World Video Standards

 

AFRICA

Country

Standard

 

Country 

Standard

Algeria 

PAL

 

Namibia 

PAL

Benin

SECAM

 

Nigeria 

PAL

Botswana

PAL

 

 

 

Cameroon 

SECAM

 

Senegal 

SECAM

Congo

SECAM

 

Sierra Leone

 

Egypt 

SECAM

 

South Africa

PAL

Ethiopia 

PAL

 

Sri Lanka 

PAL

 

 

 

Sudan 

PAL

Gabon 

SECAM

 

Swaziland

PAL

Ghana 

PAL

 

 

PAL

Guinea

SECAM

 

Tanzania 

PAL

Ivory Coast

SECAM

 

Togo 

SECAM

Kenya 

PAL

 

Tunisia 

PAL

 

 

 

Uganda 

PAL

Liberia 

PAL

 

Yemen 

PAL

Libya 

SECAM

 

Zambia 

PAL

Madagascar 

SECAM

 

Zaire 

SECAM

Morocco 

SECAM

 

Zanzibar 

PAL

Mozambique 

PAL

 

Zimbabwe 

PAL

 

ASIA & MIDDLE EAST

Country

Standard

 

Country 

Standard

Abu Dhabi 

PAL

 

New Zealand  

PAL

Afghanistan  

PAL

 

Nepal  

PAL

Albania 

PAL

 

New Caledonia  

SECAM

Australia  

PAL

 

North Korea 

PAL

Azores  

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oman  

PAL

Bahrain  

PAL

 

 

 

Bangladesh  

PAL

 

Pakistan  

PAL

 

 

 

Philippines  

NTSC 

 

 

 

Polynesia  

SECAM

Brunei 

PAL

 

 

 

Burma  

NTSC 

 

Qutar  

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

China  

PAL

 

Reunion  

SECAM

Cyprus G 

SECAM

 

Russia  

PAL

Cyprus T  

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sabah  

PAL

Guam 

NTSC 

 

Saipan  

NTSC 

Guadeloupe  

SECAM

 

Samoa  

NTSC 

Guiana  

SECAM

 

Sarawa  

PAL

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia 

SECAM

India  

PAL

 

Singapore  

PAL

Indonesia 

PAL

 

South Korea 

NTSC 

Iran  

SECAM

 

Sri Lanka 

PAL

Iraq  

SECAM

 

Surinam  

NTSC 

Israel 

PAL

 

Syria 

SECAM

 

 

 

 

 

Japan 

NTSC 

 

Tahiti  

SECAM

Jordan  

PAL

 

Taiwan 

NTSC 

 

 

 

Thailand  

PAL

Kuwait  

PAL

 

Tibet  

PAL

 

 

 

Turkey  

PAL

Laos  

PAL

 

 

 

Lebanon  

PAL

 

Ukraine  

SECAM

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia  

PAL

 

Yemen  

PAL

Madeira  

PAL

 

 

 

Malta 

PAL

 

United Arab E.  

PAL

Mauritius  

SECAM

 

  

 

Mongolia  

SECAM

 

 

 

Myanmar  

NTSC 

 

 

 

 

CARIBBEAN

Country

Standard

 

Country 

Standard

Antigua  

NTSC 

  

Haiti  

NTSC 

Antilles  

NTSC 

 

Jamaica  

NTSC 

Aruba  

NTSC 

 

Martinique  

SECAM

Bahamas  

NTSC 

 

Puerto Rico 

NTSC 

Barbados  

NTSC 

  

St. Kitts  

NTSC 

Bermuda  

NTSC 

 

 

 

Canary Is. 

PAL

  

St. Thomas 

NTSC 

Cayman Is. 

NTSC 

  

 

 

 Cuba  

NTSC 

  

Trinidad  

SECAM

 Curacao  

NTSC 

  

Virgin Islands 

NTSC 

Dominican Republic  

NTSC 

  

  

  

 

EUROPE

Country

Standard

 

Country

Standard

Austria 

PAL

 

Latvia

PAL

Bulgaria 

SECAM

 

Lithuania

PAL

Belarus

SECAM

 

Luxembourg

PAL

Belgium

PAL

     

Channel Island

PAL

 

Monaco

PAL

Czech Republic 

SECAM

     

 

   

Netherlands

 

Denmark

PAL

 

Norway

PAL

Estonia

SECAM

   

PAL

 

   

Poland

SECAM

Finland 

PAL

 

Portugal

PAL

France

SECAM

     
     

Romania

PAL

Germany

PAL

 

Slovakia

SECAM

Greece

SECAM

 

Spain 

PAL

Greenland

PAL

 

Sweden

PAL

     

Switzerland

PAL

Hungary

SECAM

 

   

Ireland 

PAL

 

Turkey 

PAL

Italy 

PAL

 

