HDV
Developed from Sony and JVC, tape based format on standard DV cassette, entry level, low cost operation, MPEG-2 compression, data rates 19Mbps (720p), 25Mbps (1080i), 4:2:0
HDV1: 1280 x 720p, frame rates 25p, 50p, 30p, 60p, 24p
HDV2: 1440 x 1080i, frame rates 25i, 50i, 30i, 60i

XDCAM EX
Developed by sony, tapeless format, MPEG-2 data compression, entry level for tapeless recording, media: SxS PRO memory card,1080 or 720

XDCAM HD mpeg HD
Developed by sony, tapeless format, MPEG-2 data compression, 1080, recording rates: 18Mbps, 25Mbps, 35Mbps, up to 50Gb dual layer professional disk

XDCAM HD mpeg HD422
Developed by sony, tapeless format, MPEG-2 data compression, top range of XDCAM, up to 50Mbps, 1920x1080 resolution, 14 bit AD conversion, 4:2:2 recording

DVCPRO HD
Format developed by Panasonic, tape based, also called D7-HD, same tape as used for DVCAM and DVCPRO, formats: 720/60p, 1080/60i, 1080/24p in development, compression rate 6.7:1, 10-bit, 8 audio channels

D5 HD
Format developed by Panasonic, tape based, 720/60p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i and 1080/30p, compression rates 4:1 in 8-bit mode and 5:1 in 10-bit mode, 8 audio channels

AVCHD
'Advanced Video Codec High Definition', recording on SD Memory Card, MPEG4-AVC (H.264) video compression at a maximum of 24 Mbps, audio stream as AC-3, no uncompressed linear PCM audio is supported, video, audio, subtitles and ancillary streams are multiplexed together into an MPEG-2 transport stream that is stored as binary files

HDCAM
Developed by sony, tape based format, professional broadcast format, 24PsF, 25PsF, 50i and 60i

HDCAM SR
Developed by sony, tape based format, top professional broadcast format, 4:4:4 recording, bit rate of up to 880Mbps, 12 uncompressed audio tracks