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VHS Tape Formats (Recording Standards)

NTSC:

NTSC is the most common video format in the United States and Canada. NTSC, an acronym for the National Television Standards Committee, delivers 29.97 frames per second.

Countries that use the NTSC Television Display System:

 
  • Antigua
  • Antilles
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Korea (South)
  • Leeward Islands
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Midway Islands
  • Montserrat
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Samoa (East)
  • Surinam
  • Taiwan
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States & Territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Palau, Micronesia, Mariana Islands, and Marshall Islands)
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam


PAL:

PAL is the video format used in Europe and parts of Asia. PAL, an acronym for Phase Alternation Line, delivers 25 frames per second.

Countries that use the PAL Television Display System:

 
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Argentina (PAL-N)
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azores
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
  • Bioko (formerly Fernando Po)
  • Bosnia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil (PAL-M)
  • Brunei
  • Cameroon
  • Canary Islands
  • China
  • Cyprus (Turkish)
  • Denmark
  • Dubai
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greenland
  • Hong Kong
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Macedonia
  • Madeira
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Mozambique
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Papua, New Guinea
  • Paraguay (PAL-N)
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Saba
  • San Marino
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • Uganda
  • Uruguay (PAL-N)
  • Vatican
  • Yemen
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zambia
  • Zanzibar
  • Zimbabwe


SECAM:

SECAM is a video format used primarily in France and Russia. It stands for Séquentiel Couleur avec Memoire.

Countries that use the SECAM Television Display System:

 
  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
  • Central Africa Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Djibouti
  • Estonia
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guinea (Rep.)
  • Guyana (French)
  • Guyana (Rep.)
  • Hungary
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea (North)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • New Caledonia
  • Poland
  • Reunion Island
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Slovakia
  • Society Islands
  • Tahiti
  • Tajikistan
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Upper Volta
  • Uzbekistan
  • Zaire