United Kingdom 

PAL

 

 

 

Yugoslavia  

PAL

 

NORTH AMERICA

Country

Standard

 

Canada  

NTSC 

 

Mexico  

NTSC 

 

USA (incl Hawaii)

NTSC 

 

 

SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA

Country

Standard

 

Country 

Standard

Argentina  

PAL

 

Guatemala  

NTSC 

Bolivia  

NTSC 

 

Guyana  

SECAM

Brazil 

PAL M

 

Honduras  

NTSC 

Chile  

NTSC 

 

Nicaragua  

NTSC 

Columbia  

NTSC 

 

Panama  

NTSC 

Costa Rica 

NTSC 

 

Peru  

NTSC 

Ecuador  

NTSC 

 

Surinam  

NTSC 

El Salvador  

NTSC 

 

Uruguay 

PAL M

 

 

 

Venezuela  

NTSC 

 

 

 

COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
ABU DHABI PAL B G 240 50HZ 2
AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM(H) B - 220 50HZ 5
ALASKA

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 1
ALBANIA PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
ALGERIA PAL B G 120/220 50HZ 5
AMERICAN SAMOA

NTSC 

- - 120 60HZ 1
ANDORRA SECAM(V)/PAL L L 220 50HZ 2
ANGOLA PAL I - 220 50HZ 5
ANTIGUA

NTSC 

M - 230 60HZ 4
ANTILLES (DUTCH)

NTSC 

M - 120/240 50/60HZ 4
ARGENTINA PAL-N N N 220 50HZ 4
ARUBA

NTSC 

M - 120 60HZ 4
ASCENSION ISLAND PAL B - 220 50HZ -
AUSTRALIA PAL B G 240 50HZ 4
AUSTRIA PAL B G 230 50HZ 2
AZORES PAL B - 120/220 50HZ 2
AZERBAIJAN SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ -
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
BAHAMAS

NTSC 

M - 120 60HZ 4
BAHRAIN PAL B G 110/220 50/60HZ 2
BANGLADESH PAL B - 220/230 50HZ 5
BARBADOS

NTSC 

M - 120 50HZ 4
BARBUDA

NTSC 

M - 230 60HZ 4
BELARUS SECAM D K 220 50HZ -
BELGIUM PAL B H 230 50HZ 2
BELIZE

NTSC 

M - 110/220 60HZ 4
BENIN SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ -
BERMUDA

NTSC 

M - 120/240 60HZ 4
BOLIVIA

NTSC -M N

M N 110/220 50HZ 4
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINIA PAL B H 220 50HZ 2
BOTSWANA PAL I - 220 50HZ 5
BHUTAN - - - - -
BRAZIL PAL-M M M 110/220 60HZ 4
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110/240 60HZ 4
BRUNEI PAL B B 230 50HZ 3
BULGARIA SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ 2
BURKINA FASO SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ 5
BURMA

NTSC 

M - 120/240 60HZ 3
BURUNDI SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ 5
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
CAMBODIA (KAMPUCHEA) SECAM(V) M - 220 50HZ 3
CAMEROON PAL B G 220 50HZ 5
CANADA

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 1
CANARY ISLANDS PAL B G 110/220 50HZ 2
CAPE VERDE PAL - - 220 50HZ 5
CAYMEN ISLANDS PAL//NTSC - - 120/240 60HZ -
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SECAM K1 - 220 50HZ 5
CHAD SECAM(V) D - 220 50HZ 5
CHILE

NTSC 

M M 220 50HZ 4
CHINA (PEOPLES REPUBLIC) PAL D - 220 50HZ 6
CHRISTMAS ISLAND PAL - - 230 50HZ -
COLUMBIA

NTSC 

M M 110 60HZ 4
CONGO (PEOPLES REPUBLIC) SECAM(V) D - 220 50HZ 5
COOK ISLAND PAL B - 220 50HZ -
CORSICA SECAM(V) L - 220 50HZ 2
COSTA RICA

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 4
CROATIA PAL B H 220 50HZ 2
CUBA

NTSC 

M M 120/220 60HZ 4
CURACAO

NTSC 

M - - 4
CYPRUS PAL B G 240 50HZ 2
CYPRUS (TURKISH) PAL B G 240 50HZ 2
CZECH REPUBLIC (NOVA) SECAM(H) D K 230 50HZ 2
CZECH REPUBLIC PAL D K 230 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
DAHOMEY SECAM K1 - - 5
DENMARK PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
DIEGO GARCIA

NTSC 

M - 110/220 60HZ 1
DJIBOUTI SECAM(V) B G 220 50HZ 5
DOMINICA

NTSC 

M - 230 50HZ 4
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

NTSC 

M M 110 60HZ 4
DUBAI PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
EASTER ISLAND PAL B - 220 50HZ -
ECUADOR

