What are the benefits of a digital movie camera over a regular video camera?

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The main benefit of a digital movie camera over a regular video camera is the ability to store more video in a smaller space. With a regular video camera you will need to use cassettes which are bulky and limited storage capacity. With a digital camera the disks are small and have large storage capacities.

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