There were format battles between various camcorders, for decades.
They didn't get the same press as the VHS/Beta format battle, but were just as interesting.

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00:00 Introduction
02:05 Compare VHSC and Video8
12:26 Hi8 and SVHSC
14:52 Put the tapes through a degausser
17:03 Dismantle tapes
22:52 Where VHSC would be better
28:03 miniDV vs miniDVD (8cm DVD)
35:26 micromv tape
36:56 Conclusion