NTSC 

M M 120/220 60HZ 4
EGYPT SECAM/PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
EGYPT PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
EL SALVADOR

NTSC 

M - 120 60HZ 4
EQUATORIAL GUINEA SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ 5
ERITREA PAL B - 220 50HZ 5
ESTONIA SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ 5
ETHIOPIA PAL B - 220 50HZ 5
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
FALKLAND ISLANDS PAL - - - 4
FAROE ISLANDS PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
FIJI PAL B - 240 50HZ 4
FINLAND PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
FRANCE SECAM(V) L L 220 50HZ 2

 

COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
GABON SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ 5
GALAPAGOS ISLAND

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ -
GAMBIA PAL I - 230 60HZ 5
GAZA & WEST BANK PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
GEORGIA SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ 5
GERMANY PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
GHANA PAL B G 220 50HZ 5
GIBRALTAR PAL B H 240 50HZ 2
GREECE SECAM/PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
GREENLAND NTSC/PAL B - 220 50HZ 2
GRENADA

NTSC 

M - 230 50HZ 4
GUADELOUPE SECAM(V) K - 220 50HZ -
GUAM

NTSC 

M - 120/240 60HZ 1
GUATEMALA

NTSC 

M M 120/240 60HZ 4
GUINEA PAL K1 - 220 50HZ 5
GUINEA-BISSAU PAL - - 220 50HZ 5
GUYANA FRENCH SECAM(V) K1 - 120/220 50HZ 4
GUYANA (REPUBLIC)

NTSC 

M - 120 60HZ 4

 

COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
HAITI

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ 4
HAWAII

NTSC 

M - 120 60HZ 1
HOLLAND PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
HONDURAS

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 4
HONG KONG PAL - I 220 50HZ 3
HUNGARY SECAM/PAL D K 220 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
ICELAND PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
INDIA PAL B - 220 50HZ 5
INDONESIA PAL B G 110/220 50HZ 3
IRAN SECAM(H) B G 220 50HZ 2
IRAQ SECAM(H) B - 220 50HZ 2
IRELAND PAL I I 220 50HZ 2
ISRAEL PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
ITALY PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
IVORY COAST SECAM(V) K1 K1 220 50HZ 5
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
JAMAICA

NTSC 

M - 110 50HZ 4
JAPAN

NTSC 

M M 110 50/60HZ 2
JOHNSTON ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ -
JORDAN PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
KAMPUCHEA SECAM(V) M - - -
KAZAKHSTAN SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ 5
KENYA PAL B G 230 50HZ 5
KIRIBATI PAL ?? - - - -
KOREA NORTH SECAM D K 220 50HZ 3
KOREA SOUTH

NTSC 

M M 220 60HZ 3
KUWAIT PAL B G 240 50HZ 2
KYRGYZSTAN SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ 5
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
LAOS PAL-M M - 220 50HZ 3
LATVIA PAL B G 220 50HZ 5
LATVIA SECAM D K 220 50HZ 5
LEBANON PAL B G 110/220 50HZ 2
LEEWARD ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ -
LESOTHO PAL - I 220 50HZ 5
LIBERIA PAL B H 110/220 60HZ 5
LIBYA SECAM B G 120/230 50HZ 5
LIECHTENSTEIN PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
LITHUANIA PAL B G 220 50HZ 5
LITHUANIA SECAM(H) D K 220 50HZ 5
LUXEMBOURG PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
LUXEMBOURG SECAM L L 220 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
MACAU PAL I - 200 50HZ -
MACEDONIA PAL B - - 2
MADAGASCAR SECAM(V) K1 - 120/220 50HZ 5
MADEIRA PAL B - 220 50HZ -
MALAWI PAL B G 230 50HZ 5
MALAYSIA PAL B G 230 50HZ 3
MALDIVES PAL B - 220 50HZ -
MALI SECAM(V) K - 220 50HZ 5
MARIANA ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ -
MALTA PAL B H 240 50HZ 2
MARSHALL ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ 1
MARTINIQUE SECAM(V) K - 220 50HZ -
MAURITANIA SECAM(V) B - 220 5OHZ 5
MAURITIUS SECAM(V) B I 230 50HZ 5
MEXICO

NTSC 

M M 110-125 60HZ 4
MICRONESIA

NTSC 

M - 120 60HZ 1
MIDWAY ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ -
MONACO SECAM(V)/PAL L L,G 120/220 50HZ 2
MONTENEGRO PAL B G - -
MONGOLIA SECAM(V) D - 120 50HZ 5
MONTSERRAT

