MiniDVD

[1] The most common MiniDVDs are single layered and 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 dual sides.

However the MiniDVD format has been mostly used as recordable discs in DVD-based camcorders during the 2000s; a single layer disc can record up to 30 minutes of standard definition video.

[2] A number of movies and TV shows have also been released on the format in the mid-2000s, usually targeting children using low-cost small players.

The most common MiniDVDs are single layered, which can hold 1.46 GB of data, however, there also exists dual layered 2.6 GB versions,[3] dual sided single layer 2.8 GB versions,[4] and dual sided dual layer 5.2 GB versions.

A double sided dual layered disc can hold 5.2 GB of data (2.6 GB x 2), with the MiniDVD-RAM version of the double sided, dual layer disc being able to hold 5.6 GB of data (2.8GB x 2).

Conventional 12 cm disc (left) compared to 8 cm disc (right)
A Sony camcorder using MiniDVD media