Digital Betacam (also commonly known as DigiBeta) is a digital video tape format that was launched in 1993 by Sony, superseding both Betacam and Betacam SP. It gave superior performance to DVCAM and DVCPRO, while costing significantly less than the D1 digital video format.
S-size tapes are available with up to 40 minutes running time, and L-size tapes with up to 124 minutes, and Digital Betamax tapes are generally light blue.
It was a popular digital video cassette format for broadcast television use, but although it attracted a fair amount of professional support, it didn’t go as far as to become an industry standard like it’s predecessor, Betacam SP.
Some Digital Betcam equipment is backwards-compatible with Betacam and Betacam SP.
In 2016, Sony announced that it was ceasing production of its remaining ½-inch video tape recorders and players, including those for the Digital Betacam format.