SECAM comes in Middle East SECAM and Vertical, also known as French, SECAM and both require unique VCR technology although multi-standard VCRs can handle them if formatted to do so.
France and territories of France typically require Vertical (French) SECAM and everywhere else that uses SECAM usually requires Middle East SECAM.
PAL-N is used only in Argentina and is a derivative of regular PAL which uses NTSC color.
| A | B
|
| Country |
Color System |
| Afghanistan |
SECAM &
PAL |
| Alaska |
NTSC |
| Albania |
PAL |
| Algeria |
PAL |
| Andorra |
PAL |
| Angola |
PAL |
| Antarctica |
NTSC |
| Antigua &
Barbuda |
NTSC |
| Argentina |
PAL |
| Armenia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Aruba |
NTSC |
| Australia |
PAL |
| Austria |
PAL |
| Azerbaijan |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Azores |
PAL |
|
| Country |
Color System |
| Bahamas |
NTSC |
| Bahrain |
PAL |
| Bangladesh |
PAL |
| Barbados |
NTSC |
| Belgium |
PAL |
| Belize |
NTSC |
| Benin |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Bermuda island |
NTSC |
| Bhutan |
- |
| Bolivia |
NTSC |
| Bosnia |
PAL |
| Botswana |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Brazil |
PAL |
| British Indian
Ocean Territory |
NTSC |
| Brunei |
PAL |
| Bulgaria |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Burkina Faso |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Burma |
NTSC |
| Burundi |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Byelarus |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
C
| Country |
Color System |
| Cayman Island |
NTSC |
| Camaroon |
PAL |
| Canada |
NTSC |
| Canary Island |
Pal |
| Cape Verde |
- |
| Central African
Republic |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Chad |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Chile |
NTSC |
| China (Peoples
Rep.) |
PAL |
| Columbia |
NTSC |
| Comoros |
- |
| Congo |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Cook Island |
PAL |
| Costa Rica |
NTSC |
| Crete |
PAL |
| Croatia |
PAL |
| Cuba |
NTSC |
| Cyprus |
PAL |
| Czech |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
D E F
| Country |
Color System |
| Denmark |
PAL |
| Djibouti |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Dominica |
NTSC |
|
|
| Ecuador |
NTSC |
| Eqypt |
PAL |
| El Salvador |
NTSC |
| Equatorial Guinea |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Estonia |
SECAM &
PAL |
| Ethiopia |
PAL |
|
|
| Falkland Islands |
PAL |
| Faroe Island |
PAL |
| Fiji |
NTSC |
| Finland |
PAL |
| France |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
G
| Country |
Color System |
| Gabon |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Gambia |
PAL |
| Georgia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Germany |
PAL |
| Ghana |
PAL |
| Gibralta |
PAL |
| Gilbert Islands |
- |
| Greece |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Greenland |
PAL |
| Greenland US
Airforce Base |
NTSC |
| Grenada |
NTSC |
| Guadeloupe |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Guam |
NTSC |
| Guatemala |
NTSC |
| Guinea |
PAL |
| Guinea Bissau |
- |
| Guyana |
NTSC |
| Guyana (French) |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
H I J
| Country |
Color System |
| Haiti |
NTSC |
| Hawaii |
NTSC |
| Honduras |
NTSC |
| Hong Kong |
PAL |
| Hungary |
PAL |
|
|
| Iceland |
PAL |
| India |
PAL |
| Indonesia |
PAL |
| Iran |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Iraq |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Ireland |
PAL |
| Israel |
PAL |
| Italy |
PAL |
| Ivory Coast |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
|
| Jamaica |
NTSC |
| Japan |
NTSC |
| Johnston Island |
NTSC |
| Jordan |
PAL |
|
K L
| Country |
Color System |
| Kampuchea |
PAL |
| Kazakhstan |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Kenya |
PAL |
| Korea (North) |
PAL & NTSC |
| Korea (South) |
NTSC |
| Kuwait |
PAL |
