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There are three major analog television
standards.
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| NTSC |
PAL |
SECAM |
| National Television System Committee |
Phase
Alternating Line |
Sequential
Couleur Avec Memoire |
| 525 lines |
625 lines |
625 lines |
| 60 frames
per second |
50 frames
per second |
50 frames
per second |
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Here is a list of countries and their
television standard.
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| Afghanistan |
PAL |
| Albania |
PAL |
| Algeria |
PAL |
| Antigua |
NTSC |
| Argentina |
PAL-N |
| Australia |
PAL |
| Austria |
PAL |
| Bahamas |
NTSC |
| Bahrain |
PAL |
| Bangladesh |
PAL |
| Barbados |
NTSC |
| Belgium |
PAL |
| Belize |
NTSC |
| Benin |
SECAM |
| Bermuda |
NTSC |
| Bolivia |
NTSC |
| Brazil |
PAL-M |
| Brunei |
PAL |
| Bulgaria |
SECAM |
| Burma |
NTSC |
| Cambodia |
NTSC |
| Canada |
NTSC |
| Canary Islands |
PAL |
| Chile |
NTSC |
| China (People's Republic) |
PAL |
| Colombia |
NTSC |
| Congo |
SECAM |
| Costa Rica |
NTSC |
| Cuba |
NTSC |
| Curacao |
NTSC |
| Cyprus |
PAL |
| Czech Republic |
PAL + SECAM |
| Denmark |
PAL |
| Djibouti |
SECAM |
| Dominica |
NTSC |
| Dominican Republic |
NTSC |
| Ecuador |
NTSC |
| Egypt |
SECAM |
| El Salvador |
NTSC |
| Fiji |
PAL |
| Finland |
PAL |
| France |
SECAM |
| Gabon |
SECAM |
| Gambia |
SECAM |
| Germany |
PAL |
| Gibraltar |
PAL |
| Greece |
SECAM |
| Greenland |
NTSC |
| Ghana |
PAL |
| Guadeloupe |
SECAM |
| Guam |
NTSC |
| Guatemala |
NTSC |
| Guyana |
SECAM |
| Haiti |
NTSC + SECAM |
| Honduras |
NTSC |
| Hong Kong |
PAL |
| Hungary |
PAL |
| Iceland |
PAL |
| India |
PAL |
| Indonesia |
PAL |
| Iran |
PAL |
| Iraq |
SECAM |
| Ireland |
PAL |
| Israel |
PAL |
| Italy |
PAL |
| Ivory Coast |
SECAM |
| Jamaica |
NTSC |
| Japan |
NTSC |
| Jordan |
PAL |
| Kenya |
PAL |
| Korea (North) |
PAL |
| Korea (South) |
NTSC |
| Kuwait |
PAL |
| Liberia |
PAL |
| Lebanon |
SECAM |
| Libya |
SECAM |
| Luxembourg |
PAL |
| Madagascar |
SECAM |
| Malaysia |
PAL |
| Malta |
PAL |
| Martinique |
SECAM |
| Mauritius |
SECAM |
| Mexico |
NTSC |
| Monaco |
PAL + SECAM |
| Mongolia |
SECAM |
| Morocco |
SECAM |
| Netherlands |
PAL |
| New Caledonia |
SECAM |
| New Guinea |
PAL |
| New Zealand |
PAL |
| Nicaragua |
NTSC |
| Niger |
SECAM |
| Nigeria |
PAL |
| Norway |
PAL |
| Oman |
PAL |
| Pakistan |
PAL |
| Panama |
NTSC |
| Paraguay |
PAL |
| Peru |
NTSC |
| Philippines |
NTSC |
| Poland |
PAL + SECAM |
| Puerto Rico |
NTSC |
| Portugal |
PAL |
| Puerto Rico |
NTSC |
| Qatar |
PAL |
| Reunion |
SECAM |
| Romania |
PAL + SECAM |
| Russia |
SECAM |
| Saipan |
NTSC |
| Samoa |
NTSC |
| Saudi Arabia |
PAL + SECAM |
| Senegal |
SECAM |
| Sierra Leone |
PAL |
| Singapore |
PAL |
| South Africa |
PAL |
| Spain |
PAL |
| Sri Lanka |
PAL |
| St. Martin |
NTSC + PAL + SECAM |
| Sudan |
PAL |
| Surinam |
NTSC |
| Swaziland |
PAL |
| Sweden |
PAL |
| Switzerland |
PAL |
| Syria |
SECAM |
| Tahiti |
SECAM |
| Taiwan |
NTSC |
| Tanzania |
PAL |
| Thailand |
PAL |
| Togo |
SECAM |
| Tobago |
NTSC |
| Trinidad |
NTSC |
| Tunisia |
SECAM |
| Turkey |
PAL |
| Uganda |
PAL |
| United Arab Emirates |
PAL |
| United Kingdom |
PAL |
| United States |
NTSC |
| Uruguay |
PAL-N |
| Venezuela |
NTSC |
| Viet Nam |
SECAM |
| Virgin Islands (US) |
NTSC |
| Yemen |
PAL |
| Yugoslavia |
PAL |
| Zaire |
SECAM |
| Zambia |
PAL |
| Zimbabwe |
PAL |
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In many countries, television standards have
been selected for political (not technical)
considerations. When regimes change, so do the
television standards. Check for the most current
standard for the country you are planning to send your video
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