NTSC 

M - 110/230 60HZ -
MOROCCO SECAM(V) B - 120/220 50HZ 5
MOZAMBIQUE PAL B - 220 50HZ 5
MYANMAR

NTSC 

M - - 3
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
NAMIBIA PAL I - 220 50HZ 5
NAURU - - - 240 50HZ -
NEPAL PAL B - 220 50HZ -
NETHERLANDS PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ -
NEW ZEALAND PAL B G 230 50HZ 4
NICARAGUA

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 4
NIGER SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ 5
NIGERIA PAL B G 230 50HZ 5
NORFOLK ISLAND PAL B - - -
NORWAY PAL B G 230 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
OKINAWA

NTSC 

B G 120 60HZ 2
OMAN PAL B G 240 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
PAKISTAN PAL B - 230 50HZ 5
PALAU

NTSC 

M - - -
PANAMA

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 4
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAL B G 240 50HZ 5
PARGUAY PAL-N N N 220 50HZ 4
PERU

NTSC 

M M 110/220 50/60HZ 4
PHILIPPINES

NTSC 

M M 220 60HZ 3
POLAND PAL D K 230 50HZ 2
POLAND PAL - - 220 50HZ 2
POLYNESIA SECAM(V) K - - -
PORTUGAL PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
PUERTO RICO

NTSC 

M M 110 60HZ 4
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
QATAR PAL B - 240 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
REUNION SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ -
ROMANIA SECAM(H)/PAL D K 220 50HZ 2
RUSSIA SECAM D K 220 50HZ 5
RWANDA SECAM K1 - 220 50HZ 5

 

COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
SAMOA

NTSC 

M - 230 50HZ 1
SARDINIA PAL B - 220 50HZ 2
SAUDI ARABIA SECAM(H)/PAL B G 120/220 50HZ 2
SAUDI ARABIA PAL B - 120/220 50HZ 2
SENEGAL SECAM(V) K1 - 120 50HZ 5
SERBIA PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
SEYCHELLES PAL B - 230 50HZ 5
SIERRA LEONE PAL B G 230 50HZ 5
SINGAPORE PAL B G 230 50HZ -
SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
SLOVENIA PAL B H 220 50HZ 2
SOLOMON ISLANDS PAL - - - -
SOMALIA PAL B - 220 50HZ 5
SOUTH AFRICA PAL I I 230 50HZ 2
SPAIN PAL B G 120/220 50HZ 2
SRI LANKA PAL B - 230 50HZ 5
ST HELENA - - - - 5
ST KITTS AND NEVIS

NTSC 

M - 230 60HZ -
ST LUCIA

NTSC 

M - 220 60HZ -
ST PIERRE SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ -
ST VINCENT

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ -
SUDAN PAL B G 240 50HZ 5
SURINAM

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 4
SWAZILAND PAL B G 230 50HZ 5
SWEDEN PAL B G 240 50HZ 2
SWITZERLAND PAL B G 110/220 50HZ 2
SYRIA SECAM(H) B - 110/220 50HZ 2
SYRIA PAL - G 110/220 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
TAHITI SECAM(V) K - 110/220 60HZ -
TAJIKISTAN SECAM D K 220 50HZ 5
TAIWAN

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ 3
TANZANIA PAL B G 230 50HZ 5
THAILAND PAL B - 220 50HZ 3
TOGO SECAM(V) K - 220 50HZ 5
TONGA PAL - - 240 50HZ -
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

NTSC 

M M 110/230 60HZ 4
TRISTIAN DA CUNAH PAL - - - -
TUNISIA SECAM(V) B - 120/220 50HZ 5
TURKEY PAL B G 110/220 50HZ 2
TURKMENISTAN SECAM D K - 5
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
UKRAINE SECAM D K 220 50HZ 5
UGANDA PAL B G 240 50HZ 5
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PAL B G 220/240 50HZ 2
UNITED KINGDOM PAL - I 240 50HZ 2
URUGUAY PAL-n N N 220 50HZ 4
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NTSC 

M M 120 60HZ 1
UZBEKISTAN SECAM D K 220 50HZ 5
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
VANUATU PAL - - 220 50HZ -
VATICAN CITY PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
VENEZUELA

NTSC 

M M 120/240 60HZ 4
VIETNAM NTSC/SECAM(V) M,D - 120/220 50HZ 3
VIRGIN ISLANDS

NTSC 

M - 110 60HZ 1
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
WALLIS ISLAND SECAM(V) K - 220 50HZ -
WESTERN SAMOA - - - 230 50HZ 1
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
YEMEN PAL B - 220 50HZ 2
YUGOSLAVIA PAL B G 220 50HZ 2
COUNTRY COLOUR SYSTEM VHF UHF MAINS ELECTRICITY DVD REGION
ZAIRE SECAM(V) K1 - 220 50HZ 5
ZAMBIA PAL B G 220 50HZ 5
ZANZIBAR PAL I I 220 50HZ 5
ZIMBABWE PAL B G 230 50HZ 5

 

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