Recording Format Selector

	*Videotape*
		HDCAM	DVC Pro HD	HDCAM-SRW	D5	HDV	Hard Drive	Memory Card	XDCam
Commercials		Yes	Yes	Yes	Studio Only	Not Recommended for Medium to High Budgets	Yes	Yes	Not Best Choice
Feature Films		Not Best Choice but Acceptable	Not Best Choice but more acceptable than HDCam (records in 1080i)	Yes	Recorders are not portable	No	Yes - Especially for projects being shot using a 4K or better camera	Yes - Especially for projects being shot using a 4K or better camera	No
Documentaries		Yes	Yes	Not Preferred	No	Yes	Not Preferred	Not Preferred because of Media Management	Yes
Sit-coms - Studio Shoots		Yes	Yes	Not Preferred	Yes	No	Not Preferred	Not Preferred	No
Episodic		Yes	Yes	Not Preferred	Studio Only	No	Not Preferred	Not Preferred	No
Music Videos (Short Form)		Yes	Yes	Not Preferred	Not Recommended	Yes	Not Preferred	Yes	Not Preferred
Concerts		Yes	Yes - Recommended for TV Release and better choice than HDCAM if to be released as a Feature Film	Only if to released as a Feature Film	Requires Studio Deck, so all cameras must be connected via Coax Cable	Not Preferred but acceptable for Blu-Ray release	Not Preferred unless being released as a Feature Film	Yes - Especially for projects being shot using a 4K or better camera	Not Preferred but acceptable for Blu-Ray only release
Film Shorts		Yes	Yes	Not Preferred	Not Recommended	Not Preferred but acceptable	Yes - But requires media management	Yes - But requires media management	Not Preferred
Reality Show		Yes	Yes	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Preferred but acceptable	Not Preferred	No	Yes
Variety Show		Yes	Yes	Not Recommended	Yes - Studio Deck	No	No	No	No
Game Shows		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Talk Shows		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sit-coms - Remote		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Not Preferred	Not Preferred	Not Preferred
Sports		Yes	Yes	No	Yes - From a mobile unit or flight pack	No	No	No	No