About MOD video and the way to play it on Mac

What is MOD video? (Compare MOD to TOD)
When mention to MOD, we also think of TOD. MOD and TOD are informal names of tapeless video formats used by JVC (MOD and TOD), Panasonic (MOD only) and Canon (MOD only) in some models of digital camcorders. MOD is used exclusively for standard definition video files, while TOD is used for high definition files. MOD and TOD are comparable to XDCAM EX, HDV and AVCHD.

Both MOD and TOD are file-based formats that are stored on a random-access media. Directory structure and naming convention are identical except for extensions of media files. Standard definition video is stored in MPEG program stream container files with MOD extension; in most other systems these files have extension MPG or MPEG. High definition video is stored in MPEG transport stream container files with TOD extension; in most other systems these files have M2T extension.

Note: MOD may also refer to a kind of music, which is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. Many game use MOD as their background music.

Where will MOD video come from?
JVC MOD camcorders: GZ-MG630, GZ-MG670, GZ-MG680, GZ-MG7230, GZ-MS100U, GZ-MG130, GZ-MG155, GZ-MG175, GZ-MG255, GZ-MG555,etc
Panasonic MOD camcorders: SDR-S50, SDR-T50P, SDR-T55P, SDR-H85P, SDR-S26, SDR-SW21, SDR-SW20, SDR-S7, SDR-H20, SDR-H60, SDR-S10, etc
Canon MOD Camcorders: FS200, FS21, FS22, FS100, FS10, FS11

How to play MOD video on Mac?
It is said that MOD video can be viewed on a computer with a player that is capable of reproducing MPEG-2 video. However, in order to play MOD video with Mac default QuickTime, mac users often convert MOD video for Mac. As a matter of fact, MOV, AVI, DV, MPEG a supported formats on Mac, therefore changing MOD to such formats provides a solution to play MOD with QuickTime or iTunes.