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Video8

Video8 is a small cassette that has a tiny film inside it. Think of it as a miniature book with many pages, but instead of words, it has tiny pictures. These pictures move very quickly and make it look like a video.

When you put the Video8 cassette into a special machine called a camcorder, it reads the pictures on the film and shows them on a screen. You can record your own videos by pointing the camcorder at things you want to capture, like your birthday party or a soccer game.

Once you've finished recording, you can take the Video8 cassette out of the camcorder and play it on a TV or computer. This way, you can watch your video and show it to other people whenever you want.

Video8 was very popular in the 1990s, but now there are newer and better ways to record and watch videos. However, Video8 is still a good option if you want to keep your old videos and watch them from time to time.
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