What are the NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video format standards?

NTSC is an abbreviation for National Television Standards Committee, named for the group that originally developed the black & white and ... SonySupportArticleID:00006682/LastModified:12/13/2021WhataretheNTSC,PAL,andSECAMvideoformatstandards? ApplicableProductsandCategoriesofThisArticleNTSCisanabbreviationforNationalTelevisionStandardsCommittee,namedforthegroupthatoriginallydevelopedtheblack&whiteandsubsequentlycolortelevisionsystemthatisusedintheUnitedStates,Japanandmanyothercountries.AnNTSCpictureismadeupof525interlacedlinesandisdisplayedatarateof29.97framespersecond.PALisanabbreviationforPhaseAlternateLine.ThisisthevideoformatstandardusedinmanyEuropeancountries.APALpictureismadeupof625interlacedlinesandisdisplayedatarateof25framespersecond.SECAMisanabbreviationforSequentialColorandMemory.ThisvideoformatisusedinmanyEasterncountriessuchastheUSSR,China,Pakistan,France,andafewothers.LikePAL,aSECAMpictureisalsomadeupof625interlacedlinesandisdisplayedatarateof25framespersecond.However,thewaySECAMprocessesthecolorinformation,itisnotcompatiblewiththePALvideoformatstandard.NOTE:Achartdetailingthevideoformatsusedinvariouscountriesisavailable. RelatedArticlesWhatarethevideoformatstandardsusedindifferentcountriesworldwide?AreSony®DVDplayersandrecorderscompatiblewithdifferentregioncodesorPALandSECAMdiscs?Thereisnopicture;theentirescreenisblackandthewordVIDEOisdisplayed.WhatistheAVCHDformat?InternetstreamingvideowillonlyplaybackinStandardDefinition(SD)quality. ProductRepairRepairinformationandserviceassistance ContactSupportProductsupport&customerrelations RegisteraProductKeeptrackofallyourproductsinonelocation\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parts&AccessoriesProductinformationandsalesassistance footer_community CommunityAplacewhereyoucanfindsolutionsandaskquestions SupportbySony(MobileApp)GetSupportContentontheGo! ContactSupport Parts&Repair We'resorryOursiteisnotoptimizedforyourcurrentbrowser.Werecommenddownloadingandinstallingthelatestversionofoneofthefollowingbrowsers:Oursiteisnotoptimizedforyourcurrentbrowser.AnewerversionofyourbrowsermaybeavailableChromeChromeDownloadthelatestversionIEInternetExplorerDownloadthelatestversionFirefoxFirefoxDownloadthelatestversionAppleSafariDownloadthelatestversionProceedwithcurrentbrowserfornowProceedwithcurrentbrowserfornow