NTSC or PAL
|
NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee. Colour Video Signal,
North American and Japanese television standard - 525 Lines, 60Hz. |
|
PAL |
Phase Alternate Line Colour Video Signal standard for most
of Europe, Australia and the Middle East - 625 Lines, 50Hz. |
In other words, if camcorder
is NTSC (USA) model, you must use NTSC camera.
|
Country |
TV |
Colour |
Stereo |
Subtitles |
|
Albania |
B/G |
PAL |
|
Argentina |
N |
PAL-N |
|
Australia |
B/G |
PAL |
FM-FM |
Teletext |
|
Austria |
B/G |
PAL |
FM-FM |
Teletext |
|
Azores (Portugal) |
B |
PAL |
|
Bahamas |
M |
NTSC |
|
Bahrain |
B |
PAL |
|
Barbados |
M |
NTSC |
|
Belgium |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
Teletext |
|
Bermuda |
M |
NTSC |
|
Brazil |
M |
PAL-M |
MTS |
|
Bulgaria |
D |
SECAM |
|
Canada |
M |
NTSC |
MTS |
CC |
|
Canary Is |
B |
PAL |
|
China |
D |
PAL |
|
Colombia |
M |
NTSC |
|
Cyprus |
B |
PAL |
|
Czechsolvakia |
D/K |
SECAM/PAL |
|
Denmark |
B |
PAL |
Nicam |
TeleText |
|
Egypt |
B |
SECAM |
|
Faroe Islands (DK) |
B |
PAL |
|
Finland |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
TeleText |
|
France |
E/L |
SECAM |
|
Teletext |
|
Gambia |
I |
PAL |
|
Germany |
B/G |
PAL |
FM-FM |
TeleText |
|
Germany (prev East) |
B/G |
SECAM/PAL |
|
Gibraltar |
B |
PAL |
|
Greece |
B/G |
PAL (was SECAM) |
|
Hong Kong |
I |
PAL |
Nicam |
|
Hungary |
B/G & D/K |
PAL (was SECAM) |
Nicam (Budapest only) |
|
Iceland |
B |
PAL |
|
India |
B |
PAL |
|
Indonesia |
B |
PAL |
|
Iran |
H |
SECAM |
|
Ireland |
I |
PAL |
Nicam |
TeleText |
|
Israel |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
TeleText |
|
Italy |
B/G |
PAL |
FM/FM |
TeleText |
|
Jamaica |
N |
SECAM |
|
Japan |
M |
NTSC |
Matrix |
|
Jordan |
B |
PAL |
|
Kenya |
B |
PAL |
|
Korea |
M |
NTSC |
|
Luxembourg |
B/G |
PAL |
NICAM |
TeleText |
|
Madeira |
B |
PAL |
|
Madagascar |
B |
SECAM |
|
Malaysia |
B |
PAL |
|
Malta |
B/G |
PAL |
|
Mauritius |
B |
SECAM |
|
Mexico |
M |
NTSC |
MTS |
CC |
|
Monaco |
L/G |
SECAM/PAL |
|
Morocco |
B |
SECAM |
|
Netherlands |
B/G |
PAL |
FM-FM |
TeleText |
|
New Zealand |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
TeleText |
|
North Korea |
D/K? |
SECAM |
|
Norway |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
|
Pakistan |
B |
PAL |
|
Paraguay |
N |
PAL |
|
Peru |
M |
NTSC |
|
Philipines |
M |
NTSC |
|
Poland |
D/K |
PAL |
|
Teletext |
|
Portugal |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
Teletext |
|
Romania |
G |
PAL |
|
Russia |
D/K |
SECAM |
|
Saudi Arabia |
B |
SECAM |
|
Seychelles |
I |
PAL |
|
Singapore |
B |
PAL |
|
South Africa |
I |
PAL |
|
South Korea |
M |
NTSC |
|
Spain |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
Teletext |
|
Sri Lanka |
B/G |
PAL |
|
Sweden |
B/G |
PAL |
Nicam |
Teletext |
|
Switzerland |
B/G |
PAL |
FM-FM |
TeleText |
|
Tahiti |
KI |
SECAM |
|
Taiwan |
M |
NTSC |
|
Thailand |
B |
PAL |
|
Trinidad |
M |
NTSC |
|
Tunisia |
B |
SECAM |
|
Turkey |
B |
PAL |
- |
TeleText |
|
United Arab Emirates |
B/G |
PAL |
|
United Kingdom |
I |
PAL |
Nicam |
TeleText |
|
Uruguay |
N |
PAL |
MTS |
|
USA |
M |
NTSC |
MTS |
CC |
|
Venezuela |
M |
NTSC |
|
Yugoslavia |
B/H |
PAL |
|
Zimbabwe |
B |
PAL |
|