? The key is a device called an ADC or Analog to Digital Converter. The ADC takes the analog waveform from the microphone input and coverts it to a series of bits.
An analogy would be significant numbers in math. If 12-bit recording has 4096 significant digits, then 16-bit recording has 65536 signifiant digits. However, you may only need 4000 significant digits, so using 12-bit recording would work just fine.
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