Over a decade ago.... we're talking the first decade of this century, the video tape format was dying a quick death. Formats such as Video8 and its successors such as Hi8, Digital8, and also miniDV were all losing support from leading manufacturers such as Sony, JVC and Canon. Digital technology grew at breakneck speed. Camera electronics and hardware was becoming more and more minitiaturised. Lenses were getting smaller as too were batteries. The only hardware component that