DV (PAL): 720x576 - one possible source: an "Intermediate Codec"

or 702x576 (camera) or 768x576 (square pixel picture source on a computer to squish into the DV format) or 704x576 (DVD)

Snapshot (Frame) of the event 25 time per second

414,720 pixels per frame - 10 Mpixel per second - 36-GB per hour per per sample (6 to 12 samples per pixel, 8 bits per samples) - 214 - 428 GB per hour without the sound

As usual, compression is there to improve such raw numbers to 3 MBytes/sec or 25 Mbits/sec (1 GB = 5 min)

Like MJPEG, DV is an intra-frame compression format. They both compress only a single frame at a time.

Data saved on DV cartridge

Digital video's audio: CD quality

DV NTSC: 720x480 at 29.97 fps (=> 640x480)

For More about Digital Video and conversion issues (and the fact that pixels are often not square): http://www.uwasa.fi/~f76998/video/conversion/

For More about Digital Video and Image Formats: http://www.zerocut.com/tech/vid_img.htm

The Best introduction to Digital Video for the Web: http://stream.uen.org/medsol/digvid/html/mainmenu.html