MiniDVD

MiniDVD (also Mini DVD or miniDVD) is a DVD disc which is 8 centimetres (3.15 in) in diameter. Most MiniDVDs hold 1.4 GB of data, but there are variants that hold up to 5.2 GB. The MiniDVD is also known as a "3 inch DVD", referring to its approximate diameter in inches.

This article is about 8 cm DVDs. For other uses, see MiniDVD (disambiguation).
Conventional 12 cm disc (left) compared to 8 cm disc (right)
Optical discs
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The 8 cm optical disc format was originally used for music CD singles, hence the commonly used names CD single and miniCD. Similarly, the manufactured 8 cm DVDs were originally used for music videos and as such became known as DVD single.

MiniDVD capacities

Recordable 8 cm discs are commonly used in DVD-based camcorders. The most common MiniDVDs hold 1.4 GB of data, but there are variants that can offer up to 5.2 GB of storage space, through a combination of dual layers and sides. Mini DVDs are also available in +R, +R DS, +R DL, +R DL DS, +RW, +RW DS, -R, -R DS, -R DL, -R DL DS, -RW, and -RW DS variants, just like their full sized counterparts. (DL=Double Layer, DS=Double Sided)

Physical size Single layer capacity Dual/Double layer capacity
12 cm, single sided[1]4.7 GB8.5 GB
12 cm, double sided[1]9.4 GB17.0 GB
8 cm, single sided[2]1.46 GB2.66 GB
8 cm, double sided[2]2.92 GB5.32 GB

Variants of MiniDVD

Nintendo used a disc-based format for their GameCube system, which is a variant of an 8 cm DVD. This format is also supported by the pre-RVL-101 models on the Wii for backward compatibility with the GameCube.

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References
  1. 120 mm DVD - Read-Only Disk (PDF) (Standard) (3rd ed.). ECMA. April 2001. p. 4. 267.
  2. 80 mm DVD - Read-Only Disk (PDF) (Standard) (3rd ed.). ECMA. April 2001. p. 4. 268.
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