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