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CCTV Video Broadcast Standards (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
CCTV Video Standards by Country
Different countries of the world use different video broadcast standards. You must use CCTV / video equipment that matches your country's standard or you will have compatibility problems with your components. Use the table below to determine the standard for your country.
For a big picture view of the countries of the world and their video broadcast standards, see here.
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PAL Countries |
SECAM Countries |
| America |
Abu Dhabi |
Andorra |
| American Samoa |
Afghanistan |
Azerbaijan |
| Antigua |
Albania |
Belarus |
| Antilles (Dutch) |
Algeria |
Benin |
| Aruba |
Angola |
Bulgaria |
| Bahamas |
Argentina |
Burkina Faso |
| Barbados |
Ascension Island |
Burundi |
| Barbuda |
Australia |
Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| Belize |
Austria |
Central African Republic |
| Bermuda |
Azores |
Chad |
| Bolivia |
Bahrain |
Congo (Peoples Republic) |
| British Virgin Islands |
Bangladesh |
Corsica |
| Burma |
Belgium |
Czech Republic |
| Canada |
Bosnia Herzegovina |
Djibouti |
| Chile |
Botswana |
Egypt |
| Columbia |
Brazil |
Equatorial Guinea |
| Costa Rica |
Britain |
Estonia |
| Cuba |
Brunei |
France |
| Curacao |
Cameroon |
Gabon |
| Diego Garcia |
Canary Islands |
Georgia |
| Dominica |
Cape Verde |
Greece |
| Dominican Republic |
Cayman Islands |
Guadeloupe |
| Ecuador |
China |
Guyana (French) |
| El Salvador |
Christmas Island |
Hungary |
| Fiji |
Cook Island |
Iran |
| Grenada |
Croatia |
Iraq |
| Guam |
Cyprus |
Ivory Coast |
| Guatemala |
Denmark |
Kampuchea |
| Guyana |
Dubai |
Kazakhastan |
| Haiti |
Easter Island |
Korea North |
| Honduras |
England |
Kyrgyzstan |
| Jamaica |
Eritrea |
Latvia |
| Japan |
Ethiopia |
Libya |
| Johnston Islands |
Falkland Islands |
Lithuania |
| Korea South |
Faroe Islands |
Luxembourg |
| Leeward Islands |
Finland |
Madagascar |
| Mariana Islands |
France |
Mali |
| Marshall Islands |
Gambia |
Martinique |
| Mexico |
Gaza & West Bank |
Mauritania |
| Micronesia |
Germany |
Mauritius |
| Midway Islands |
Ghana |
Monaco |
| Montserrat |
Gibraltar |
Mongolia |
| Myanmar |
Great Britain |
Morocco |
| Nicaragua |
Greenland |
New Caledonia |
| Okinawa |
Guinea |
Niger |
| Palau |
Guinea-Bissau |
Polynesia |
| Panama |
Holland |
Reunion |
| Peru |
Hong Kong |
Romania |
| Philippines |
Iceland |
Rwanda |
| Puerto Rico |
India |
Saudi Arabia |
| Samoa |
Indonesia |
Senegal |
| St Kitts & Nevis |
Ireland |
Serbia |
| St Lucia |
Israel |
Slovakia Republic |
| St Vincent |
Italy |
St Pierre |
| Surinam |
Jordan |
Syria |
| Taiwan |
Kenya |
Tahiti |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
Kuwait |
Tajikistan |
| United States of America |
Lebanon |
Togo |
| Venezuela |
Lesotho |
Tunisia |
| Vietnam |
Liberia |
Turkmenistan |
| Virgin Islands |
Liechtenstein |
Ukraine |
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Luxembourg |
Uzbekistan |
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Macao |
Vietnam |
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Macedonia |
Wallis Island & Zaire |
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Madeira |
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Malawi |
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Malaysia |
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Maldives |
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Malta |
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Montenegro |
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Mozambique |
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Namibia |
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Nepal |
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Netherlands |
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New Zealand |
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Nigeria |
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Norfolk Island |
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Norway |
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Oman |
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Pakistan |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
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Qatar |
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Sardinia |
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Scotland |
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Seychelles |
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Sierra Leone |
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Singapore |
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Slovenia |
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Solomon Islands |
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Somalia |
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South Africa |
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Spain |
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Sri Lanka |
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Sudan |
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Swaziland |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
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Syria |
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Tanzania |
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Thailand |
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Tonga |
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Tristian Da Cunah |
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Turkey |
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Uganda |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom |
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Vanuatu |
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Vatican |
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Yemen |
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Yugoslavia |
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Zambia |
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Zanzibar |
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Zimbabwe |
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Last Modified: June 27, 2015
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