| Kyrgyzstan |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
|
| Laos |
PAL |
| Latvia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Lebanon |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Lesotho |
PAL |
| Liberia |
PAL |
| Libya |
PAL |
| Lithuania |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Luxembourg |
SECAM &
PAL |
|
M
| Country |
Color System |
| Macao |
PAL |
| Macedonia |
PAL |
| Madagascar |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Madaira |
PAL |
| Malawi |
PAL |
| Malaysia |
PAL |
| Maldives |
PAL |
| Mali |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Malta |
PAL |
| Marshall Islands |
NTSC |
| Martinique |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Mauritania |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Mauritius |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Mayotte |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Mexico |
NTSC |
| Micronesia |
NTSC |
| Midway Island |
NTSC |
| Moldava |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Monaco |
SECAM &
PAL |
| Mongolia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Montserrat |
NTSC |
| Morocco |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Mozambique |
PAL |
| Mynmar |
NTSC |
|
N O P Q R
| Country |
Color System |
| Nambia |
PAL |
| Nepal |
PAL |
| Netherlands |
PAL |
| Netherlands
Antilles |
NTSC |
| New Caledonia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| New Zealand |
PAL |
| Nicaragua |
NTSC |
| Niger |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Nigeria |
PAL |
| Norfolk Island |
PAL |
| Northern Marina
Islands |
NTSC |
| Norway |
PAL |
|
|
| Okinawa |
NTSC |
| Oman |
PAL |
|
|
| Pakistan |
PAL |
| Palau |
NTSC |
| Panama |
NTSC |
| Papua New Guinea |
PAL |
| Paraguay |
PAL |
| Peru |
NTSC |
| Philippines |
NTSC |
| Poland |
PAL |
| Polynesia (French) |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Portugal |
PAL |
| Puerto Rico |
NTSC |
|
|
| Quatar |
PAL |
|
|
| Reunion |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Romania |
PAL |
| Russia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Rwanda |
- |
|
S
| Country |
Color System |
| Salomon Islands |
- |
| Samoa (American) |
NTSC |
| Samoa (Western) |
PAL |
| Sao Tome |
PAL |
| Saudi Arabia |
SECAM &
PAL |
| Senegal |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Seychelles Island |
PAL |
| Sierra Leone |
PAL |
| Singapore |
PAL |
| Slovakia |
SECAM &
PAL |
| Slovenia |
PAL |
| Somalia |
PAL |
| South Africa |
PAL |
| Spain |
PAL |
| Sri Lanka |
PAL |
| St. Grenadines |
NTSC |
| St. Lucia |
NTSC |
| St. Marino |
PAL |
| St. Pierre Miquelon |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| St. Vincent |
NTSC |
| St. Kitts |
NTSC |
| Sudan |
PAL |
| Swaziland |
PAL |
| Sweden |
PAL |
| Switzerland |
PAL |
| Syria |
PAL |
|
T U
| Country |
Color System |
| Tahiti |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Taiwan |
NTSC |
| Tajikistan |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Tanzania |
PAL |
| Thailand |
PAL |
| Togo |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Tonga |
NTSC |
| Trinidad &
Tabago |
NTSC |
| Tunesia |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Turkey |
PAL |
| Turkmenistan |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
|
| Uganda |
PAL |
| Ukraine |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| United Arab
Emirates |
PAL |
| United Kingdom |
PAL |
| Uruguay |
PAL |
| USA |
NTSC |
| Uzbekistan |
SECAM (Vertical) |
|
V W X Y Z
| Country |
Color System |
| Vanuatu |
- |
| Venezuela |
NTSC |
| Vietnam |
SECAM &
NTSC |
| Virgin Island
(American) |
NTSC |
| Virgin Island
(British) |
NTSC |
|
|
| Wallis &
Futuna |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Western Sahara |
- |
|
|
| Yemen |
SECAM &
NTSC |
| Yugoslavia |
PAL |
|
|
| Zaire |
SECAM (Vertical) |
| Zambia |
PAL |
| Zanzibar |
PAL |
| Zimbabwe |
PAL |
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